Cat No:
SID026
Release Date: 22 September 2014
Label: Sid Griffin / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 793962000262
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Description
"The Trick Is To Breathe" is the first solo album in a decade from Sid Griffin (The Long Ryders, The Coal Porters). After recording in the UK for most of the past two decades, Sid decided to do everything differently from his last solo album.
"Billy Bragg told me his last album was recorded by Joe Henry in just a few days out in Pasadena, California and I remembered Dylan did 'Nashville Skyline' in only a few days. So I contacted some Nashville cats I knew, they recommended Thomm Jutz as a producer, he and I hit it off, Thom picked most of the players and by the time I flew to Tennessee these folks knew my songs better than I did. Hence we started on Monday and were done by Thursday!"
"I recorded in the USA instead of Europe, I did not engineer, co-produce, or mix the album, on a few tracks I only sang, I put myself entirely in the hands of others, I did not use any of the Coal Porters' vast musical talents, I primarily used musicians I had not met before the sessions and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. Without question it was time for a change, time to shake things up."
Sid did play mandolin on two tracks, guitar on about six more, but the core of the band was Mark Fain from Ricky Skagg's Kentucky Thunder outfit on bass, the great virtuoso Sierra Hull on mandolin, Paul Griffiths on drums, Thomm Jutz on guitar, Justin Moses on banjo, fiddle and dobro, and gospel legend James T. Brown on backing vocals.
The Trick Is To Breathe announces Sid Griffin is back on the world stage as a solo artist, globe-trotting troubadour and singer-songwriter.
Sid says "Yes, I am an American who lives in Europe but my heart resides south of the Mason-DIxon and it shows on this album. I can't wait to tread the boards again and play these songs for the people." -
Tracklisting
- 1. Ode To Bobbie Gentry
- 2. Blue Yodel No. 12 & 35
- 3. Circle Bar
- 4. Between The General & The Grave
- 5. Elvis Presley Calls His Mother After The Ed Sullivan Show
- 6. Everywhere
- 7. Get Together
- 8. Front Porch Fandango
- 9. Punk Rock Club
- 10. Who's Got A Broken Heart
- 11. We've Run Out Of Road
- 12. I'll Forget You Very Well
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A New Awakening - Adventures In British Jazz 1966-19...
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