Wow!!!! Talk about talent intersecting with soul. Thank you for your music.

I recorded this song back in 2016 - one take for guitar/vocals and one take for the e-bow. I stumbled across the audio file on my old laptop and figured it was deserving of a Soundcloud upload, a casual 9 years later. Written for the girl who would become my wife and, soon thereafter, the mother of my kids. Hope you enjoy!

Lyrics:

Born and raised
To stay behaved
To toe the straight and narrow
I played the fool
As young men do
Tapped the whiskey barrel
The time it took
Like a winding brook
On its way to sea
I saw some things
And grew some wings
Confused my wants with needs

Oh now that I’ve grayed
I see all the options that I could have weighed
But one girl who remains
Calling those bluffs that still stand on the banks of
My channel

I was counting on
Lightning rods
And safety from my window
But she stormed on in
A warm crosswind
And stole my favorite pillow
All my control
Was never whole
A finger in a levee
Entropy
Got the best of me
I suppose I was always ready

Oh now that I’ve grayed
I see all the options that I could have weighed
But one girl who remains
Calling those bluffs that still stand on the banks of
My channel

My wounds cut to the bone
Eroding walls of stone
May not have known it then
Took love to fill me in

So why don’t I try
She’s more than deserving
Letting words fly
Is a little unnerving
The dice that I rolled
Are finally returning
She’s making me whole
She's making me whole
She's making me whole
She's making me whole

The time it took
Like a winding brook
On its way to sea
I found the path
She pulled me back
To where I need to be

Oh now that I’ve grayed
I see all the options that I could have weighed
But one girl who remains
Calling those bluffs that still stand on the banks of
My channel

Channel

Harmlesly Harmful

The eighth album by Whetherman, 'This Land' is true Americana, a celebration of American-made sounds spanning the countries rich musical history.

Six Rivers

Strawberry Blonde

Alrance, France

With What You Have

The Hold Up

Hurt And Heal

Current Of The Sea

Train Station Stop Blues

In My Writing

Whetherman is the moniker of independent singer-songwriter Nicholas Williams, who has released six full-length albums of effervescent melody-filled folk tales since it's inception in 2007. His highly anticipated sixth record, 'Seeds for Harvest', released April 30th. The new album graces elements throughout his catalogue, while taking experimental steps in new directions of Blues, Singer-Songwriter and Indie. Growing up in the Midwest, his surroundings have created songs filled with personal truth, awareness of nature, poetic earnest vocals and easy-listening grooves that will lift your spirits and feed your soul, akin to the likes of Ray Lamontagne or some of Van Morrison's early recordings. The Whetherman project is completely DIY under Williams' direction, taking a contemporary grassroots approach to reach those willing to listen through word of mouth and constantly being on the road, living the songs he's created by immersing himself in the beautiful American landscape that many take for granted.

"Each release embodies the new places I've found inside myself. I have an obsession with traveling to discover new places and revisit old, on top of culturing myself musically" says Williams. His last manifestation, 'Streams and Pastures' (2013) featured a six-member band for the first time, recorded in the Southeast where he has spent most of his time since 2009. The end product is an eclectic array of new sound that takes nothing away from the established singer-songwriter presence, only beautifully adding elements of America's enriched musical history. The cast includes: Rachel Murray (Vocals), JP Salvat (Percussion), Alex Hayward (Engineer/Drummer), Adam Mantovani (Upright Bass), Drew Matulich (Mandolin/Fiddle/Guitar) and Eric Brigmond (Keys).

Under Whetherman, Williams has opened for acclaimed acts such as: The Wailers, The Wood Brothers, Howie Day, Donavon Frankenreiter, Anders Osbourne, Town Mountain, Brendan James and Zach Deputy. In the US, he's toured over 40 states annually since 2011, while performing over 150 shows, this April he'll set sail on the nationwide 'Seeds' Tour supporting his new album. During June of 2014, Williams took the tales overseas with The Whetherman Trio, alongside Rachel Murray and JP Salvat, to perform in Germany, France and Spain. In May of 2015, Williams will be embarking on a month-long solo UK Tour that hits England, Ireland and Scotland. Currently, Williams is taking time off from the road to track his sixth full-length album, 'Seeds for Harvest', due to release April 30th, 2015.

You can find Whetherman's music on the Official Whetherman Page, Bandcamp, Daytrotter, Amazon and iTunes. You can stream his music on Pandora Radio and Spotify.

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