Field of Stars - CD
When I returned from my Australian tour on March 16, 2020, I was ready to record a new album. I had booked studio time and hired musicians months in advance. Well, we know what happened. I put the songs on the shelf and figured I’d start up again when it was safe to gather some of your best friends into a cozy, windowless studio.
The pandemic provided a wealth of material all on its own and now, over four years and four subsequent albums later, I’m taking those songs down from the shelf. Some still felt right, others not so much. Plus, there were plenty of new songs vying to be heard. I spent a lot of time writing with a bunch of my pals on Zoom during lockdown and a handful of those songs found themselves into this collection. It isn’t at all what I planned back in early 2020, but it feels just right now.
Whether celebrating small moments of oft-forgotten history, heroes that quietly stood up, family, friends, birthdays, a table grace, walking an ancient pilgrimage, or the simple joy of dancing through an entire lifetime, these songs have lived with me for a while now and it’s good to get them out on their little coltish legs and begin to do their work. I turn them loose to you now and I hope you find them good companions.
Track listing:
Here 4:32
Field of Stars 6:19
The Hammer 4:15
Hell & High Water 4:31
MS St. Louis 4:21
Stubby 4:25
Only Ones Dancing 4:26
At the End of the Day 4:21
Tikkun Olam 3:55
Redneck 4:40
Too Old to Die Young 4:34
Tired 3:43
Peter Norman 4:33
Waiting for the Moon 3:19
Blessing 3:22