William Elliott Whitmore - Field Songs - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. 1. Lentissimo, Molto Sostenuto 2. 2. Grave 3. 3. Molto Allegro 4. 4. Quasi Recitando, Tempo Commodo 5. 1. Andante Moderato 6. 2 7. 3. Lento, Molto Sostenuto 8. 1. Con Anima 9. 2. Lento Possibile E Sostenuto

Known for the sparse, haunting qualities of his mostly solo recordings of what he refers to as 'Roots Folk Music,' in which his husky voice is often accompanied by little more than a banjo or acoustic guitar, William Elliott Whitmore sought to add some new pitches to his bullpen for his new ANTI Radium Death. 'I purposefully went into it wanting to make a little bit of a departure, sonically, using an electric guitar a little bit more and adding more instrumentation, more full band type stuff,' says Whitmore. 'I wanted to switch it up a little bit and plug in to see what that felt like. I was reading a lot about the so called 'radium girls' of the early 1900's, these assembly lines of women painting watch dials with radium to make them glow in the dark,' he says, detailing how the workers would lick the tips of their paintbrushes to get them pointy while dipping them repeatedly into the chemical substance before it was known to be dangerous. 'So, in my mind 'radium death' came to represent something that you're told is good for you maybe by a higher power but really is killing you. It represents those lies that are told, and how we can protect ourselves against them.' The songs assembled, while not a concept album, present a cohesive look into those recurring Whitmore themes of respect, protection, sustenance and survival. Album Tracks 1. Healing to Do 2. Civilizations 3. Trouble in Your Heart 4. A Thousand Deaths 5. Go on Home 6. Don't Strike Me Down 7. Can't Go Back 8. South Lee County Brew 9. Have Mercy 10. Ain't Gone Yet

After 30 years of playing music professionally, Willie Watson is releasing his debut album. A founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show, and a staple on the folk and americana circuit - Willie is no stranger to the stage and to audiences. But this is his first album of original music, aptly self titled, and a bold and confident statement in both song mastery and sonics. This record is about beating the devil. Willie didn't make any specific pact with him, but he had been tangled up with him his whole life. This album is about finding himself free of that devil, and learning to love himself again. It is about no longer leaning on old sounds and old folk singers and the music they made, and instead about learning to express himself freely and without limits. The result is a masterpiece. Album Tracks 1. Slim and the Devil 2. Real Love 3. Already Gone 4. Sad Song 5. One to Fall 6. Harris and the Mare 7. Mole in the Ground 8. Play It One More Time 9. Reap 'Em in the Valley