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OLD SAP ALBUM RELEASE
- Eulogy10 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA, Asheville,
The latest album from artist known as Old Sap is avail able on 2/26, Old Sap’s birthday. This album is a gift for all who appreciate genuine Folk, Folk Rock and Americana music.
Marble Home captures the full spirit of Old Sap: the poet, the rambler, the philosopher with mud on his feet. Produced by Josh Goforth, the record spans the full landscape of American sound—from stripped-down folk confessionals to expansive, harmony-rich arrangements that recall the storytelling magic of John Prine, Tom Waits, Sufjan Stevens, and The Avett Brothers.
A songster who plays the long range and tradition of Americana—folk, blues, country, jazz, rock, indie, Old Sap connects to the roots of the banjo by exploring its history and potential as a rhythmic-melodic instrument, often accompanying with a stomp box to solidify the beat.
The banjo sets the groove, accompanied by the stomp of the foot, like a freight train crossing an old steel bridge. Lyrics streak across the sky, prayers sent up millennia ago now swooping into the modern day. In a direct and energetic style, Old Sap stretches out a blanket and beckons listeners to lay down their troubles, lose their shoes, and dance around in the grass. It's a bountiful sound; often more sound than expected from a few simple elements—a sound that’s surprising, familiar, modern and timeless all at once.
An album release event and performance is scheduled for Thursday, February 26th at Eulogy in Asheville, NC. The performance features an ensemble of mainstay Asheville-area musicians who all collaborated on the record over the course of five years. Josh Goforth (fiddle), Jackson Grimm (guitars, vocals), Rachel Waterhouse (keys & synth, vocals), Quinn Sternberg (bass), Jacob Baumann (drums), Ben Balmer (harmonica), and River Guerguerian (percussion). Experience the full album with an 8-piece band for an unforgettable night of dancing, heart-expanding, lyrical acrobatics, and sonic pyrotechnics. That's poetry-speak for some damn good music. Opening sets by Jackson Grimm and Balm.