Thompson Square Back in Their Happy Place

It is difficult to obtain a registration contract. It can be even harder to get out of one.

But that's exactly what the country duo husband and the woman known as Thompson Square wanted.

It was a big risk, but the couple was ready to take it. And in June, Keifer and Shawna Thompson released their first album as independent artists.

"We have recovered our freedom," said Keifer Thompson. "We did not have anyone to tell us or force us to record songs we did not want to record. So all we had in mind for that was to make us happy and make our fans happy. "

Thompson Square will perform an acoustic concert on November 3 on landing at Fort Rucker. The presentation is open to the public, but visitors to Fort Rucker need visitor passes to enter the publication.

Thompson Square became the main stage of country music in 2010, touring with Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum. They made a name with songs like "Are you going to kiss or not? And "If you do not have". They have received country music awards and Grammy nominations.

After his second album in 2013, the duo did not feel like a priority for his label, and almost two years ago asked to be released from his contract. They got their wish and separated from his label on good terms.

His latest album, "Masterpiece" is the first in five years and is available on iTunes and Spotify. The duo worked on "Masterpiece" with studio producers who worked with artists like Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.

The title track of the album, "Masterpiece" was one of Keifer Thompson who wrote about the couple's son, now 2 ½ years old. The song came to him one morning around 6 am The album was done, but the duo returned to the studio to record the song.

"It ended up being the title track and probably my wife's favorite song, I wrote it," Keifer said. "It was just one of those things that we had nobody in the mix, we were only artists and we could practice our art. It was really a bit refreshing. "

However, making the leap to the independent label artist was terrifying.

"Obviously, he's a little slower when you're alone and you have the big machine ... pushing from behind," Keifer said. "It's not money for us. There is no longer to be happy.

Currently on tour, between 20 and 25 Thompson Square performances are acoustic ensembles such as Fort Rucker, said Keifer Thompson.

"It's like we started," he said. "We have a lot of requests to make acoustic music in our main show ... has become a kind of thing. People do not ask and we wonder if we would do more. "

Acoustic performances are meant to be smaller, from more intimate concerts to complete production problems. Acoustic concerts have also facilitated the construction of Thompson Square in military installations. About 20 of his shows this year have been at military bases.

Married for 19 years, Keifer said the duo is having fun doing what they love.

"We had an amazing life and career," he said. "He's better all the time. We like to do it together. We are so happy to do it together.