Steve Dawson - Gone, Long Gone [CD]

Cat. no: BHCD0096
Format: CD
Barcode: 803057062225
Release Date: 20 May 2022
Genre: Americana

A guitarist, a composer, a sought-after musical enabler and sideman? Of course, he's all of those things and more, but none of those descriptions really do the seven-time Juno Award-winning musician justice.

Like all of Steve's albums, 'Gone, Long Gone' features brilliant instrumental performances from some of the finest players in roots music. Jeremy Holmes holds everything together on bass with drumming split between Gary Craig and Jay Bellerose (both drummers play together on 'Six Skeletons'), while Kevin McKendree and Chris Gestrin laid down the piano, organ and other keyboards. Keri Latimer joins in on vocals on two songs, and Steve's old 'Birds of Chicago' band- mate, Allison Russell joined in to sing on a few as did Steve's daughter Casey Dawson. John Prine alumnus Fats Kaplin also dropped in to add some sweet fiddle and mandolin.

'Gone, Long Gone' is just the first of three new albums that Steve created during the lockdown. The next two will come to light over three month intervals throughout 2022. Be on the lookout for a moody, psychedelic pedal steel excursion coming up next!

Online press:
Americana UK video premier
FabricationsHQ album review with video
Radio:
airplay on BBC Radio 2 Cerys Matthews
BBC Radio Norfolk,Cambridgeshire,Suffolk, Wales
For Folks Sake - Drive 105.3FM

CD Tracks: Dimes / King Bennie Had His Shit Together / Bad Omen / Gone, Long Gone / I Just Get Lost / Kulaniapia Waltz / 6 Skeletons In A Car / Ooh La La / Cicada Santuary / Time Has Made A Fool Out Of Me