Corb Lund El Viejo (CD)

(New West Records) 11 tracks, digisleeve

"I've wanted to make a record like this for a long time. The band, Franny and I produced it ourselves in my living room with no adults around. It's all acoustic, not a single electric track on the album... Banjos and mandos and string basses and stripped down drums. I put a lot of work into the tracks and I'm pretty proud of this record. I had a little help from my old co-writing buddy Jaida Dreyer on a couple tracks and also wrote a good bit with my screenwriting buddy Brian Koppelman. Lots of gambling songs and lots of minor keys. And my band members absolutely nailed it too, they're all badass.
I dedicate the record to my old companion Ian Tyson, who passed away a few months ago. I also named the album after him. El Viejo", or "the old man", is what our mutual friend Tom Russell called him in later years. The title track is a very special song for us.
We had a lot of fun making it and we hope you like it too. - Corb Lund