Abigail Washburn Releases New Album ‘City of Refuge’
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Written by Rob Sleigh
Singer and Americana musician Abigail Washburn is to release her third album ‘City of Refuge’ on 24th January. The album’s release will coincide with a number of UK live dates at the end of the month. The album features contributions from Chris Funk of the Decemberists and Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket.
Abigail Washburn released her debut solo album ‘Song of the Travelling Daughter’ in 2005. Two of the tracks on the album were sung in Mandarin, which Abigail learned while living in China. She has also recorded albums with the bands Sparrow Quartet and Uncle Earl, whose fifth album ‘Waterloo, Tennessee’ was produced by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin and Them Crooked Vultures.
‘City of Refuge’ Tracklisting:
1. Prelude
2. City of Refuge
3. Bring Me My Queen
4. Chains
5. Ballad of Treason
6. Last Train
7. Burn Thru
8. Corner Girl
9. Dreams of Nectar
10. Devine Bell
11. Bright Morning Stars
January UK live dates
Tue 25 Jan - Glasgow Celtic Connections
Wed 26 Jan - Sheffield Greystones
Fri 28 Jan - Newcastle Cluny
Sat 29 Jan - Winchester Railway Inn
Sun 30 Jan - Bristol Thekla
Mon 31 Jan - London Slaughtered Lamb
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