“We had to keep the stove burning the whole day, and then the electricity
 went out for ten minutes. Luckily, we were just rehearsing.” For John
 Statz, born and raised in Wisconsin, hard work and good luck both seem to
 come naturally. On his new record, TULSA – recorded with an all-star band
 in the middle of a Vermont ice storm with echoes of The Jayhakws and Whiskeytown – both pay off in spades.


After years of DIY touring everywhere from Eastern Europe to Mexico Statz
 fell in with fellow Midwesterner Jeffrey Foucault, a critically acclaimed
 songwriter and veteran of the Americana circuit. A fan of Statz’s most
 recent album (2012’s OLD FASHIONED, produced by Bo Ramsey), Foucault
 offered to produce the next while the two were on tour together in
 Colorado. “Jeff kicked my ass. He pushed me to crank out well-written
 songs. He’s such a great songwriter himself and I felt like I had to step
 up my game. And then there is the absolutely amazing band…” The band features Billy Conway (Morphine) on drums, Mark Spencer (Son Volt) on electric guitars and pedal steel, Jeremy Moses Curtis (Booker T) on bass, Jeffrey Foucault on guitars and vocals, Caitlin Canty singing harmonies, and Matt Lorenz on fiddle.

“TULSA feels like how I was always supposed to make a record. Hunkered down for three days, living and eating with the band, tracking live, all during the raging ‘Polar Vortex’ deep in the woods of Vermont.”

Luke Redfield is an American folk musician. From the mountains to the deserts to the prairies, he finds inspiration and applies meaning to the varying climates and landscapes of the places he loves.

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