Will Holshouser - The Lone Wild Bird (2025) [Hi-Res]

The Lone Wild Bird is a new solo album by accordionist and composer Will Holshouser, who draws on an eclectic range of influences and his experiences as a working musician in New York to put together an engaging and colorful set of music. Will's original compositions combine many strands of music into his own unique fabric: accordion folk styles, jazz, shape note music, and other influences are stitched together through counterpoint and improvisation. The album also includes a few covers which are closely related to his compositions -- for example, ‘The Lone Wild Bird’ is one of Will’s mother’s favorite hymns from the southern shape note tradition. The result is an unusual sound for the accordion, with a particularly North American flavor.

Will has been active on the New York music scene since the 1990s, touring and recording with Regina Carter, David Krakauer, Eric Vloeimans, and Antony and the Johnsons as well as his own groups Musette Explosion and the Will Holshouser Trio, which made three albums for the Portuguese label Clean Feed. He has also worked with William Schimmel, Guy Klucevsek, Michael Winograd, Uri Caine, Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, Suzanne Vega, New York City Ballet Orchestra and many others.

Tracklist:
1-1 Will Holshouser - Aviary [4:20]
1-2 Will Holshouser - The Lone Wild Bird [2:04]
1-3 Will Holshouser - Blue Waters [4:16]
1-4 Will Holshouser - Three Glasses [3:31]
1-5 Will Holshouser - Shouting Song [4:40]
1-6 Will Holshouser - Ouro Preto [3:27]
1-7 Will Holshouser - Twelve Statues in the Snow Mastered [4:19]
1-8 Will Holshouser - Abide With Me [4:14]
1-9 Will Holshouser - Reel to Reel [3:27]
1-10 Will Holshouser - Papillons et Nuages [4:12]
1-11 Will Holshouser - Chez Seychelles/Balfa Waltz [4:32]