• RELEASE DATE /July 1, 2012
  • CATALOG /643157420736
  • LABEL /Raincoast Records
  • FORMAT /Digital / CD

Liner Notes

Bruce Coughlan – vocals, acoustic guitar & harmonica
Laurence Knight – acoustic bass & vocals
Nolan Murray – mandolin, fiddle, guitar & tenor guitar
Joby Baker – drums, shakers & vocals
Jeff Autry – acoustic guitar
Sam Bush – mandolin & vocals
Cia Cherryholme – vocals
John Cowan – vocals
Phil Cunningham – accordion
Randy Kohrs – resophonic guitar
Ronnie McCoury – mandolin & vocals
Josh Shilling – vocals
Scott Vestal – banjo
Wendy Waldman – vocals

Strings by Joby Baker – double bass & Nolan Murray – violin & viola

Produced by Joby Baker
Music Director – Nolan Murray
Executive Producer – Laurence Knight
Associate Producer – Brian Smith
All songs written & arranged by Bruce Coughlan

Pre-production by Soren Lonnqvist, Studio Down Under – Abbotsford, BC
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Joby Baker – Baker Studios, Victoria, BC
Additional tracking by Scott Vestal – Digital Underground, Greenbrier, TN
Additional tracking by Stuart Hamilton – Castel Sound Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland
Additional tracking by Randy Kohrs – Slack Key Studios, Nashville, TN
Additional tracking by Wendy Waldman – Longhouse Studios, Northridge, CA
Artwork by Carylann Leoppkey – Dope Designs, Vancouver, BC

Jeff Autrey, John Cowan & Scott Vestal appear courtesy of they bad old selves.
Sam Bush appears courtesy of Sugar Hill Records
Cia Cherryholmes appears courtesy of Stetson & Cia
Phil Cunnigham appears courtesy of Phil Cunningham
Randy Kohrs appears courtesy of Rural Rhythm Records
Ronnie McCoury appears courtesy of McCoury Music
Josh Shilling appears courtesy of MH Music Group
Wendy Waldman appears courtesy of Longhouse Records

Release tracklist

  1. 01 Go the Road
  2. 02 Death & Taxes
  3. 03 Shine
  4. 04 In the Blink of an Eye
  5. 05 As I Walk Down This Road
  6. 06 Closing in on Midnight
  7. 07 Forever On My Mind
  8. 08 Good Times Ahead
  9. 09 I Was Here
  10. 10 Winter
  11. 11 When I Pass This Way Again

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The title song was inspired in part by Ewan MacColl’s brilliant song, Freeborn Man and the title Go the Road is a phrase borrowed from Frank Delaney’s magical book Ireland. The term describes the life of an itinerant storyteller who wanders the countryside, staying with people who will feed him and give shelter in exchange for telling stories.

The story mirrors in many ways, my own. Having left home at an early age, I made my way by busking on the streets of  Vancouver, Canada. Since that time, I’ve literally gone the road, performing, touring, recording and always, always writing. Now, after more than three decades of pursuit, I’ve found my voice in the roots music genre.

Sharing, supporting and nurturing the ever-evolving Tillers Folly sound are long-time road-mates, and band-mates Laurence Knight and Nolan Murray. Together, these three friends form the tight-knit core of their many exciting musical adventures, easily adapting to, and interacting with a long line of creative characters in a myriad of musical genres.

In recording Go the Road, Tillers Folly invited some truly inspired (and even iconic) artists to share in the recording. The exceptional support they received, both musically and spiritually throughout the project has deemed this recording a huge success already and it hasn’t been released yet.

  • Bruce Coughlan 2012
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