East Texas based singer-songwriter Bob Mauldin recently released his new album, Peony Prairie Fire, a bold blend of heartfelt storytelling, vivid imagery, and raw Americana energy. Available now on all major streaming platforms and in select record stores, the album marks a new chapter in Mauldin’s musical journey.
Recorded over the past seven months between studios in Dallas and Tyler, Peony Prairie Fire is a concept album featuring nine new songs, including covers of tunes by Michael Nesmith, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, and Billy Joe Shaver. Anchored by Mauldin’s compositions touching on lost love and hopeful reflection, the album is tied together by a common theme.
“It doesn’t just come out and tell you what it’s all about,” Mauldin says. “I’m not telling the listener what the story is, I’m asking them to listen to it all the way through in the order it’s presented and let it speak to you in a way that suits you and your understanding of it. And if you’re not into all of that, it’s also just a bunch of dern good country songs that you can hopefully pick a new favorite from.”
Highlights include the foot-stomping opener “Two Heartbeats,” the introspective “Really You,” and the outlaw country “You Asked Me To.”
With his trademark authenticity, Mauldin continues to carve out a unique space in the modern Texas Country landscape while continuing his other full time gig that keeps him busy.
For the past 13 years, Mauldin has been the executive producer and host of TV’s Expedition Texas. The show, which is syndicated across Texas and airs nationally on Heartland TV Network, runs two seasons per year on TV. Mauldin is also putting together a deal for a new professional wrestling TV program, Texas Style Wrestling, premiering next month in a Saturday night time slot. Bob also serves as on-air commentator for this show.
“That just adds another spinning plate in my ‘circus act’ of life, but I found myself at a major crossroads late last year and that period was like a windswept prairie fire of emotions and my therapy has always been writing songs. So very quickly this album began to come together,” Mauldin says. “Regardless of everything else happening, this album needed to be recorded while the thoughts behind it were fresh and new.”
The album is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and at www.BobMauldin.com. Vinyl editions and exclusive signed CDs can be purchased through Mauldin’s official store.
