Meredith Moon Announces From Here to the Sea

Article Contributed by Compass Records | Published on Sunday, August 17, 2025

Meredith Moon announces the upcoming release of her new studio album From Here To The Sea with the release of the project's opening track "East City Blues" available tomorrow on all digital platforms. The new single is a loping modern day folk/blues that showcases Moon’s nimble vocals and finger-style guitar. Moon explains: "The song was written in May 2022 when I was living on the west side of Peterborough, Ontario, in a not-so-safe neighborhood, longing to be living in the "East City,"but also longing for a person who was out of reach at the time."

Moon’s third album, and first for Compass Records, finds the Canadian-born songwriter and instrumentalist taking a slight detour from the Appalachian old-time roots of the album's predecessor, Constellations. Produced and recorded in Ontario and Nashville by Colin Linden (Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Bruce Cockburn) and featuring Rebecca Lovell (Larkin Poe), Lillie Mae Rische & Dominic Davis (Jack White), Julian Taylor, George Receli (Bob Dylan), and Jerry Douglas, among others, the album explores avenues of blues, folk, and folk-rock, and even incorporates elements of old-time jazz.

Meredith Moon has been described as a 'gem' in both the old-time and contemporary folk music scenes for her unusual expression of the genres, combining influences of folk-punk with traditional Appalachian sounds. She started writing songs at the age of eight, and growing up immersed in folk music including the music of her father Gordon Lightfoot, became a self-taught guitar player at the age of fourteen. Besides playing traditional tunes often 'non-traditionally,' Meredith presents a powerful voice and highly contemporary claw-hammer banjo style which has earned her acclaim in the international roots music community.

Track List:

    East City Blues
    Poseidon
    No Closing Time
    Lulu Gal
    Six Strings
    Category Five
    Sapphire Blue
    Louisiana Trees
    The Willow
    I’ll Remember You In The Summer
    Freight Train

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