Studio Sessions

Tyler Ramsey in-studio, 4-30-08

In a sense, North Carolina-based musician Tyler Ramsey is two artists for the price of one: on the one hand, he's a folky singer-songwriter who has enjoyed comparisons to the likes of Jackson Browne (even going so far as to cover Browne's "These Days' on his recent release); on the other, he's an imaginative finger-style guitarist, composing pieces more from the heart than out of any interest in technical prowess. His second album, A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea, was released earlier in the year, and it's this dual approach to his music that helps the album flow in such a unified fashion-- indeed, a listen from start to finish almost feels like a long dream about swimming across the sea. Ramsey joins us for performances of songs from the new album, and talks about his songwriting, the collaborative musical scene that exists in his hometown of Asheville, and his second career moonlighting as a touring member of Band of Horses.

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