{"id":20010,"date":"2021-01-17T05:30:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T10:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=20010"},"modified":"2020-12-01T11:47:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:47:34","slug":"awen-family-band-prolific-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/17\/awen-family-band-prolific-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Awen Family Band: Prolific Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The concept of family can be a fluid one: beyond genetic connections, for many it represents a circle of people with a common set of concerns, goals or values. In the case of the Awen Family Band, it represents a shared focus on musical expression. The group has recently released Back to the Source<\/i>, an acoustic EP.<\/p>\n

The group is a musical collective built around the core of Jackson Weldon, formerly of Dr. Bacon, and former Freeway Revival guitarist Tim Husk. The rest of the group\u2019s lineup is ever-changing.\u201cWe tend to have a changing cast,\u201d Husk says.<\/p>\n

That informal approach is carried through in the group\u2019s music. The Awen Family Band \u201cstarted out with the idea of going to festivals and just hooking up with other people there to play late night,\u201d Husk says, \u201cand then [building] a songbook.\u201d The like-minded musicians are \u201cjust vessels for the muse,\u201d he says. The shared goal is to allow \u201cthe inspiration to flow through us, and to not take it so seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

Standing in contrast to the Awen Family Band\u2019s easygoing vibe is the fact that in the space of only 18 months, the group has produced no less than a dozen releases. \u201cThe reason for so much of it is because there\u2019s just so much different music that happens,\u201d says Husk. All of the group\u2019s releases are live recordings, made either in front of an audience or live-in-the-studio.<\/p>\n

That sense of immediacy is key to the Awen Family Band\u2019s aesthetic. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to honor the sound that comes out of the moment,\u201d Husk says. That means that extemporaneous sessions make use of \u201cfound\u201d instruments alongside more conventional ones. These days the group often plays in backyards with only a small gathering of listeners, but that was the concept even before COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s where this idea spawned from,\u201d Husk explains. \u201cSitting around the kitchen table, people beating on the table, grabbing pots and pans, playing random instruments to create music right there.\u201d And Back to the Source<\/i> captures that spirit. \u201cIt just feels like a bunch of folks hanging out in the backyard,\u201d Husk says.<\/p>\n

The rootsy feel of the music also reflects the shared philosophy of the musicians involved. \u201cI like the idea of \u2018from the beginning, to the beyond,\u2019\u201d Husk says. \u201cWhen we\u2019re playing, we have to reach all the way back to the beginning for all that inspiration. And then we\u2019re pushing it all the way forward.\u201d He says that them music is meant to convey the idea that \u201cwe\u2019re right in the middle of that, and we\u2019re all connected in a way,\u201d Husk says. He says that The Awen Family Band hopes to \u201callow the space for people\u2019s hearts and minds to get there too, if they\u2019re not there already.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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