Tom Russell -- Santa Ana Wind By Amanda on September 10, 2009 6:24 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
Download MP3: Santa Ana Wind.mp3
As even cursory readers of this blog may know, I am a big Tom Russell fan and have been very much looking forward to the new album, not the least because it might be the catalyst for him to actually tour Australia sometime.
Thanks to Shout! Factory I have a free and legal MP3 here to give you from the forthcoming (Sept 15) record Blood and Candle Smoke recorded with Gretchen Peters and Calexico.
"Santa Ana Wind" is a pretty classic Russell song where the historical and mythical American west meet, a grand stage for the doing of love and art and death. And as always his voice is like the wind itself, hot, dry and surging. I'm also a big believer that mariachi horns improve any song.
As I have mentioned several times on the blog before, Tom has been posting reflections on each of the songs from the new album, here's the one of Santa Ana Wind.
Enjoy!
The band:
Tom Russell (vocals)
Gretchen Peters (vocals)
Joey Burns (Spanish guitars, bass)
John Convertino (drums)
Barry Walsh (Wurlitzer, piano)
Craig Schumacher (percussion)
Jacob Valenzuela (trumpets)
Nick Luka (steel guitar)
By Andre Havard
on September 26, 2009 8:18 PM
Hving read your posts on TR ( All of 'em, I think) I'm looking forward to his new album. I'm still looking for the one he did with Gretchen Peters. Seeing her soon in England, so maybe she'll be flogging it.
Like you, I came to Tom Russell with "The Man from God Knows Where", which is an incredible, emotional album. He's coming over here next year, and of course, I'll be away - again. Still, like you, I live in hope...