This is one of the odder post I’ve ever done. It’s an attempt by a blogger based in Illinois to promote a show in Nashville by a band from Sweden. The Lancaster Orchestra is a band I discovered about two years back and that I have been following ever since. I think their atmospheric americana music is unmatched by anyone else. Add to that their slightly cosmopolitan musical tastes (see Smiths cover below) and their technical proficiency and even the quality of their videos and the fact that they’re now willing to travel internationally and I think you’ve got a band that needs to be picked up by a US based label for their next record.
The Lancaster Orchestra will be in Nashville this month at the Americana Music Associations annual party and conference. They’ll be the only European band in attendance. The band appears on October 31st at 8pm at Mercury Lounge. Other acts scheduled to appear during the fest are Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett. I urge you to attend and I double dare you not to fall in love with these three songs.
Save Me From Myself
Newfound Friends (demo)
Please Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Smiths cover)
Video for “I Remember That Time So Well”