From the Mountain Top Ep by Echo Messenger

dark folk / lo-fi / gauzy 
James Bracken cut his teeth as a sideman lending his soulful vibrato and rhythm playing to Ian Hilmer’s Stagefright, an alternative string band from southern MN. The band performed extensively regionally, steadily gaining grassroots momentum circulating live bootlegs but never releasing an album, which ultimately ended the band and each of the members went on to front their own project.  

Several hundred bar gigs later a fortuitous connection with Rochester producer Fires of Denmark led to a productive series of recording sessions documenting Bracken’s expansive catalog and tracking a brand new batch of songs set to be released as Echo Messenger.

From the Mountaintop (acoustic)

dark-folk/gauzy/lo-fi/singer-songwriter

James Bracken found a fortuitous connection that led to a productive series of recording sessions documenting Bracken’s expansive catalog and tracking a brand new batch of songs released as Echo Messenger.    

Instagram 
https://www.instagram.com/echo.messenger


Local rag...
https://www.postbulletin.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/tuesday-tracklist-echo-messenger?fbclid=IwAR3oL-B7JWfeihD-ANDbGLom56QGouNqRRPEsU6e_YRWnXsvasrWEwVqYps

Live performance...
https://youtu.be/NuHSe3DGuYA?si=w7JLTgwH2OJXT_wk

Self produced album...
https://youtu.be/MpFcmCt57q4?si=JJhdjLRHkgVzn66E

From the Mountain Top Ep by Echo Messenger

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