The Great Western Hangover – Oct. 27th
Willy Tea Taylor releases a new recording of “The Cattleman” Friday, July 28th with The Fellership.
“The Cattleman” is a cowboy folk ode to Taylor’s grandfathers – Men of the West, who spent their lives driving cattle on horses and ended them on tractors. First released on Taylor’s folk album 4 Strings in 2011, this reimagining with The Fellership creates an echoing soundscape that paints a picture of cowboys meditating around golden California foothills slouched by the burden of responsibility to their herds.
“When you hear Willy sing, you hear the romance of what was, the pain that follows, and the visuals that bring it all together. You’d call him a songwriter, we’d call him an artist.” – Western AF
The Fellership features Taylor Kingman (TK & The Holy Know-Nothings), Tyler Thompson (Fruition, TK & The Holy Know-Nothings), Kris Stuart (Wanderlodge, Root Jack), Dylan Nicholson (The Turkey Buzzards), and Eric Patterson (The Turkey Buzzards) and was recorded live in two-and-a-half day session at Kingman’s childhood schoolhouse home, now deemed the Our Lady of Perpetual Heat Recording Studio & Spa in outside of Portland, Oregon.
Access the track here: https://willyteataylor.fanlink.to/WTTCattle
Willy joins singer, songwriter, and playwright Willi Carlisle on tour.
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2.27 Cleveland, OH | Treelawn Social Club
2.28 Pittsburgh, PA | Club Cafe
3.1 Rochester, NY | Water Street Music Hall
3.2 Galway, NY | The Cock ‘N Bull Restaurant • solo •
3.5 Boston, MA | City Winery Boston • solo •
3.7 Exeter, NH | The Word Barn
3.8 Brooklyn, NY | Skinny Dennis
3.9 Philadelphia, PA | Milkboy
3.10 Baltimore, MD | The 8×10
3.11 Morgantown, WV | 123 Pleasant Street
3.12 Durham, NC | The Pinhook
3.13 Asheville, NC | The Grey Eagle
3.15 Chattanooga, TN | Cherry Street Tavern
3.16 Knoxville, TN | Barley’s Taproom
3.17 Lexington, KY | The Burl
3.18 Nashville, TN | The Basement
3.21 Chicago, IL | Sleeping Village
3.22 Milwaukee, WI | Shank Hall
3.23 Wisconsin Dells, WI | Showboat Saloon
3.24 Minneapolis, MN | 7th St Entry
3.25 Des Moines, IA | xBk live
3.26 Davenport, IA | Raccoon Motel
3.28 Omaha, NE | Reverb Lounge