east // south by Jerry Chapman

Tracks 1-5:

This is a collection of songs written at (or about) the Black River in Georgetown, SC. A wonderfully relaxing place that has provided a refuge from the noise of the "real world," as well as several (very) late nights of camaraderie, music and wine. These songs have been floating around for many years and I'm thrilled to have properly recorded them and collected them in one place. I hope you enjoy listening to these as much as I enjoyed playing and singing them.

This one's for the Holdouts.

released June 21, 2023

Recorded at Hollow Reed Studio (AVL), Jerry's office (Mayberry), and SE Music Services (Clemmons).

Jerry: acoustic & electric guitars, singing, bass, harmonica, tambourine
Chris Rosser: Wurlitzer, Dotar, percussion, production/mixing/mastering
Matt Smith: pedal steel
Corky McClellan: drums
Jeff Vandiver: drums
Jennifer, Georgia, and Juliana: hand claps & gang vocals

Artwork: Georgia Chapman


Tracks 6-10:

Well, this is it. My first international album. In February '21 I traveled to San Miguel de Allende, MX, as I do most years. Great weather, amazing food, fantastic art, and... a cool recording studio. I took part of a day to record the majority of the basic acoustic guitar tracks, as well as some other incidentals. For some reason, it took me until Nov./Dec. '23 to head over to Asheville to finish it up. I suppose this is my "Covid album," as most of these tunes were written in the "classic" Covid era. I also reckon this might be the mellowest of all my albums. I hope you're OK with that. I think it turned out swell. Don't worry, rock & roll Jerry will be back soon.

released April 19, 2024

PRS acoustic guitar & Gryphon recorded by Gabe Heiser at Estudio San Miguel (San Miguel de Allende, MX)
www.estudiosanmiguel.com
Everything else recorded & mixed by Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studio (AVL).
www.chrisrosser.com/studio

Jerry: PRS acoustic guitar, Burchette acoustic guitar, hi-strung acoustic guitar, singing, bass, Veillette Gryphon 12-string acoustic guitar, cajón, egg shaker, tambourine, harmonica
Chris Rosser: percussion, harmonium, melodica, piano, organ, etc.
Stephanie Winters: cello
www.stephaniewinters.com

Artwork: Georgia Chapman