Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes

This album is dedicated to those who recognize living as a heroic act: the occupiers of sunup barstools; the cubicle-planted; the ghosts of Greyhounds; the reasonably sketchy. A burlap hero is one who marches—consciously or not—back to the sea in hopes of making no splash, who understands and embraces the imperfection of being, and in that way, stretches the definition of sainthood to fit. Nate Wooley February 2022 Mary Halvorson Guitar Susan Alcorn Pedal Steel Guitar Ryan Sawyer Drums Mat Maneri Viola, Track 2 Trevor Dunn Electric Bass, Track 4 Nate Wooley Trumpet and Amplifier, Compositions Produced by David Breskin Recorded by Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio, October 14-15, 2021 Mixed by Ron Saint Germain at Saint’s Place Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk Photographs by aAron Munson All compositions 2021 © Nate Wooley (fourwordseamusic, bmi) “Returning To Drown Myself, Finally” is based on the Swedish dalakoral: “Nu är midsommar natt” Photos from the series Isachsen, Nunavut by aAron Munson aaronmunson.com Design and layout by Spotswood Erving and July Creek for Janky Defense A film by Frank Heath accompanies the record and may be found on Vimeo and the websites of Nate, Pyroclastic, and David Breskin. Carbon offsets to neutralize the carbon emissions associated with the production and distribution of this album have been purchased through carbonfund.org. Nate Wooley and Pyroclastic Records © ℗ 2022 natewooley.com pyroclasticrecords.com PYROCLASTIC RECORDS