Last year, Red River Dialect returned with Abundance Welcoming Ghosts, an album that Bob Fish took an instant shine to – “deeply rooted in the folk tradition, songs build organically, yet at a moment’s notice, they explode into myriads of sound that exorcise ghosts of legendary bands like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, reinvigorating the format.” The concluding paragraph in his review made it very clear how groundbreaking he felt the album was:
It’s not often that a band comes along and over the course of nine songs both plays to the tradition and stands it on its ear. Yet with Abundance Welcoming Ghosts Red River Dialect has taken the challenge of playing with reckless abandon to heart, generating an album that stands on the shoulder of giants showing no fear.
Bob Fish, Folk Radio
For those that couldn’t get enough their new Overabundance EP, released today for #BandcampFriday contains some real treats.
It includes three studio outtakes from that acclaimed album. “Front Row” describes the emotional end of an evening after missing a Bill Callahan show, while “Old Afternoon” recalls a final meal with a father. “Slinky” is a moody instrumental.
Songwriter, singer, and guitarist David Morris writes:
Three songs couldn’t make it to the Abundance Welcoming Ghosts LP and have haunted it these past months. This EP contains perhaps the most intense and most free-flowing Red River Dialect moments, and the album feels somehow incomplete without them. At the same time they stand apart, being the three songs recorded during the album sessions that hark back to older times and well-worn themes.
Bandcamp: https://redriverdialect.bandcamp.com/album/overabundance