Songs of the Plains

by Colter Wall

Overview

Songs of the Plains bears album art uncannily reminiscent of country albums released during the 1960s. The visual resemblance is intentional, just like how Colter Wall's somber evocation of Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings is purposeful. Wall's resonant baritone falls somewhere between those two legends, but his approach leans toward the mythic folk of Cash. Throughout Songs of the Plains, Wall relies on stories and sketches designed to conjure ghosts of the Canadian prairies he calls home. As alluring as his spooky, skeletal arrangements are -- steel guitars are used as howling accents, not solos; he occasionally gooses his band to follow a train track rhythm, but is usually content picking out support on his hollow acoustic -- it's Wall's concrete sense of time and place that gives Songs of the Plains an unusual resonance. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/12/2018
Label:	Young Mary's Record Co.
UPC:	0752830544475
Rank:	4395

Tracks

1. Plain to See Plainsman
2. Saskatchewan in 1881
3. John Beyers (Camaro Song)
4. Wild Dogs
5. Calgary Round-Up
6. Night Herding Song
7. Wild Bill Hickok
8. The Trains Are Gone
9. Thinkin' on a Woman
10. Manitoba Man
11. Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Colter Wall   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica
Lloyd Green   Pedal Steel
Dave Cobb   Guitar (Acoustic)
Corb Lund   Vocals
Jason Simpson   Bass
Chris Powell   Drums,Percussion,Drums,Spoons
Blake Berglund   Vocals

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Billy Don Burns   Composer,Lyricist
Dave Cobb   Producer
Wilf Carter   Composer,Lyricist
Blake Berglund   Liner Notes
Gena Johnson   Engineer
Colter Wall   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist
Connie Collingsworth   Artwork,Art Direction
Little Jack Films   Photography