With Strings, by June McDoom

With Strings

by June McDoom

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1.	Emerald River Dance 04:47	buy track
2.	Black Is The Color of My True Love's Hair 03:57	buy track
3.	On My Way (With Strings) 03:54	buy track
4.	The City (With Strings) 06:01

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My first EP, June McDoom, was hugely inspired by the minimal sound of the 60s and 70s folk era. I wanted to reimagine a couple of those songs more stripped down as a follow up to that first EP. Judee Sill's songwriting and arrangements have impacted me deeply, and so I hoped to honor the music she made by recording a version of her song, “Emerald River Dance” – one of my favorite songs for many years and a song I still sing at most of my shows. The first time I heard “Black is the Color” was Tia Blake's version that she recorded in 1971, and then Nina Simone's performance inspired me to try and record a rendition of my own. While writing "On My Way" and "The City," I always imagined versions of those songs stripped down with three-part harmonies, which I was finally able to do here with dear friends, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Kate Davis, who have both been big inspirations to me throughout the years. One of my close friends, Sammy Weissberg – who I met while studying in jazz school when I first moved to New York City – worked with me and arranged the harp and strings for each song. I produced the songs and tracked the remaining instruments and vocals with Evan Wright at our new studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn that we share with our friend, Nick Hakim (who also provided backing vocals on “On My Way”).

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released November 10, 2023

Produced by June Mcdoom
Mixed by Evan Wright
Mastered by Josh Bonati
String & Harp arrangement by Sammy Weissberg
Strings & Harp engineered by Griffin Jennings

Rebecca El-Saleh - Harp
Daniel Hass - Cello
Tess Krope - Viola
Shaleah Feinstein - Violin
Julia Danitz - Violin
Sammy Weissberg - Upright Bass
Guitars played by Evan Wright & June McDoom
Background vocals sung by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Kate Davis, & Nick Hakim

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June McDoom New York, New York

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With Strings

Nov 2023
June McDoom

Oct 2022
The City

Jul 2022

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