Some of What It Takes to Get There, by Samuel Gray Edmondson

Some of What It Takes to Get There

by Samuel Gray Edmondson

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1.	Nissen's Listen 01:43	info	buy track
2.	Three Creeks and a Clown 04:05	info	buy track
3.	I-82 01:17	info	buy track
4.	The Weasel 01:59	info	buy track
5.	Back on Vallejo 04:14	info	buy track
6.	Some of What It Takes to Get There 02:05	info	buy track
7.	For Ever (Soundtrack to a Father's Love) 04:12	info	buy track

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This EP is my first recording since I made a radical change to my compositional approach and process. Recently, I've focused much more on melody, compositional structure, and thematic variation to give the listener an experience that is memorable, hummable, and technically engaging. Yada yada!

Huge thanks to Will McNicol for all of your insight and deep knowledge of the guitar — these pieces arrived in their final voices because of your keen feedback and encouragement over the past few years. You're one of the greats!

Big thanks also to the inimitable Clive Carroll, whose generous feedback on some of my earlier work was the catalyst for the changes I've made over the past few years.

TUNINGS

Nissen's Listen
EADGBE

Three Creeks and a Clown
DADF#AD (Capo 2)

I-82
EADGBE

The Weasel
CGCGCE (Capo 4)

Back on Vallejo
DADEAD (Capo 2)

Some of What It Takes to Get There
DADGAD

For Ever (Soundtrack to a Father's Love)
EADGBE

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released September 21, 2022

All music written and recorded by Samuel Gray Edmondson
Supported by Will McNicol
Mixed and mastered by Oli Whitworth

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Samuel Gray Edmondson California

D.C. native. Nursed on Bad Brains, reared by Fugazi, in love with the acoustic guitar. Currently planted in California.

Mountains are my muse.

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The Lost Church

Santa Rosa, CA

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