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May 3, 2016 – Nashville, TN - GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist Bryan Sutton returns to Sugar Hill Records with his sixth solo release, The More I Learn, available June 3.
Sutton has released a string of guitar albums that solidified his stature as a preeminent instrumental recording artist and a leading figure in the evolution of bluegrass music.The More I Learn is a natural progression from his last album, 2014's Into My Own, which saw Sutton include more vocals and original compositions in his work.These two releases are providing Sutton a unique path into his own artistry as a composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist.
After being immersed in the songwriting culture of Nashville for years, as well as his current run with bluegrass band Hot Rize, Sutton found himself figuring out what he wanted to say, and what kind of writer he wanted to be. With The More I Learn, Sutton asserts himself as a songwriter in his own right - one who has assimilated wide-ranging influences in American roots music, and distilled them into something strong and personal.
Sutton says, “I’m dealing with some of the issues a lot of folks deal with early in their career, which is trying not to write somebody else’s song, and trying to be honest and learning to trust what’s inside me.”
Sutton recorded a number of his original compositions for this project, including “Hills For The Head,” which ties the spirit of his Appalachian Mountain home to the Rocky Mountain magic of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the brisk and tuneful “Walking Across This Land,” performed with fellow Hot Rizer Tim O’Brien singing harmony, the romantic original “Play Me A Record,” and a cover of Bob Dylan's “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go.”
The More I Learn was produced by Sutton and recorded at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground studio in Nashville, by Brandon Bell (Dierks Bentley, Sarah Jarosz). Even with this new focus on vocals, the impeccable instrumentation remains prominent with the album featuring fellow pickers Noam Pikelny, Casey Campbell, and Mike Barnett, and Chris Eldridge, among others.
It was quickly decided that the industry standard approach of recording in isolation booths was wrong for this project. The musicians got back into the big room in a circle, just as they’d run the songs in rehearsal, and it worked much better as complete takes with no chances to fix things. As a Nashville picker who loves finding something fresh to contribute in the studio for a variety of other artists, he’s become an heir to the A-Team legacy of Chet Atkins, Hank Garland, and Ray Edenton. There’s even a strong case to be made that Sutton has injected a lot more bluegrass and traditional sensibility into the Music Row environment than would have been there without him.
Sutton is gearing up to take The More I Learn on tour this summer featuring solo dates in North Carolina, Colorado, Kentucky and New York City.
The More I Learn is available June 3 on Sugar Hill Records.
The More I Learn Track Listing:
1 Walkin' Across This Land
2 Don't Look For Me
3 Backwater Blues
4 Arkansas Traveller
5 Play Me a Record
6 Virginia Creeper
7 Chase the Moon
8 The Secesh
9 Time Has Come
10 The More I Learn
11 Presbyterian Guitar
12 Hills For the Head
13 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Tour Dates:
5/5/2016 Southland Ballroom Raleigh, NC
5/6/2016 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s Bluegrass Festival Denton, NC
5/7/2016 The Downhome Johnson City, TN
6/1/2016 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY
6/2/2016 River Walk Cafe and Music Bar Nashua, NH
6/3/2016 Spaceland Ballroom Hamden, CT
6/4/2016 Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival Preston, CT
6/5/2016 Sellersville Theatre 1894 Sellersville, PA
6/19/2016 Telluride Bluegrass Festival (w/ House Band) Telluride, CO
6/23/2016 Station Inn Nashville, TN
6/24/2016 ROMP Owensboro, KY
6/30/2016 Eddie's Attic Decatur, GA
7/1/2016 Grey Eagle Tavern Asheville, NC
7/2/2016 Blue Ridge Music Center Galax, VA
7/16/2016 Steamboat Springs Summer Concert w/ Hot Rize Steamboat Springs, CO
7/17/2016 Red Rocks w/ Hot Rize (w/ String Cheese Incident) Denver, CO
7/29/2016 Rockygrass Lyons, CO
8/20/2016 Gandy Dancer Festival w/ Hot Rize Mazomanie, WI
9/15/2016 Knuckleheads Saloon Kansas City, MO
9/16/2016 Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, KS
Connect with Bryan Sutton
www.bryansutton.com | www.facebook.com/bryansuttonmusic
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