Robbie Fulks - Upland Stories - VINYL LP

Limited vinyl LP pressing. 2016 from the singer/songwriter. Upland Stories continues and - with sprinklings of pedal steel, drums, electric guitar, and keyboards - expands the sound of his last acoustic set. Fulks's richly emotional storytelling is illuminated by his instrumental prowess and emotional voice. At 53, he is philosophically reflective, writing Inchwith clear eyes and a full heartInch (Ken Tucker, NPR). Don't get us wrong, his wit is still as quick as his picking; but it's reflected through the lens of fatherhood, marriage, middle age, and the literary voices he is drawn to and draws from Flannery O'Connor, Anton Chekhov, Mary Lavin, Frank O'Connor, Javier Marias, James Agee. Three new songs-InchAlabama at Night,Inch InchAmerica Is A Hard Religion,Inch and InchA MiracleInch - are meditations inspired by Agee's 1936 trip to Alabama, the sojourn that fueled his furious polemic on American poverty, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. Album Tracks 1. Alabama at Night 2. Baby Rocked Her Dolly 3. Never Come Home 4. Sarah Jane 5. Aunt Peg's New Old Man 6. Needed 7. South Bend Soldiers on 8. America Is a Hard Religion 9. A Miracle 10. Sweet As Sweet Comes 11. Katy Kay 12. Fare Thee Well, Carolina Gals