The Swannanoa Sessions, by Daniel Ullom

The Swannanoa Sessions

by Daniel Ullom

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pinkytheent A delightful feast of Americana, featuring the best old-time/bluegrass bass player in the game right now!

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1.	Intro 00:09	info	buy track
2.	Wild Horse 02:21	info	buy track
3.	Durang's Hornpipe 03:16	info	buy track
4.	Curtains of Night 03:34	info	buy track
5.	Interlude #1 00:35	info	buy track
6.	Kentucky Mandolin 02:55	info	buy track
7.	Hollow Poplar 02:19	info	buy track
8.	Fisher's Hornpipe 01:03	info	buy track
9.	Wild Hog in the Woods 03:46	info	buy track
10.	You'll Find Her Name Written There 03:46	info	buy track
11.	Grey Eagle 03:02	info	buy track
12.	Interlude #2 00:44	info	buy track
13.	There's Another Baby Waiting For Me 02:53	info	buy track

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As a mandolin player, not knowing the difference between old-time and bluegrass camps can mean a lonely time. If you get fired up by an old-time tune and transcend the melody for a few bars, you’re likely to watch the pickers slowly walk off without a word. Or if you decide to jump on a melody with a bluegrass picker, they might think you’re stealing their thunder and push you off stage.

It doesn’t have to be this way, though. The mandolin can sound just as at home in an old-time stringband as it does in a hard-driving bluegrass band. This album celebrates the music where these two camps meet and showcases how I think the mandolin fits into it all.

credits

released July 29, 2022

The Band:
Daniel Ullom--mandolin
Nick Dauphinais--guitar, vocals (4, 10, 13)
Derek Vaden--banjo, vocals (13)
Celia Millington--Wyckoff-bass, vocals (4)

The Fiddlers:
Rob Fong (2,7,11)
John Duncan (3,13)
Tatiana Hargreaves (4,9,10)
Lindsay Pruett (6,10)

The Mandolin Swarm:
Daniel, Derek, Nick, Celia, Tatiana, Lindsay, Wayne

Daniel plays a 2018 Wienman F5

Produced by Tatiana Hargreaves
Recorded in Celia’s living room, May 2021 by Nick Dauphinais
Mixed & Mastered by Joe Bass Dejarnette Studio 808a
Additional Mixing by Boathouse Studios
Photography by Carter Geigerich
Cover Art by Gina Dilg

Thanks to Wes & Will Wienman, Wayne Millington, Drew Matulich & the Bywater crew, the Dryman Mountain Development, Asheville Potluck, Geoff & Nancy, and my first mandolin teacher Dennis Peterson. Special thanks to my parents & siblings, who endured countless hours of fiddle tunes. Extra special thanks to Emma Rast for her constant inspiration.

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Daniel Ullom Puyallup, Washington

Daniel Ullom is a mandolinist who plays bluegrass, old-time, folk and American roots music. He's made multiple homes across the USA, but currently lives in Washington state.

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