Artist: Wood & Wire
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Single: “Left My Girl Behind”
Release Date: November 15, 2019
Label: The Next Waltz
In Their Words: âThis is a traditional tune that we learned from Levon Helm — one of our favorite artists of all time. Itâs also called ‘The Girl I Left Behind.’ Outside of bluegrass, we all have different (maybe even more prominent) musical influences. Itâs those collective outside influences that really drive our sound. The result is us writing and playing tunes with grooves and feels that people wouldnât expect from an ensemble like ours. The way Levon did this tune, with a funky backbeat groove, really speaks to us and itâs just a blast to play.
“Itâs always our preference to record as organically as possible, working on vibes and performance. We donât use a click track and we like to move with each other musically. Out at the bunker with Bruce [Robison], the team, and no computers, thatâs the only way it goes down. Weâve been performing this one for a while so it was pretty simple — get in there and play the song like weâve always played it.â
Photo credit: Spencer Peeples
