The Mule, by The Paper Trains

The Mule

by The Paper Trains

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1.	Cookie Jar 04:14	buy track
2.	Wednesday's Child 05:11	buy track
3.	Cannonball Express 03:26	buy track
4.	The Troubled Mule 05:25	buy track
5.	Gone Fishin' 04:02	buy track
6.	The Prospectors 03:41	buy track
7.	In Exile 03:36	buy track
8.	Southern Cities 03:32	buy track
9.	The Straight and Narrow 04:21	buy track
10.	(The Virtues of) Wild Corn Whiskey 04:35	buy track

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A record of evocative and vocally-fuelled originals, drawing influences from Americana, blues, roots, country and folk traditions. This debut album represents a union of back-porch ditties with high-energy, gritty foot stompers.

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released April 2, 2015

All songs written and performed by The Paper Trains
ⓟ & ⓒ 2015 The Paper Trains
All rights reserved

Simon Fisk – vocals | banjo | piano
Natalie Olden – vocals | guitar | mandolin
Jon Brendan – vocals | upright bass

Guest musician: Boyd Hayward – drums
Other instruments performed by The Paper Trains

Recorded at The Shambles, Southampton, UK
Mixed by Alex McDougall at FireFarm Studios, Southampton, UK
Mastered by John Vestman at Vestman Mastering, California, USA

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The Paper Trains UK

Established in 2011, The Paper Trains are a modern three-piece string band, with a distinctive repertoire of self-penned Americana tracks. Their music combines harmony-enriched vocals, strident guitar laced with incisive licks, demon banjo picking, truck stop honky-tonk piano, and sure-footed upright bass lines. ... more

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