By Karah Wilson
karah@southerntorch.com
FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Scottsboro native Andolyn Parrish has taken the local music scene by storm and has featured Fort Payne in a major way. Parrish has teamed up with David Hammonds and Mill Town Music to release her first single “Young Love” along with its music video.
“I decided on Fort Payne because that’s where I record all of my music and it’s just so beautiful there, especially in the fall!” Parrish said. Scenes in the video include familiar places such as The Strand, DeKalb Theatre, The Spot, and Fort Payne park. “I could smell The Strand’s burgers the entire time and I remember I wanted one all day,” Parrish said. “Those places were amazing. I get coffee and sandwiches at The Spot all the time and I love it. I had never been to the theatre but it was just amazing.”
Parrish was browsing through her notebook at all the songs she had written over the years and how only a handful of people had heard them. “Something just broke inside me when I realized that no one would ever hear these if I didn’t do anything about it. I Googled ‘recording studio near Scottsboro’ and called the first number I saw,” Parrish said. The first number happened to be a recording studio in Fort Payne. “I left a message and David called me back the next day. I had no idea he was a producer when I went to do a consultation. It was most definitely a God thing,” Parrish said. “He put it together at the perfect time; we make a great team. He’s one of my biggest encouragers and I don’t know what I would do without him!”
“The thing that keeps blowing my mind is the fact that these words I wrote when I was 16, when no one even knew I played guitar, became a reality in this video. Now people are about to see and hear what I lived at the time I wrote that,” Parrish said. “I think that’s what I am most excited about through all of this. That something I put my soul into writing might make it into someone else’s headphones and evoke that emotion in them.”
Parrish will be premiering her video at Hollywood 10 Cinemas in Scottsboro on Jan. 10. “This song is something I’ve put my entire heart into and to see it materializing before my eyes is incredible. Before this video is released anywhere else, I first want to share it locally because this is my home as well as the place that inspired these lyrics,” Parrish said. “Come out from 2 P.M. and 3 P.M. and bring all your friends and families! I can’t wait to meet each and every one of you!” Parrish is also set to release the song on iTunes before Jan. 10 so fans can listen to the song before seeing the video.
