Bonny Light Horseman, featuring Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman, recently announced their Jagjaguwar debut; the double album Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free, to be released on June 7th, 2024. Today they are sharing their stirring new single Old Dutch, an indelible tale of shifting love. As with their earlier single, When I Was Younger, an engaging visualiser accompanies Old Dutch featuring live footage from a performance in front of some welcoming punters at Levis Corner House pub in Ballydehob, Ireland.
“This song began as a backstage voice memo when we were performing at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, NY, so iPhone named it for us. It came together fast with the three of us just finger-painting until there it was. It took a few fits and starts before we realized that it should be a duet and–importantly–a conversation,” explains the acclaimed trio of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman. “We recorded it live at Levis’ and when the whole crowd started singing ‘yeah I got a feelin,’ we all experienced a moment of collective lift-off. Josh looked over at Joe’s (bar owner) partner Caroline behind the bar, eyes wide open, arms outstretched, singing along and deeply feeling it. We’d never had that kind of moment tracking a song for a record before, seeing and feeling the connection (beyond the musicians in the room) in real-time as it’s all going to tape. It feels like this recording has some of that ‘real-life’ energy to it.”
Stream Old Dutch: https://blh.lnk.to/Old-Dutch
Pre-Order/Save Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free: https://blh.lnk.to/keep-me-on-your-mind-see-you-free
Bonny Light Horseman European Tour Dates:
12/11 – Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik
13/11 – Stockholm, SE – Nalen
14/11 – Copenhagen, DK – VEGA
15/11 – Hamburg, DE – Nochtspeicher
16/11 – Amsterdam, NL – Tolhuistuin
18/11 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
20/11 – London, UK – Roundhouse
21/11 – Birmingham, UK – XOYO
22/11 – Glasgow, UK – QMU
/23/11 – Manchester, UK – New Century
24/11 – Dublin, IE – Vicar St
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