wood and wire

​Wood & Wire (from the album No Matter Where It Goes From Here on Blue Corn Music) (by Bryant Liggett)
The latest from Bluegrass band Wood & Wire find the Texas quartet continuing down that path of being a band the Bluegrass naysayers allow themselves to give a listen. Their latest, No Matter Where It Goes from Here, would please Bill Monroe with its nod to tradition while pulling off some new-grass exploration, adding in a Roots Rock formula that is inclusive of all listeners. Vocalist and guitar player Tony Kamel sings of ‘seekers and searchers and drifters’ on “John”, a gutsy opener that praises the ‘modern day Kerouac and wanna be Banksy’. It’s an homage to those who options outside the white-collar cubicle. 
“Pigs” has a Prog Rock-riff that surfaces as Wood & Wire “Dig A Hole in the Meadow” as they dig into history, singing about Western Pennsylvania’s 1794 whiskey rebellion in the dramatic “Spirit of 94”. “My Hometown” has a dark vibe that lends itself more to Indie Rock and less to Bluegrass and “Paddlewheels” is pulled from John Hartford fandom, a beautiful and laid-back nod to river culture. Wood & Wire’s instrumental chops are a solid fixture, with “Roadies Circle” where Peter Rowan lends guitar and a slight yodel intro, and the closer in “Clamps Chute”, a nine-minute exploration where every instrumentalist digs in. Their 2018 release was worthy of a Grammy nomination. No Matter Where It Goes from Here likely achieve the same result. A band that honors tradition and knows how to keep it simple, they’ll also tread some exploratory ground, a best of both world’s situation. (by Bryant Liggett)
 
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