Folk Uke Records and Amy Nelson & Cathy Guthrie of Folk Uke are excited to present "Small One," the duo's brand new protest song recorded with the socially distanced help of members of Foo Fighters, Bonny Light Horseman, ex-Band of Horses and many more.
Don't be fooled by the beautiful, melancholy melody of "Small One" here, for while it may sound gorgeous, the subject matter is anything but. This isn't a new concept for Nelson & Guthrie, however, but this time the duo are addressing the role that toxic masculinity plays in breaking down humanity and the threat it poses to life on Earth. "We wanted to write a Neil Young song, but we're Folk Uke," Nelson & Guthrie said. "'Small One' is a song about the man who has everything, including a crippling feeling of inadequacy brought on by years of torment from his peers, turning him bitter and vengeful from a young age until he is comforted by this thought: 'They will all be sorry when I rule the world'."Listen below!
Three years after the release of their third Folk Uke LP, Starfer, Nelson & Guthrie enlisted the help of fellow Austinite and musician Jeff Klein (My Jerusalem) who served as producer on "Small One." Although only their vocals and Klein's acoustic guitar part had been recorded before the COVID-19 quarantine began, Klein brought in a number of his musician friends - Rami Jaffee (Foo Fighters) on keys, Bill Reynolds (ex-Band of Horses) on bass, JT Bates (Bonny Light Horseman/Big Red Machine) on percussion, Matt Pynn (Dwight Yoakam, Miley Cyrus) on pedal steel, and Walker Lukens and McKenzie Griffin on backing vocals - all of which added to the song remotely from their own lockdown studios. The result is anything but small.
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