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It's Been Here All Along

by Ross Hammond

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Welcome Back 04:37
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Brackets 02:08
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Do'Em Blues 05:24
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Flux Blues 04:13
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Forts 04:33
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Blinds 02:17
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Freeport 01:16
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Loss 03:32
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Perseverance 04:27
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The Sly Ibex 04:49
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about

It’s Been Here All Along is music that feels like coming out of a long, dark period, as we all have done this past year during the pandemic. It’s music that I made with the feeling that we’re beginning to put things back together. It’s a mixed bag of hope, loss, perseverance and cautious optimism.

Music is good for those times. The times where normally I’d sit and wonder about what is coming next, or be hopeful that loved ones will be safe, or mournful of the heavy losses we as a people have suffered this past year while grateful that my family has been OK so far. Music is a way to channel all of those thoughts and create something that represents this period.

It’s Been Here All Along is a solo guitar double LP made in the Spring of 2021. I recorded these eighteen songs with the idea that I’d edit them down and pick a few for a new release, but to me they all flow together nicely and need to be kept together. The music was recorded onto my two-track reel to reel (a gift from my father-in-law) over three days.

I played resonator guitar exclusively on this record. The ghosts and voices and wails that live inside that instrument provided the inspiration to keep creating. All of these songs are made using my Freeport tuning (CGCGCD).

The artwork for this LP was made by Sacramento painter Jackie Wada, who is a friend and been a big part of my daughter’s life through sports and mentorship.

It’s Been Here All Along is available as a limited edition double-LP, limited edition CD, stream and download.

credits

released October 22, 2021

Ross Hammond - Resonator Guitar

Art by Jackie Wada
Layout by Jason Malmberg

Mastered by Patrick Hills at Earthtone Studio in Sacramento, CA.

“Simply put, It’s Been Here All Along is a pleasure to listen to and a fine example of the richness that can be found in the simplicity and purity of solo guitar music.”
-Glenn Kimpton, Folkradio.co.uk

“Loving the new double album of resonator guitar pieces by the always-excellent Ross Hammond.”
-Marc Masters

“Blanketed by this ghostly resonator guitar, each of Hammond’s solo guitar compositions play into this idea that whatever one is experiencing, feeling, or enduring, it’s been here all along.“
-Justin Spicer, Cerberus

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Sacramento guitarist, coffee drinker, dog owner, hoop coach, husband and Dad. Holla!

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