Buffalo Blood Limited Translucent Red Vinyl 2LP Set

Buffalo Blood Self Titled Limited Translucent Red Vinyl 2LP Set

Overview:

Buffalo Blood is an international collaboration of three US musicians - “an Americana supergroup for 2019” (Paul Sexton (BBC)) – Grammy nominee Neilson Hubbard, Joshua Britt and Audrey Spillman - and UK musician Dean Owens, with sound engineer/ photographer Jim DeMain, all of whom had worked together previously on various projects. Collectively they were inspired to decamp from their cosy studio spaces in Nashville TN and Leith (Scotland), following the Trail of Tears over 1300 miles to spend 2 weeks living and recording way out in the desert, to create the music - songs of displacement, immigration, refugees and the power of the human spirit - for Buffalo Blood.
Buffalo Blood, the album, was born in the heart of the New Mexico desert, recorded on location at the stunning La Plaza Blanca, Echo Canyon, and around Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu (known to many as the setting for much of the hit TV series Breaking Bad). The songs and music of Buffalo Blood are the musicians' response to the area where it was recorded: of living and working in the place, with the heat, the dust, the stark, spectacular beauty of the canyons and red rocks, thinking about the people, especially the Native Americans, who lived there before, while listening to the sounds of the wind, the birds and the animals (much of which finds its way on to the recordings, which were all made live, outdoors).
The musicians are all established, and highly respected in their field. Neilson Hubbard and Joshua Britt (collectively known as Neighborhoods Apart Productions) have won awards for their music video work, and have most recently collaborated with John Prine and Jason Isbell, as well as being respected musicians in their own right. Their recent work as The Orphan Brigade takes a similar starting point to Buffalo Blood, in transporting musicians to evocative locations and recording (as audio and video) what transpires. As a producer Neilson has worked with a wide range of inspirational musicians, including Gretchen Peters, Ben Glover, Rod Picott and Mary Gauthier's Rifles and Rosary Beads (nominated for Best Folk Album, 2019 Grammy Awards). Much travelled Scottish troubadour Dean Owens is recognised as one of the country’s finest singer songwriters (with fans including author Irvine Welsh ("Scotland's most engaging and haunting singer songwriter") and BBC’s Bob Harris). He was the first Scottish musician to officially showcase at Nashville’s Americanafest. The title song from his recent highly acclaimed Southern Wind album (his 7th solo release) – produced by Neilson - is currently nominated for UK Song of the Year Award (AMA-UK).
The world premiere live performance of Buffalo Blood (including location film footage), and album launch, is at Celtic Connections, Glasgow – the UK’s premier roots music festival - on 25 Jan 2019.
£1 from the sale of each vinyl copy will be donated to charity Redhawk Native American Arts Council

Featured Tracks:

Side A

1. Ten Killer Ferry Lake
2. I’m Alive
3. Reservations
4. Beneath The Golden Sky

Side B

5. Daughter Of The Sun
6. Buffalo Blood
7. White River
8. Comanche Moon

Side C

9. Carry The Feather
10. Ghosts Of Wild Horses
11. War Among The Nations
12. Bones

Side D

13. Land Of Broken Promises
14. Chant/Buffalo Thunder
15. Vanishing World