Baltimore-based singer-songwriter Miles Gannett will release his debut album,
Meridian, on April 16. JamBase is pleased to premiere the record’s latest single, the nine-minute closing track “Maria Sabina.”
Gannett co-produced
Fred Travers and multi-instrumentalist
Ron Stewart, of veteran Baltimore bluegrass outfit The Seldom Scene, appear across the 12 tracks making up
Meridian.
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Gannett wrote “Maria Sabina” about the true-life story of the Mexican woman who played a significant role in bringing hallucinogenic mushrooms to the mainstream. Regarding the song’s titular character, Gannett stated:
Maria Sabina was a Mazatec “Wise Woman” who lived in Oaxaca, Mexico. The American amateur ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson, who had previously gained recognition for his book
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Sometimes a song idea lands softly or inconspicuously, and sometimes it strikes a writer like a bolt of lightning, or in
Miles Gannett’s case a string of mid-travel tornadic storms. That’s how Gannett ended up in Meridian, Mississippi, one night on a trip back from visiting his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana. “When the weather got bad enough, we decided to pull off to the nearest city to find food and wait out the storm, and the closest city happened to be Meridian.” His pit stop turned to discovery, then to inspiration, and finally to song. “Meridian” the first track on Gannett’s debut solo album of the same name paints a waltzing, pedal-steel steeped picture of beauty in disrepair; of a city that was once grand and of the kindness of its current-day residents. Today, Glide Magazine premiered “Meridian,” saying, “Gannett’s warm vocals carry listeners on shimmering waves of pedal stee
Music fans around our area are very familiar with The Seldom Scene, as the popular American bluegrass band has been performing around Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., since it first formed in Bethesda, Md., back in 1971.
The group has been instrumental in starting the progressive bluegrass movement as their shows often include bluegrass versions of country music, rock and even pop.
On New Yearâs Eve, The Seldom Scene will be playing at The Birchmere, in a show that starts at 7:30 p.m., due to restrictions that necessitate the venue close before midnight hits. Still, the band promises plenty of fun and itâs a great way to get ready for 2021.