Texas Blue by Jess Williamson
Jess Williamson offers a wide open ode to her home state with Texas Blue, a new two song cover EP of Townes Van Zandt’s “Loretta” and traditional piece “Texas River Song.” Williamson first heard this pair of poetic masterpieces as a teenager when she first moved to Austin, Texas, and the songs have haunted her since. For Williamson, Loretta was the free spirit she couldn’t be, and her beloved Texas rivers ran deep with heartbreaking memories. With each cover, Williamson reckons with a state, and state of mind, that feels so close but so far away, and breaks a spell that these songs, and Texas’s big, starry skies, have held over her for so long.
Tracklist
| 1. | Loretta | 2:56 |
| 2. | Texas River Song | 3:32 |
Credits
released March 15, 2022
Performed by Jess Williamson
Produced by Ben Schwab and Jess Williamson
Recorded and engineered by Ben Schwab at home in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, except mandolin and fiddle, tracked by Noah Jeffries at home in Austin, TX
Mixed and Mastered by Dan Duszynski at Dandy Sounds (Austin, Tx)
Jess Williamson - vocals and guitar
Ben Schwab - guitar, bass, organ
Noah Jeffries - mandolin and fiddle
Cover photo by and courtesy of Kari Rosenfeld
Performed by Jess Williamson
Produced by Ben Schwab and Jess Williamson
Recorded and engineered by Ben Schwab at home in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, except mandolin and fiddle, tracked by Noah Jeffries at home in Austin, TX
Mixed and Mastered by Dan Duszynski at Dandy Sounds (Austin, Tx)
Jess Williamson - vocals and guitar
Ben Schwab - guitar, bass, organ
Noah Jeffries - mandolin and fiddle
Cover photo by and courtesy of Kari Rosenfeld
