Something About Dreaming

Description

Recorded in Austin, Texas in March of 2020, just days before the city and the rest of the world shut down, Ralph White spent two days with producer, Jerry David DeCicca (Will Beeley, Ed Askew) and recording engineer, Don Cento, capturing a raw and wild set of performances. Ralph takes us on a journey through his myriad of travels: from Dock Boggs to Syd Barrett to William Faulkner to Stella Chiweshe to Blind Uncle Gaspard… scratching banjo, rasping train whistle hollers, rolling kalimba, rousing accordion, taut shimmers of guitar, caustic fiddle and lyrics – that could have been hidden amongst the dusty inner groove of a lost Harry Smith 78 – weaving in and out of streams of consciousness, time and place.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Gun Barrel Polka – Ralph White
2. Misinformation Shuffle – Ralph White
3. El Golfo – Ralph White
4. Something About Dreaming – Ralph White
5. Rye Straw – Ralph White
6. The Stovepipe Blues – Ralph White
7. No Stranger – Ralph White
8. Morning Sickness – Ralph White
9. Lord Franklin – Ralph White