Mr. Lambchop speaking

in early 2024 i heard a song on the radio on my way to get some gas.

just a minimal single chord strummed banjo and a small group of voices.

it seemed perfect in the moment as the moment became perfect in itself.

i never found out who it was, sounded kinda like early country gospel?

in a time of searching i discovered a type of gospel singing known as lined out singing

which is said to have begun in the late 1800s in scotland.

it migrated to appalachia and became an obscure root of american gospel, country.…

a spontaneous call and response type of acapella singing led by a clerk with a chorus of singers

revealing the raw beauty and power of the human voice with its unique varieties

its unadorned simplicity gave weight to the words as they were sung.

i wanted to make a record that emulated this kind of music.