It’s been almost a decade since singer-songwriter Conor Donohue relocated to New Orleans from Charleston. And while his plans to return home continued to be thwarted by connections in the Big Easy — romantic and otherwise — his musical output continues to show strong collaborative traces from the diaspora of musicians he’s met in both places. Just like on 2019’s Let Love Contaminate, a record that seems to trace Donohue’s journey southward, the singer-songwriter once again collaborated heavily with Charleston multi-instrumentalist Joel T. Hamilton (Mechanical River, Working Title) on his new album Stray Dogs, with both Hamilton and the New Orleans–based Emily Eck (Arcade Fire, Dr. John) getting production credits. Among the liner notes you’ll also see a whole host of former and current Charleston scene musicians, from Slow Runner’s Michael Flynn and Josh Kaler to percussionist Nic Jenkins to lap steel guitarist Tyler Ross. The post Charleston ex-pat Donohue touts local scene on “Stray Dogs” appeared first on Charleston City Paper.