Recorded live at Prairie Sun Recording Studio to 24 track 2 inch tape with Grammy winning engineer Oz Fritz (Tom Waits, John Hammond), the full band release represents a fluid evolution and natural progression of where Eric's music is heading, but his stake in the songs has not changed a bit.

The same convictive soul of Eric's songs appear again, but where his last record highlighted a sparse reserve that shone alone in its' self-recorded home studio upbringings, 'Looking Up' comes in full fidelity with the warmth of his full band and a depth of sound  rich in harmonic overtones. 

Firm to its core, it features The Short Tempers with David Pascoe on fidddle & mandolin, Rhyne Erde on drums, Thom Beneducci on  upright bass, Dave Zirbel on pedal-steel, and Tom Relling on resophonic & electric guitar.

Looking Up

Bluebird

In Your Own Way

Come on Baby and Dance with Me

Bully

You Only Love Me When You're High

No More

Carolina

Everyday

Singer-Songwriter Eric Long’s music is fundamentally folk and timelessly steeped in some of America’s earliest musical roots. His songwriting carries a remarkable knack for simplicity, while his ability to perform on guitar, clawhammer banjo, bottleneck slide, and pedal steel make for enticing and genre blending performances which draw strong similarities to Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, and Jackson Browne.

In 2019, NPR’s All Songs Considered hailed his voice as carrying a “…timeless timbre that sounds well-traveled, self-reflective and pure.” Following up on his debut Folk & Country Blues record “A Long Way From Home,” released in late 2018, Eric was brought in as a fan favorite to play 3 coveted slots at the 2019 High Sierra Music Festival.

Originally from York Pennsylvania, and now living in Sonoma County, Eric has performed on 3 continents and has opened for the Grammy winning Roots act Fantastic Negrito as well as acoustic greats Doug MacLeod and Guy Davis. Eric has quickly made a name for himself as a rising songwriter in the Northern California Folk scene.

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