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"The Last One"
Drops, Friday, May 16 @ 12:00 am.
Available EVERY WHERE ONLINE (Limited CD's available)
ALL Streaming, downloading & Social LINKS @ https://linktr.ee/Shawntaylortunes
Shawn Taylor’s 5th original album, “The Last One,” drops to all digital streaming and download
platforms on Friday, May 16. A small batch of CD’s will be released at Best Video in Hamden, CT,
on Friday, May 16, at “The Last One Release Concert” @ 7pm. Doors @ 6:30. $10. Advanced
Tickets @ Bestvideo.com. CD’s will be available at shows thereafter, or upon direct request, while
they last. All links and contacts are found at ShawnTaylorTunes.com.
“The Last One” is a musical culmination of Taylor’s 18 years as a travelling troubadour and a
lifetime of wandering roots. It draws on folk, blues, Motown, pop, reggae, rock, finger style guitar,
Celtic traditions and the wild running rivers of life. At times it’s sparse and naked, at other times its
full, driving and infectiously grooving. At all times it’s focused on the intensity and intimacy of life
in the now. It kicks off with the hopeful, Motown inspired “Good Morning,” in response to the
closing track “Goodnight” , from his previous album “Balance” (2017). “It’s been a long one, got so
dark I couldn’t see, how I could wait that long to see you again, started pondering on some awful
things. Good morning, thank you for this day!” It’s an album about coming through a long dark
tunnel, with the resiliency to do it again. It’s also a fun exploration of truth, perspectives, love and
life. “When I tell you that I love you, you can know at least this much is true,” muses track 2, “This
Much is True.” All songs are written and arranged by Shawn Taylor, except for a cover of Randy
Newman’s “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” , which he arranged.
Taylor self-recorded this album at his Roots Cellar Studio. He performs acoustic and electric
guitar, harmonica, vocals, ukulele and drums. Long-time collaborator Chris D’Amato is on
acoustic and electric guitar and Lee-Ann Lovelace performs a vocal duet. Drummer Adam
Goodhue (Maria Muldaur) contributed remotely from Atlanta, and bassist Craig Akin remotely
from Jersey City and Nashville. Multi-instrumentalist Paul Opalach, added bass and electric
guitar from his Long Hill Recording studio in Shelton, CT, where he also mixed and mastered.
Taylor designed the cover and CD art, around a sunrise photo he took on Mount Liberty in New
Hampshire, in July 2024. He poured everything he had into this album, because we never know
when the last one will be.
Another Date of Note;
Fairfield Hills Music Festival
Saturday, May 17
Shawn Taylor @ 4:30 – 5:30pm ($54.80)
TICKETS and FULL LINEUP @ www.Farifieldhillsmusicfest.org
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Shawn Taylor Biography
Shawn Taylor
“Music with wandering roots”
Shawn Taylor serves up a deep bag of Americana and original Wandering Roots music on guitar, harmonica, vocals and foot percussion. He has released four CDs of original ‘wandering roots’ music, toured nationally since 2008, been acclaimed for his songwriting and short fiction, and opened for legends like Maria Muldaur, Vance Gilbert and Peter Mulvey along the way. One time he even loaned his guitar to Jose Feliciano. He’s thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, The Long Trail and The John Muir Trail, been an oysterman, a cabinet maker, and he and his wife have brought their two young children on musical tour the three summers before COVID, for over 13,000 musical miles. He’s currently recording his 5th CD of original material.
“Shawn Taylor is one of the finest traveling troubadours performing on the circuit these days. Boasting world-class guitar chops, soul enriched vocals and an uncanny knack for capturing life in a song,” (Brian Owens - Metronome Magazine Boston)
"Taylor has a mellowness to his voice that works well against the frenetic flash of finger-picking that is the foundation of his songs. The songs crackle with the guitar work.” - TheAlternateRoot.com
“His lyrics dabble in a wonderful gritty naturalism that's uncommon around here” - Dan Barry - New Haven Advocate
Shawn Taylor performs original wandering roots music on acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals and foot percussion, with a healthy dose of story-telling and humor, and a unique sampling of musical Americana stew.
“Shawn Taylor is one of the finest traveling troubadours performing on the circuit these days. Boasting world-class guitar chops, soul enriched vocals and an uncanny knack for capturing life in a song.” (Brian Owens - Metronome Magazine Boston)
“His lyrics dabble in a wonderful gritty naturalism that's uncommon around here.” - Dan Barry - New Haven Advocate
Read More“Music with wandering roots”
Shawn Taylor serves up a deep bag of Americana and original Wandering Roots music on guitar, harmonica, vocals and foot percussion. He has released four CDs of original ‘wandering roots’ music, toured nationally since 2008, been acclaimed for his songwriting and short fiction, and opened for legends like Maria Muldaur, Vance Gilbert and Peter Mulvey along the way. One time he even loaned his guitar to Jose Feliciano. He’s thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, The Long Trail and The John Muir Trail, been an oysterman, a cabinet maker, and he and his wife have brought their two young children on musical tour the three summers before COVID, for over 13,000 musical miles. He’s currently recording his 5th CD of original material.
“Shawn Taylor is one of the finest traveling troubadours performing on the circuit these days. Boasting world-class guitar chops, soul enriched vocals and an uncanny knack for capturing life in a song,” (Brian Owens - Metronome Magazine Boston)
"Taylor has a mellowness to his voice that works well against the frenetic flash of finger-picking that is the foundation of his songs. The songs crackle with the guitar work.” - TheAlternateRoot.com
“His lyrics dabble in a wonderful gritty naturalism that's uncommon around here” - Dan Barry - New Haven Advocate
Shawn Taylor performs original wandering roots music on acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals and foot percussion, with a healthy dose of story-telling and humor, and a unique sampling of musical Americana stew.
“Shawn Taylor is one of the finest traveling troubadours performing on the circuit these days. Boasting world-class guitar chops, soul enriched vocals and an uncanny knack for capturing life in a song.” (Brian Owens - Metronome Magazine Boston)
“His lyrics dabble in a wonderful gritty naturalism that's uncommon around here.” - Dan Barry - New Haven Advocate
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