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Bright Sunny South is an album by Sam Amidon released May 14 , 2013 , by Nonesuch Records The album was recorded at Snap Recording Studios and Livington Studios in London .. Sam Amidon. Sam Amidon. London. London. Nonesuch. Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Records. Livington Studios. Livingston Recording Studios. Amidon , his friend Thomas Bartlett -LRB- a.k.a. Doveman -RRB- , and Jerry Boys produced the album .. Thomas Bartlett. Doveman. Doveman. Doveman. Amidon sings and performs banjo , fiddle , acoustic guitar , and piano on the album .. banjo. banjo. fiddle. fiddle. acoustic guitar. acoustic guitar. piano. piano. Bartlett performs several instruments , as do Shahzad Ismaily and Chris Vatalaro ; Kenny Wheeler performs trumpet on two tracks .. Kenny Wheeler. Kenny Wheeler. trumpet. trumpet. Bright Sunny South includes interpretations of both traditional and contemporary songs , like Tim McGraw 's `` My Old Friend '' and Mariah Carey 's `` Shake It Off , '' as well as a new take on `` Weeping Mary , '' a shape-note hymn that his parents , Peter and Mary Alice Amidon , had recorded with the Word of Mouth Chorus for Nonesuch Records on the 1977 album Rivers of Delight  : American Folk Hymns from the Sacred Harp Tradition .. Folk. Folk music. Nonesuch. Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Records. Tim McGraw. Tim McGraw. Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey. shape-note hymn. shape note. NPR 's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep describes Bright Sunny South as `` a new spin on very traditional American folk music . ''. NPR. NPR. Morning Edition. NPR Morning Edition. Steve Inskeep. Steve Inskeep