When Sorrows Encompass Me 'Round, by Magic Tuber Stringband

When Sorrows Encompass Me 'Round

by Magic Tuber Stringband

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1.	Quarry Ate the Mountain 08:33	buy track
2.	Waltz for Things with Wings 04:38	buy track
3.	Devil on a Root Monster 03:27	buy track
4.	Teo's Farewell 05:53	buy track
5.	Wood Thrush Song 04:44	buy track
6.	Introduction 02:54	buy track
7.	(Once I Was a) Falling Star 05:31	buy track
8.	Julianne Johnson 07:28	buy track
9.	When Sorrows Encompass Me 'Round 06:35	buy track

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Magic Tuber Stringband is Durham NC-based duo, made up of Evan Morgan and Courtney Werner. Their primary instruments are guitar and fiddle, but they are not married to these particular axes and follow their instincts when they feel other instruments are called for.
Playing music with its bite rooted in the Piedmont tradition, Magic Tuber mostly write their own material, while exploring and expanding dynamics of string interaction that are as old as the hills. Treading a line that begins in equal parts of blues and Anglo-Scottish lineage, they introduce different motific elements at points. “Teo’s Farewell” has a central portion with a very Middle Eastern feel. “Wood Thrush Song” is a modernist collage of field recordings and layered violin tones. But mostly, Evan’s playing (and occasional singing) mixes traditional and American Primitive approaches with casual surety, and Courtney does the same.

As on their first album, Wayward Airs for Earthbound Vagrants (Blue Hole MC), Magic Tuber also display a somewhat Fahey-esque hand with song titles. The first three on this one are “Quarry Ate the Mountain,” “Waltz for Things with Wings,” and “Devil on a Root Monster.” But as good as those titles are, the tunes are better. The vibe reminds me of a pared-down version of Jack Rose’s work with the Black Twig Pickers, in the way it manages to keep one foot in the tradition without sounding at all hidebound.

When Sorrows Encompass Me 'Round is a great (and dare I say, joyous) sophomore effort by a most wonderful band. I hope to hear more from them soon, and so will you.

–Byron Coley, 2021

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released June 25, 2021

All songs written by Evan Morgan & Courtney Werner except for track eight which comes from Emmett Lundy & track nine which comes from Tommy Jarrell.

We would like to thank Aaron VanSteinberg for putting up with our noise, Conrado Isasa for asking us to play these songs on tour with him, and the countless people who have shown us their support over the past couple years

Evan Morgan played guitar, banjo, jaw harp, and sung. He also recorded and mixed this record.

Courtney Werner played fiddle and sung. She also recorded & designed “Wood Thrush Song”.

Mastered by Michael Potter.

Art by Jasper Lee.

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