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Limited Edition of 100 Pro Dubbed Cassettes
Wes Tirey has teamed up with North Carolinian Andrew Weathers to put out an experimental folk/drone split on Scissor Tail Records.
Tirey’s track, ‘My Grandfather’s 12 Gauge,’ is the shorter of the
two, despite clocking in at over ten minutes. Listeners familar with his
traditional sound will be delighted with the intricate guitar work that
conjures images of a dusty, all-American west. Weathers’ ‘Stay 100,’
which notches an impressive twenty minutes, is more of an electronic
folk song, with his guitar work supported by gentle drone. It’s
interesting how both tracks play off one another, with the slight
changes highlighting the progression of conventional folk music. It
would be interesting to see the idea taken further, starting with
Tirey’s classical finger-picking and eneding with electonic and/or rock
music, with each track tracing a step in th evolution and development of
traditional folk music.
Artwork by Dylan Aycock
