California Trail | Adam and Darcie

California Trail
Released: Jul 24th, 2009
VT-09

Track Listing

1 The Fox, Hare, and Doe 2:55
2 Never Been a Pilot 4:43
3 Hands/ Mind Listen 3:51
4 Festival Listen 3:34
5 I Need To Let Go of What I Won't Miss 3:44
6 Nowhere, No One 2:48
7 All I Ever Do Is Fall 4:16
8 National Forest Listen 2:38
9 Before It's Better 4:05
10 California Trail 4:24
11 Steep Hollow 1:12
12 Grass Valley 4:43
13 Gold Hill 3:17

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Description

Like a Steinbeck epic, Adam and Darcie have mastered the craft of storytelling. California Trail talks of life in a way familiar to all who listen to it, evoking a comfortable sense of nostalgia and daydream, as one journeys down the track list.

A worthy and triumphant follow-up to their debut record, The Valley Where I’m From, the new addition features a range and depth of instrumentation and vocals that honestly paints a landscape of the couples’ sense of community, and the love for one another that carries the music.

The group on any given day is a tight-knit assemblage of friends, augmenting a chemistry between Adam and Darcie that is truly unique, but could be likened to a project of Brian Wilson on a good day. Friends from multiple other musical projects in the Utah Valley area, as well as Portland, OR join the two adding a capacity that fleshes out the vision that Adam, and wife Darcie, have so masterfully articulated. California Trail brings a personal and sincere commitment to contemplative resolution, and musical sincerity, that most have written off as cliche-that is, until they listen to Adam and Darcie.

 

Credits

Musicians

  • Darcie Sanders – Vocals, Accordion, Xylophone
  • Adam Sanders – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Drums, Piano
  • Dave Newlin – Bass
  • Timothy Koide – Violin on “Before It’s Better”
  • Samantha Dickens – Vocals on “Before It’s Better”
  • Nathan Housley – Guitar on “Gold Hill”
  • Brett Pederson – Timpani on “The Fox, Hare, and Doe”

Production Credits

  • Engineered and mixed by Matt Hoiland and Adam Sanders
  • Mastered by Gaynor Brunson
  • All songs written by Adam and Darcie
  • Art – Allan Ludwig
  • Design – Aaron Monson

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