New road blog: Home Is Where The Tour Takes Us
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Hi Friends! 3/23/2012
We just made a new blog to document our upcoming tour. Click the pic to the left, or check it out at:
www.homeiswherethetourtakesus.wordpress.com
We just made a new blog to document our upcoming tour. Click the pic to the left, or check it out at:
www.homeiswherethetourtakesus.wordpress.com
Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks sign on with Waterbug Records!
Hi Everyone, 2/13/2012
We've got some really exciting news for you today. Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks have signed on with Chicago's Waterbug Records! "Take The Air" will be released under the Waterbug label on February 24th! We are honored and grateful for the opportunity to be represented by such an integrity-filled label. Check out the other great people on it at www.waterbug.com
TAKE THE AIR
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Jenn Rawling, songwriter/guitarist and vintage American folk and old-time country singer, joins masterful string player & harmony singer Basho Parks in a partnership of formidable musical talent and palpable sympathy. Rawling's playful, poetic lyrics are enhanced by her sophisticated sense of phrasing and pace. Parks' violin and viola support her message with compelling musical figures that echo and elaborate the meaning of each song. The duo's debut CD, Take The Air , is an emotionally rich recording which unfolds more gifts with each listen. Recorded and co-produced with Skyler Norwood (Blind Pilot, Horse Feathers) at Miracle Lake Studios, Take The Air, features talented Portland musicians William Joersz and Mub Fractal on upright bass, Matt Berger on percussion (Laura Gibson), Skyler Norwood on Wurlitzer, Joel Ricci on horns(March Fourth Marching Band), and Brendan Phillips on banjo. Using both stripped down and lush instrumentation, Take The Air rejuvenates the listener with its delicate subtlety and glowing warmth.
The album's second pressing is being reissued for national distribution on Chicago's respected artists' cooperative folk label, Waterbug Records.
Read what the press says about Take the Air :
"Boasting immaculate musicianship and clean, unobtrusive production, Rawling and Parks' Take the Air is a record that won't wear out its welcome anytime soon."
- The Portland Mercury
"Glorious folk who gently try to find an alternative route reveals the ingenuity of this creative couple...a delicious plate that will warm the hearts of many country / folk-oriented fans."
- Johnny's Garden
"8/10 album review. Not your average folk album...The more this album is listened to the more layers are revealed..." - Americana UK
"“Take The Air,” is an absolute winner and the dynamo Americana Folk duo Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks are a delightful musical team, charming and elegant in every way. Their musical sound is creative, artsy and inspiring." - The Examiner
"Where do albums like this come from and why do they take so long to get here? Breaking down the perimeters of folk, Americana, roots etc, this duo's sound is almost like nothing else. Stone cold killer stuff." - Midwest Record
The album's second pressing is being reissued for national distribution on Chicago's respected artists' cooperative folk label, Waterbug Records.
Read what the press says about Take the Air :
"Boasting immaculate musicianship and clean, unobtrusive production, Rawling and Parks' Take the Air is a record that won't wear out its welcome anytime soon."
- The Portland Mercury
"Glorious folk who gently try to find an alternative route reveals the ingenuity of this creative couple...a delicious plate that will warm the hearts of many country / folk-oriented fans."
- Johnny's Garden
"8/10 album review. Not your average folk album...The more this album is listened to the more layers are revealed..." - Americana UK
"“Take The Air,” is an absolute winner and the dynamo Americana Folk duo Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks are a delightful musical team, charming and elegant in every way. Their musical sound is creative, artsy and inspiring." - The Examiner
"Where do albums like this come from and why do they take so long to get here? Breaking down the perimeters of folk, Americana, roots etc, this duo's sound is almost like nothing else. Stone cold killer stuff." - Midwest Record