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Comes with a Custom 20 Page Insert/Booklet (we had to BEG the CD manufacturer to do this!) with Photos, Stories behind the Songs and the making of the CD.
From Dan:
"Everything that possibly could go wrong while making the 'The Way the River Goes' seemed to happen. It started way back in 2017, when I drove up to Oysterville, WA and holed up in a cabin near the Pacific Ocean to polish 20 new songs I felt were close to ready. When I went to start recording, the studio I was working with packed up moved all the way to Truth or Consequences, NM. So I put the project on hold for a bit and in a wave of creativity, wrote a dozen more songs. I finally got down to New Mexico in early 2020 with 30 plus songs to record and we finished it 2 days before the Covid-19 pandemic was declared on March 11th. The world came to a screeching halt.
Then after 23 years of marriage, I got divorced and moved from the Pacific NW to Texas, and tried to start over. Looking back, nearly all of the songs on 'The Way the River Goes' are about 'Leaving' or 'Moving towards' someplace or someone. There's a lot of truth and foreshadowing in that. I eventually whittled it down to 14 songs---the ones I couldn't shake and can't stop singing. I found them along rivers of water and asphalt, the current carrying the sediment of my life downstream to a confluence that was years in the making. I hope you agree that it was worth the wait!"
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I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NIGHT that inspired this song probably because it's happened so many times. I'd be nearing the end of the show feeling exhausted and/or a little sorry for myself, and look out and see something close to this scene: The bartender on her/his feet all night, still hanging in there, smiling and slinging drinks, the sound/light person still attentive after several hours of trying to make me sound (and look) good, and some fan or friend who came to the show and stayed for all of it, listening intently to each song.
It's always then I'm reminded how grateful I am to be there, living this troubadour-circus lifestyle and chasing a dream however crazy or impractical. As I write this, the Covid-19 pandemic is in its 7th month and no one really knows when things will get back to some semblance of 'Normal', but I can say unequivocally, I cherish touring and being able to perform now more than ever. On those nights near the end of the show when I'm just about spent, I summon that last reserve of energy, and almost unfailingly end the show with this song, because it's just always feels like the right way to close it out.
This one is dedicated to the bartenders and wait staff (esp. for putting my food order in before the kitchen closes!); the ever patient sound person; the kind folks at venues who book me/put on the shows; the volunteers who sell my merch, help set up (and take down) the tables, chairs, lights and PA. And to all the other generous hosts who provide late night company, a homemade dinner and a spare bed for a weary soul. You're the Best!
Oh the bartender’s yelling ‘Last Call’ again
I think she means it, this time
She’s been on her feet, all night long
Just watching her, is makin’ me tired
Chorus
And I’m holdin’ on, to one song at a time
Just tryin’ to play it right
Then I’m 200 miles, down the road
So I think we should Call it a Night
Oh the crowd came and went, paychecks got spent
The drinks, ebbed and flowed
Some listened a while, some didn’t and left
A few even, laughed at my jokes
And the guy in the corner, who stayed all night
Hey ‘Thanks’ for making the show
Sometimes there's just one, but one is enough
Hell, it's better than singing alone
Repeat Chorus
And I think it's some kind of trick
How the night goes by so quick
Well it’s been a good ride, but I must confide
Some nights I think I should quit
See the guy working sound, $20 bucks says
He plays guitar better than me
That he’s lived in a van; and he’s been in 6 bands
So he’s paid that price, to be free
And he knows what it’s like, to be stranger each night
And how lonely that can be
Tonight for next to nothing, he made me sound like something
So I’d like to tip my hat to thee
Repeat Chorus
credits
from The Way the River Goes,
track released January 28, 2022
Dan Weber: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Truth or Consequences Rhythm Section:
Rob 'Berto' Stroup: Drums & Percussion, Bass (Tracks 12 & 14), Organ, Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Michael Henchman: 5 String Electric Bass
Socially Distant Portland Players:
Paul Brainard: Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel
Kathryn Claire: Fiddle
Jenny Conlee-Drizos: Accordion
Tim Connell: Mandolin
Tony Furtado: Banjo, Dojo
David Lipkind: Harmonica
Dan Weber is an officially Sponsored Artist with Crossrock Cases and tours with his 1967 Gibson B-25 acoustic guitar in an 'Air Carbon' 6000 Series Crossrock case. / www.crossrockcase.com
Dan Weber is an Award Winning songwriter who's been described as "reminiscent of early John
Prine."
In 2019, Dan was the winner of the prestigious Woody Guthrie songwriting contest and in 2021 he was named a rare 4 time finalist in the legendary Kerrville ‘New Folk’ songwriting competition.
In 2022, he released 'The Way the River Goes', his best work yet. Dan currently lives near Dallas, Texas....more
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