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From The Heart--Homespun II

June 2025




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From The Heart--Homespun II

Songs of passion, yearning, love, and loss…

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Homespun II From the Heart is Amy Gallatin and Roger Williams’ second installment in the Homespun duet series, which began as a “shutdown project” during COVID, as Amy and Roger looked to continue their musical creativity in the absence of performing opportunities. The project became an occasion for the pair to record songs that, for one reason or another, had not made it onto their previous four albums together, and the relaxed recording schedule gave them the space to explore their musical roots over time.

While the original Homespun is pretty much a straight-up traditional country album, this new release evokes more understated elements in exploring aspects of love and affection in the “brother duet” style, with songwriters as diverse as the Louvin Bros, Jamie O’Hara and the Civil Wars. Most of these songs were actually recorded in the first Homespun session, but there are some recently-recorded selections, one a rollicking Roger Miller tune that has been getting great response at their live shows, and Who Are You Redbird, a meditative reflection on the appearance of certain birds as visitations from departed loved ones--a tradition enshrined in many belief systems. Roger’s son JD Williams adds solid mandolin to the project, and Canadian fiddler Ray Legere returns to guest on a few cuts.


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Roger Williams vocals, Dobro, guitars, bass
Amy Gallatinvocals, banjo, fingerstyle guitar
JD Williamsmandolin
Ray Legerefiddle
Dave Dick banjo on Are You Teasing Me
Gail Wade clawhammer banjo/harmony vocal on Who Are You Redbird

 

Song List:

1)
Are You Teasing Me 3:08
2) Oh So Many Years 3:37
3) Bramble and the Rose 3:40
4) I've Been A Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be A Long Time Gone) 2:38
5) Who Are You Redbird 2:58
6) Dear Someone 3:15
7) I Love You a Thousand Ways 2:59
8) For Reasons I've Forgotten
9) Rose of My Heart 3:12
10) Once in a While 2:33
11) Forget Me Not 3:39

 

Produced by Roger Williams and Amy Gallatin
Engineered and recorded by Roger Williams
Mixing: Roger Williams and Steve Sleeper
Mastering: Steve Sleeper, Blind Corner Studios
and Scott Craggs, Old Colony Mastering
Cover photo: David Cooley
Back photo: Jason Demers
Cover design: Roger Williams & Amy Gallatin


   
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Website design by Roger Williams