It’s the tale of the touring life – away for 5 days straight and then home to the family for a couple of days and then…repeat. It’s also a taste of an upcoming album from banjo star Alison Brown and other banjo star Steve Martin. Steve says of the song “I’m so happy to be back playing with Alison, Tim O’Brien and all the great musicians I’m so fortunate to work with. ‘5 Days Out, 2 Days Back’ is Alison’s and my tribute to all us road musicians.” It was Alison Brown who saw in a snap that there was one voice they needed to sing the song: “Tim is one of the all-time greatest singers in bluegrass. From the first demo we recorded together, he brought the perfect energy and spin to it, drawing on his many years of touring to bring the story to life.”
And what of Tim O’Brien, surely he had some thoughts? Well, yes he did and does: “Alison Brown and Steve Martin compress a year of a touring musician’s life into a few minutes on their new single. Our protagonist finds a path between the conflicting pulls of family and the road, plus I sing it really good!”
Completing the band are: Bryan Sutton (guitar, harmony vocals), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Todd Phillips (bass) and Vickie Vaughn (harmony vocals).
There’s also a performance video here. Enjoy.
