RITZ & WESSON – Wisdom Of The Heart (Backstage Music)
Wisdom Of The Heart is their third album, a record that combines the comfortingly old-fashioned and the modern. The mix of original songs reflects the sort of sets you might have heard back then and shows how much they learned paying their dues has stayed with them.
Bryan plays acoustic guitar and Nigel plays guitars, banjo and mandolin so the instrumental ‘Sunrise’ is an appropriate opener and if you’re wondering, yes, the final track is its other half, ‘Sunset’. There is a third instrumental. ‘Three Sisters’, also written by Nigel, which neatly divides the set. Their guitar sound is clean and clear, one might say plangent without the connotation of mournfulness. Both sing, harmonise comfortably and are supported by multi-instrumentalist and engineer Gavin Beckwith and percussionist Andrew McClennon.
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credits
released November 8, 2022
Musicians
Bryan Ritz – acoustic guitars, vocals
Nigel Wesson – acoustic guitars, banjo, tenor guitar, mandolin, vocals
Gavin Beckwith – guitars, bass, violin, drum programming, backing vocals
Andrew McClennon – hand drums and percussion
Guest Musicians
Seb Wesson – Acoustic lead on No Easy Break from the Blues
Electric lead on Dark River
Romano Viazzani – Accordion on Street Band
Geoff Duckworth – Flute on Street Band