Country Recording Artist Sarah Harralson Set To Release New Self-Penned EP, Just The Beginning, With Companion Short Film, Due Out Everywhere On May 15

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Short Film Screening & EP Release Party Announced: May 13, 7pm at The Bowery Vault [Media/Industry RSVP]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 14, 2026) — Country recording artist and singer-songwriter Sarah Harralson is set to release her new self-penned EP, Just The Beginning, [pre-save/pre-add] with a companion short film, due out everywhere on Friday, May 15 by ©®Synapse Publishing & Entertainment, LLC. The ambitious project comes 12 years into the young recording artist’s music career as she takes an autobiographical approach on both the music and film project, giving fans a very personal look into her life as a songwriter and traveling troubadour. 

“This EP and short film is a collection of songs that I have written over the past few years about some really deeply personal stuff that I went through in my early childhood,” Harralson said. “It’s different from my past releases because this is more about childhood and family, as opposed to breakups and love songs.”

On her new single “It Can’t Rain All The Time” – described as “…a moving, soul-tinged track…” by Nashville.com – inspiration for the song came from a famous line in the nostalgic 90’s era film, The Crow. Harralson also reflects on the loss of her mother in 2024, highlighted in the song’s official music video on YouTube [@SarahHarralson] that was Produced/Directed by Dante Nazzaro, on behalf of Synapse Spotlight Productions, LLC.

Sarah co-produced Just The Beginning with Dale Penner (Nickelback, Loverboy) at The Owl in Nashville. The EP features the musicianship of renowned session players Cole Edmonson (Tigirlily Gold) on guitar, David Santos on bass, Bryn Scott-Grimes (Goldpine) on harmonica, Merna Lewis on fiddle, Paul Ray on piano, and Sarah’s husband Andrew Kugler on drums. Harralson also performed the organ, acoustic guitar, and harmonies on the EP. 

“You also see this in the short film when I go back to Birmingham and Knoxville, where I’m from,” she continued. “I hope people can relate to that. I titled it Just the Beginning, because even though this is a big part of my life, my childhood, it doesn’t necessarily define all of me. There’s so much more to come!” 

Just The Beginning Track Listing & Songwriters: 

1. “Born In Birmingham” (Sarah Harralson)
2. ”House Divided” (Sarah Harralson)
3. “One State Away” (Sarah Harralson)
4. “It Can’t Rain All The Time” (Sarah Harralson, Bill DiLuigi)
5. “No Hearts Got Harmed’” (Sarah Harralson, Bill DiLuigi, Georgia Miles)

Just The Beginning Short Film Premiere & EP Release Party Planned For May 13 in Nashville:

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Sarah will celebrate the release of her Just The Beginning EP and its companion short film in a special screening and acoustic performance event on Wednesday, May 13 at 7pm at East Nashville’s The Bowery Vault (905C Gallatin Pike).  This intimate multi-media event is hosted by Sarah’s label and publisher, Synapse Publishing & Entertainment®, LLC. The screening and performance will be followed by film/EP Q&A with remarks from the artist, along with social mingling time and interview slots for media.

Limited seats are available for media and industry so please [RSVP Here] or email jwa@jwamedia.com to reserve your spot.

Upcoming Shows:
MAY 13 – The Bowery Vault / Nashville, Tenn.
MAY 16 – Shoals Riversong Music Festival / Sheffield, Ala.
MAY 20 – Suisun Valley Filling Station / Fairfield, Calif.
MAY 21 – Quilt & Co. / Napa, Calif.
JUN 04 – Boro Bourbon & Brews / Murfreesboro, Tenn.
AUG 04 – 19 Miles To Music Row / Franklin, Tenn.
**For Sarah’s most up-to-date show and tour schedule follow on BandsInTown or visit sarahharralson.com/shows 

About Sarah Harralson:
Twelve years into her Nashville music career, Knoxville native, Sarah Harralson, is making waves in the music industry. She released her debut country EP, Watered Down Whiskey, in 2018 with producer Scotty Schultz (Shooter Jennings). She has also worked with guitarist Johnny Garcia (Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood) under Busy at Play Publishing for her 2022 album, Whiskey History, and her album, Outside the Lines, was released in August 2023 with Sarah being a producer on many of the songs. “Blue Ribbon” is a song on this album that honors her mother’s fight against colon

cancer with proceeds going toward the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. She toured internationally in Eastern Europe in 2023 on behalf of The America for Bulgaria Foundation and was invited to be a member of the Recording Academy in 2021. 

Sarah is signed to a publishing and recording contract with ©®Synapse Publishing & Entertainment, LLC and is a part of the upcoming Women Behind the Lyrics documentary. Her latest single, “House Divided” reflects on the separation of her parents and the push and pull between two football teams and parents growing up. Her upcoming autobiographical EP, Just the Beginning, is set to release this May with a corresponding short film. Sarah also volunteers with Musicians On Call to bring music to patients’ bedsides. She is a big believer that music heals, and through being a volunteer with this organization since 2015, she has found her mission as an artist performing for over 19,000 hospital patients, earning her the Michael Solomon Golden Ukelele Award in 2024. She is the podcast host of Takin’ a Walk Nashville, which has reached #2 on the Apple Music podcast chart.

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