Where the Big Lamp Shines, by The Often Herd

Where the Big Lamp Shines

by The Often Herd

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Comes in a lovely gatefold digipak with 8-page full-colour booklet designed by Phoebe Stephenson

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1.	Inner Peace 04:44	buy track
2.	Casablanca 03:49	buy track
3.	Sycamore Gap 04:03	buy track
4.	Paradise Cement Works 03:42	buy track
5.	Hold On 04:25	buy track
6.	Rosary Beads 03:25	buy track
7.	A Sparrow Lingers 07:05	buy track
8.	Cheese and Onion Pasty Rag 03:39	buy track
9.	A Fool Such As I 05:11	buy track
10.	I Was 05:21	buy track

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released June 3, 2022

THE OFTEN HERD are:

Rupert Hughes: Acoustic guitar, high-strung guitar on “Casablanca” and “A Fool Such As I”, lead and harmony vocals

Evan Davies: Mandolin, Fender Mandocaster on “A Fool Such as I”, lead and harmony vocals

Niles Krieger: Fiddles, Pull String Telecaster and acoustic rhythm guitar on “Casablanca”, harmony vocals

Sam Quintana: Double bass

With:

Tabitha Benedict: Banjo on “Sycamore Gap” and “Rosary Beads”

Archie Churchill-Moss: Melodeon on “I Was”

Noel Dashwood: Dobro on “Inner Peace”, “Rosary Beads” and “Hold On”

Steve Hanley: Drums and percussion on “Casablanca” and “A Fool Such As I”

Ben Somers: Tenor saxophone on “Cheese and Onion Pasty Rag”

Produced and arranged by The Often Herd

Engineered and mixed by Tom Moore at Slow Worm Studios, Yaxham, Norfolk, August-September 2021

Mastered by Sam Proctor at Lismore Mastering, Sheffield

Additional engineering on “Casablanca” by Andrew Mills at Curvy Sounds, Newcastle upon Tyne

Artwork, design and layout by Phoebe Stephenson

Photography by Amelia Read

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The Often Herd Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

The Often Herd reach beyond what is expected of a bluegrass band, marrying the wistful sunshine harmonies of Southern California with the striking industrial allure of their home in the North East of England. An engaging and dynamic live act, the band are able to pull off their intricately arranged material alongside moments of exciting, spontaneous improvisation. ... more

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