The Twangtown Paramours are an award-winning husband and wife Soulful Folk duo from Nashville. They are three time Kerrville finalists and and winners of Texas’s Wildflower Contest. Recently, other artists have started to record their songs. Lead singer, MaryBeth Zamer used to sing background vocals for Eva Cassidy. Writer, producer, and guitar player, Mike Lewis is the author of a #1 platinum selling hit in Korea and sometimes plays upright bass for Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The newest Twangtown Paramours album, which was released in January, 2025, came in at #1 on the Folk Alliance International Chart for that month, got more spins than any #1 monthly artist in over two and a half years, and had six of the top ten songs. The last Twangtown Paramours album was #11 on the UK blues charts, and the last Folk album was #2 on the FAI Chart.
Here is what some music critics say about the duo and their new album:
“Lead singer Marybeth Zamer is a vocal force of nature - one of the most expressive vocalists I have heard in some time.”-Music News Nashville
“In the performances’ acoustic majesty, we hear the Twangtown Paramours as we’ve not heard them before, thereby bringing into bold relief the depth of their messages and the beauty of their art”- Deep Roots Magazine
"The best collection of songs they’ve ever written and recorded" - Alternate Root Magazine
“Mike and MaryBeth are a match made in musical heaven.”- Alan Cackett, Former Editor of Maverick Magazine
“It is a sign of great writing to put the listener exactly where the song wants them to be.” - Blues Matters Magazine, UK
“We love the latest release from the Twangtown Paramours” - Luxury Experience Magazine
"There is a grandeur to the songs, born of honesty, that rewards repeat listening." - Parcbench.live
