The Wide Wide River [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra will release The Wide, Wide River on January 22nd. The album came to be after the blossoming of a long-term friendship between James Yorkston and Karl-Jonas Winqvist, the Swedish music producer, leader and conductor of The Second Hand Orchestra. Recorded and mixed in Sweden over the course of three days with a selection of musicians Winqvist had brought together, including Peter Mor√©n (Peter, Bjorn & John), Cecilia √sterholm ,Emma Nordenstam (piano & cello) and Ulrika Gyllenberg (violin). The Wide, Wide River is a soothing, warm and sublime listen, The record takes in past loves, advancing age and friends, now gone, whilst also containing some of the most sanguine songs Yorkston has ever made. Tracklist: 1. Ella Mary Leather 2. To Soothe Her Wee Bit Sorrows 3. Choices, Like Wild Rivers 4. Struggle 5. There Is No Upside 6. A Droplet Falls 7. A Very Old-Fashioned Blues 8. We Test The Beams

• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: Indie & Alternative