Title: Passages and Partings Artist: April Verch Label: Slab Town Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 877746004599 Genre: Folk Release Date: 2023-03-24 Number of Discs: 1
Renowned Ottawa Valley fiddler, singer, songwriter, and step dancer April Verch and her Kansas-born husband-roots multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Cody Walters-create new musical tributaries within Verch's award-winning and critically acclaimed body of work with their debut duo album, 'Passages and Partings'. Working on a foundation of old-time tunes culled from a variety of sources, the album includes a number of new Verch originals (standouts being "John and Carol's Waltz" and "Firewood"), re-spun classic country songs (Hank William's "Mansion on the Hill", for one), and century-old tunes such as "Horse and Buggy-O" from the book of mountain music pioneer Art Stamper. 'Passages and Partings' was created during a time when collaboration and interaction were altered and supposedly stifled. But perseverance, patience, and inspiration win out, as these two musicians continue to blaze their own path, creating a remarkable musical adventure.
Tracks: 1.1 Ain't Gonna Get No Supper Here Tonight 1.2 Passages and Partings 1.3 Horse and Buggy-O 1.4 Dear Brother 1.5 Jawbone 1.6 John and Carol's Waltz 1.7 Firewood 1.8 Up in the Ottawa Valley 1.9 Cauliflower 1.10 Mansion on the Hill 1.11 Sojourn 1.12 Not to Fall 1.13 Thomas Fraser Memorial Waltz 1.14 Shingle the Roof 1.15 Throw Out the Lifeline 1.16 Hobb Dye
