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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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SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST BIG STORM ushered Fall into the Pacific Northwest in 2019, I wrote 'Never'. Here in my adopted hometown of Vancouver, WA (Elev. 171'), that means fresh snow on the volcanic peaks of Mt. Hood (Elev. 11,249') and Mt. Saint Helens (Elev. 8,363'), trees unceremoniously stripped of their autumnal leaves, and storm drains backing up in the streets.
Some of my songs are more about me than others and this is one of them. I did in fact cancel my subscription to the newspaper but for whatever reason it kept showing up on my doorstep for close to 9 months afterwards. And I did occasionally cry while reading the obits (and not completely understand why). It's not maudlin, I just found reading stories of people and their lives interesting. And yeah, it's true, who doesn't talk to themselves now and again?
This song is dedicated to those who have the courage to be "reckless with your heart." It's really, REALLY hard. You know who you are. Never say 'Never'...
September came on a Monday, by Friday fall arrived
Storm tore through the valley, it's a wonder no one died
On Saturday the chainsaws sang, their ragged symphony
On Sunday morning we gave thanks, down on our knees
Chorus
So I called to say I miss you, leave a key out by the door
And to tell you that I'm not, saying 'Never' anymore
I cancelled the paper months ago, 'cause I couldn't take the news
But it still comes every day, what am I supposed to do?
And I read the 'Obits' section, frankly I don't know why
They're strangers one and all to me, but some mornings I cry
Repeat Chorus
But 'Never' is like 'Forever', twin stars in the sky
Ah, but even stars fall, heaven knows why
And I tried to say I'm sorry, for keeping us apart
But I've never been so scared, or reckless with my heart
I like to walk out in the rain, when everything's washed clean
'Cause that's when I feel you, closest to me
And I sometimes talk to myself, in this big house all alone
I don't know why I told you that, I just wanted you to know
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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