Ray Barnard CD Release

And The Horse You Rode In On is my fifth solo LP. It is a fusion of reggae, roots, and soul grooves. Whereas my last LP, Radicalized, was more experimental, this one is nuts and bolts, meat & potatoes – the rhythm tracks were all cut live (at Jeremy Johnson & Greg Schutte’s studios). Overdubs were minimal ( cut at my home studio). I wrote, arranged, and produced it myself – with some help writing the songs.

Thematically, it’s a lot about the love/hate relationship I have with the city I work in (excepting Frogtown, the least pretentious neighborhood I know). Some say I suffer from small fish/big pond syndrome. I call it ‘casting pearls before swine’ syndrome. Suffice it to say I worked very hard on this LP & I’m proud of it. The rhythm section is 2nd to none and the songs are too, dammit!

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