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First single from the new folk-odyssey by Wisconsin singer-songwriter, Trapper Schoepp! Produced by John Jackson (The Jayhawks, Ray Davies) and Patrick Sansone (Wilco), the recording sessions for Siren Songs took place at Johnny Cash's historic Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, TN where Schoepp and his collaborators recorded with instruments found on the storied grounds – ranging from Cash's 1930s Martin guitar and June Carter Cash’s Steinway piano to an old railroad spike. The end result features 12 songs filled with timeless folklore and nautical imagery.
“PTSD has taken hold of an Iraq war veteran on ‘Cliffs of Dover,’” shares Schoepp. “He can’t escape the sounds of bullets and is torn up inside and out, reeling from the trauma of a failed war. I wrote this in response to war stories heard through Milwaukee’s Guitars 4 Vets organization - a non-profit I’ve worked with that provides guitars and lessons to veterans in need. This song lends lines from the World War II anthem ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’ by Vera Lynn. With that song and the recent international wars in mind, this song is sung as a call to peace and a remembrance of those we’ve lost.”
credits
released January 19, 2023
Trapper Schoepp - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Tanner Schoepp - bass, vocals
Patrick Sansone - producer, mixing, piano, organ, harmonium, vocals, acoustic guitar, Mellotron
John Jackson - producer, mandolin, violin
Jon Radford - drums, percussion
Quinn Scharber - acoustic and electric guitar
Trey Call - engineer
Joseph Cash - photographer, assistant engineer, Dobro, vocals
John Baldwin - mastering
Jeremy Fetzer - album art design
Vivian Wang - photographer
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