Released January 29th, 2021.
1. CLOUDS OF WAR (prelude)
2. THIS FAVORED LAND
3. PADDLE WHEEL (interlude)
4. ON THE MISSISSIPPI (GAMBLER’S SONG)
5. CARRY ME OVER THE SEA
6. THE GENERAL
7. I KNOW MOON-RISE
8. LEAVING THIS LONESOME LAND
9. A LETTER FROM JOHN BOSTON TO HIS WIFE (interlude)
10. GOTTA GET MYSELF RIGHT BACK TO YOU
11. BIG ROUND TOP MARCH / DRUMMER BOYS
12. CHRISTMAS CHEER (THIS WEARY YEAR)
13. DEAREST FRIEND AND ONLY LOVER
14. SOLDIER’S SONG
15. WORDS ABOUT JOHN BOSTON AT GETTYSBURG (interlude)
16. CLOUDS STILL DRIFT ACROSS THE SKY
17. O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!
18. F.D.R. AT GETTYSBURG, 1938 (postlude)
Shall We Hope is a dramatized listening experience. It invites its audience into the lives of characters from America’s past as they grapple with the hard realities of war and death, and the meaning of freedom.
Over twelve years in the making, this work of historical fiction tells tales of love, loss, and hope, drawn from our nation’s fraught history.
The narrative is told through brilliant songwriting and stellar musicianship, with a gathering of artists that includes Michael Daves, Guy Davis, Phoebe Hunt, John Lithgow, Maura O’Connell, and Catherine Russell.
Best experienced when heard in its entirety, this unique project showcases Tony’s ever-evolving musical vision. Shall We Hope portrays powerful moments in time that still reverberate today.
Listen to "Carry Me Over The Sea" above — the first single off Shall We Hope out January 29th, 2021.
One of the most influential banjo players in the roots music world, Tony Trischka has achieved legendary status in his 50+ years as a consummate artist. He’s inspired generations of acoustic musicians with his technical and conceptual advances, and opened the way for such players as Béla Fleck, Alison Brown, and Noam Pikelny. His seventeen solo albums are part of every banjo-lover’s musical reference. Tony has recorded and performed with Earl Scruggs, Pete Seeger, William S. Burroughs, The Allman Brothers, Alison Kraus, Miley Cyrus, Van Dyke Parks, and many more. A Grammy nominee, he’s received multiple awards and was recently inducted into the American Banjo Museum’s Hall of Fame. He produced Steve Martin’s Rare Bird Alert, featuring Paul McCartney and The Chicks, and was the musical director and associate producer of PBS’s The Banjo Project. In 2019, Tony made his Grand Ole Opry debut and celebrated the 10 year anniversary of his Tony Trischka School of Banjo on the ArtistWorks platform, the online banjo home for students around the world.
“At the dawn of 2021, the timing could not have been more apropos for Shall We Hope, the ambitious new album from banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka…. SWH addresses an even more divided time a hundred years earlier, the actual Civil War. With help from artists as diverse as Tracy Bonham, Guy Davis, Maura O’Connell, Van Dyke Parks, Catherine Russell, and more,Trischka examines all sides of the conflict, not only the well-worn North vs. South narrative…. [it] concludes with a sentiment that sounds like a wishful and hopeful prayer for our current times.” - No Depression
“Masterpiece… remarkable achievement. It’s a WHOLE. So many good things, one being the orchestrations. Michael Daves outdid himself, and [Trischka’s] playing is moody and thoughtful and rich. This is major.” - Steve Martin
“Trischka has been pushing genre boundaries since his first album nearly 50 years ago. SWH is18 tracks of spoken word, music, and soulful vocals that tells a story of six characters… by a master of the five string, produced over the course of a dozen years… deserves some extra attention.” - Bluegrass Unlimited
“Trischka’s banjo—or, rather, his enviable collection of banjos—is a consistently beautiful presence throughout… serving as a reminder of the facility, taste, and sense of daring that made him a roots music phenomenon all those years ago.” -Bluegrass Today
“One of the most renowned players in the genre, Trischka continues pushing the boundaries of what banjo-based songwriting and storytelling can be.” - American Songwriter
“Renders with lyrical grace and harmonic resonance the tragic nature of the human species.”– Songlines
“Magnificent! Historically sweeping, brilliantly sculpted... The US Civil War as backdrop of a bigger story of humanity. Bravo! Genius.” - Unreal Bluegrass
“Trischka has produced an album that urges us to listen to the stories of the past and embrace the hope that things can indeed change, no matter how bleak they look.” - Folk Alley
ARTIST SITES
www.tonytrischka.com
@TonyTrischka
Contacts
Carla Parisi (Publicist) - kidlogicmedia@gmail.com
Brad Paul (radio) - bradpaul56@gmail.com
Sean Trischka (social media) - sean.trischka@gmail.com
