“The tape is packed with so many vivid images that the bigger picture becomes indistinct, like the recollections of a man so old and tired that the border between reality and fantasy has become porous”

The track draws inspiration from two works of literature: The title is taken from the James Salter story ‘Akhnilo’ and the falcon/falconer imagery was plucked out of Yeats’ ‘The Second Coming’.

The artwork for this one is by Erika.

You can buy Quiet, Constant Friends now the Wake The Deaf Bandcamp page. All tapes come with super-limited edition postcard art prints, and all profits will go to Worldreader.

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Tirey’s track, ‘My Grandfather’s 12 Gauge,’ is the shorter of the two, despite clocking in at over ten minutes. Listeners familiar 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 ending with electronic and/or rock music, with each track tracing a step in the evolution and development of traditional folk music.

You can pre-order the Wes Tirey & Andrew Weathers cassette/digital album via the Scissor Tail Bandcamp page ahead of release on the 25th June. Be sure to check out the back-catalogue of Weathers and Tirey too.

P.S. Did you see the interview we did with Tirey back in 2013?

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The album, Native State, is due out on the 28th January on Brutal Honest. Pre-order it here.

See the rest of the calendar here.

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