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Passages

by Ethan Sherman

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The Glendale Gallop 03:29
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Blue Moose 04:20
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Extra Stout 03:39
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Lake Aire 05:13
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The Architect 05:26
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Cribbage in the Dark 04:57
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Hope Springs Eternal 04:06
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Four Days in Minnesota 05:05
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about

This is a sort of sequel to my last record. Like that album, this is also a collection of original bluegrass instrumentals. However, instead of "Indoor Vistas”’ sculpted facsimile of a live band, "Passages" is a celebration of in-the-moment improvisation and interplay, rendered with some of my favorite musicians in the acoustic-music community.

Although my name’s on the cover, I don’t view it as a showcase for my guitar playing: it’s all about the band. I tried to write tunes to highlight everyone’s unique voices on their instruments, and arrange them for maximum opportunity for us all to interact deeply in real time. We camped out at Nashville’s Sound Emporium for a few days and had a whale of a time.

“Passages” has a few meanings: passages of music; rites of passage (this album feels like one); my traveling to Nashville to make this record and the long and winding road it took to complete it. We initially planned to record in May 2022, but I got Covid and had to cancel the session a few days prior. Not long after, I joined Michael Bublé’s band and then spent the next 1.5 years touring the world. That afforded more time for me to get the music together, but made re-scheduling a challenge.

We squeezed in this session just after New Year’s 2023. Before and after we recorded, I was writing tunes and sending Wes & Dave mix notes from tour buses and hotel rooms as far afield as Brazil and Australia. I hope this music has that spirit of travel and adventure in it somehow, too.

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released March 8, 2024

Ethan Sherman - guitar & tunes
Wes Corbett - banjo
Rob Ickes - dobro
Thomas Cassell - mandolin
Avery Merritt - fiddle
Ethan Jodziewicz - bass

Produced by Wes Corbett
Production assistance from Casey Campbell & Skyler Chukry
Recorded and mixed by Dave Sinko
Mastered by David Glasser
Art and design by Sean Michael Robinson


All songs © Ethan Sherman BMI // Indoor Recordings distributed by Free Dirt Service Co.

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Ethan Sherman Los Angeles, California

Ethan Sherman plays guitar and writes music in Los Angeles. Hailed by Julian Lage as “a shining light of our community”, he’s recorded and performed with artists as diverse as The Wailin' Jennys, Michael Bublé, Nels Cline, Harrison Whitford, Patrick Shiroishi, Adam Levy, Johanna Samuels, Dan Wilson, and Ed Helms. ... more

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