Thursday, April 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
Hey folks! Exciting news. The Bluegrass Situation just made the title track off our new record Country Mile, their song of the week. Take a second to read the review and have an exclusive listen to the track by clicking this link.
Here is an excerpt:
For today’s “Song of the Week” we travel to San Francisco to check in with American Nomad, a roots duo fronted by multi-instrumentalists Hassan El-Tayyab and Shiloh Parkerson. The band are firmly entrenched in modern Americana, bridging the gap between swinging country jazz and mystic mountain music, which is quite evident on their newest record Country Mile.
Produced by fiddle and folk stalwart, Laurie Lewis, the pair’s latest effort is a perfect example of the benefits of live recording.
“Working with our producer Laurie Lewis on Country Mile has been a blessing. If you’ve ever met Laurie you know that she is never afraid to speak her mind and is usually right when she does. That is exactly the kind of person we wanted as the producer for our first full length record,” the band tells The Sitch.
Title track “Country Mile,” begins with lush shivers of a dobro, before El-Tayyab and Parkerson embark on a grueling trek across a remote Southern landscape.
“With her quick decision making and strong direction, we tracked all the basics for 12 songs on our album in just two 10-hour days at Bird and Egg Studio. Laurie got every member of the band to focus on getting the best performances we all had in us. That is how it should be in the studio. Every musician walked away from those two days of live tracking agreeing that was one of the best recording sessions any of us had been a part of, and that Laurie was a key ingredient. We are all lucky to have her sharing her heartfelt music and guiding the next generation of bluegrass and Americana musicians.”
