Séamus Foley Releases His New Single ‘Colorado Skies’ and Shares Video
Americana artist and acclaimed singer-songwriter, Séamus Foley today release his brand-new single ‘Colorado Skies’, taken from his new 6-track EP, ‘Into the Night’, which will be released in February 2023. ‘Colorado Skies’ is a simple song celebrating wanderlust: getting away, with the hopes and dreams of finding somewhere new — America.
It’s a roaming song that shows off Séamus’ ranged, resonant voice and his guitar work: starts simply and catchily, then progressively builds up through incremental layering of the instruments. Amazingly, despite the instrumental layering, only two people play on the track: Séamus Foley himself (providing Vocals, Dobro, Electric Guitar, Bass & Percussion); and producer Miles Myerscough Harris (on Backing Vocals, Percussion, and Keys).
“The main idea for this song came very quickly,” Seamus explains, “I changed the tuning on my dobro, which is a square neck (a slide guitar that you play on your lap), and the main structure tumbled out almost straightaway! The rest then took a little while to evolve, adding bits here and there as I went along. When I had it all done, I took it to Miles in the studio and we put the arrangement together and recorded all the extra tracks in a single day. The Dobro part comprises the main guitar and the bass I had already recorded at home.
“It’s the last thing we recorded for the EP. ‘Colorado Skies’ is essentially a very simple song about wanting to get away. I feel that with everything that’s been going on in the past few years, this is probably a universal feeling, but it’s certainly what I was feeling at the time. America has always had a strong pull for me, so lyrically that’s where we went.”
Séamus describes his music as a mixture of several different styles, all essentially based on the guitar. “I grew up listening to a wide variety of music,” he explains, “and I have never been drawn towards being a purist of any particular genre. It’s folk, rock n’ roll, country, pop, blues, and more but none of those things in their original form. Being able to mix and change styles has always been part of who I am as a songwriter.”
“I’ve been listening to tracks by Seamus on repeat,” said Radio 2’s legendary broadcaster ‘Whispering Bob’ Harris, “There’s a lovely warmth & caring atmosphere about his music.”
Check out the video for Colorado Skies here https://www.youtube.com/
Check out Séamus Foley’s many-faceted talents as songwriter, singer, deft guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist on ‘Colorado Skies’ and watch out for further releases from his fine 6-track EP ‘Into the Night’.
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Photo Credit: Connor Hawkins