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LISTEN: Luray, “Mountain”

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Artist: Luray
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
Song: “Mountain”
Album: Dig
Release Date: July 26, 2019
Label: 6131 Records

In Their Words: “‘Mountain’ is about noticing a place in nature that is untouched, that is concerned with higher things… more noble, timeless things. I went camping by myself one weekend in this beautiful little spot in central Virginia. This song was part of that time, and I remember working on the lyrics all weekend while hiking alone and feeling this sense of being a tiny dot, of being inconsequential in the scheme of all things. That gave me peace, and put things in perspective. That’s the only real ‘religion’ that makes sense to me. The mountain being holy.” — Shannon Carey, Luray

https://soundcloud.com/6131records/mountain/s-2liqg

Photo credit: Jake Cunningham

LISTEN: Luray, ‘Sandcastle Man’

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Artist: Luray
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Song: "Sandcastle Man"
Album: Coming 2016!
Release Date: November 17

In Their Words: "'Sandcastle Man' is based on a simple South African folk melody and adapted by our drummer, CJ Wolfe, after a trip to South Africa. The banjo and mbira play off each other, repeating in slightly different ways and, when I put lyrics to his melody, the song took on an even more lullaby-like quality. We recorded it at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, DC, with the venue's sound engineer, Dennis Manuel, on a day that the club was dark. When I play this song live, I feel a sense of calm, and my banjo playing just falls into the repetitive and river-like quality of the tune. We like to end our sets with 'Sandcastle Man' when the mood is right, and leave the audience with the feeling that all is right with the world." — Shannon Carey

Instructions: Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow.

Upcoming Tour Dates
​10/16 CMJ @ Pine Box Rock Shop
10/24 Baltimore folk fest @ Otto Bar
11/8 Washington, DC @ Sixth & I
11/12 Newtown Square, PA @ Burlap and Bean
11/13 Providence, RI @ The Grange
11/14 New York, NY @ The Living Room

Photo credit: Lauren Serpa