On My Way is fresh-on-the-scene, multi-instrumentalist Owen Walsh’s debut album: an eclectic mix of original songs that explore the no-man’s land between fiction and reality.

Walsh’s music is born of his real-world experiences and emotions spun through folklore, ear-catching turns-of-phrase, and dynamic storytelling. In a few short lines, Walsh infuses darkness with warm sunlight, earnest fears with sardonic optimism, and old tropes with new meanings. Walsh delivers it all through a deep, soulful voice that was made for the blues, laid over a sparse musical bed of acoustic instruments. Blended together, Walsh serves his listeners up a stiff drink, equal parts poetry and melody.

On My Way kicks off with “Kings & Pharaohs,” inspired by the Edward Hopper painting, “Nighthawks.” As Walsh’s
words take you from a barfly’s stool out into the city streets, the song creeps from a soft ballad into an unsuspectingly rousing chorus. The album then gets down to business with hard-edged foot-stompers like “Well Well, Hey Hey, Bye Bye” and “Somewhere Sunny” both of which pack a steel-string, finger-picking punch.

Meanwhile the smokey “Bad Dream" and melancholy "Is Paris Burning?" are more meditative and vulnerable.

Walsh meanders into some more serious themes with the country ballad “Black Horse Bridge” about repentance
and the Guthrie-esque “Hurricane” about coming to grips with modern-day anxieties.

And with songs like and “Change" and "Time To Go," Walsh explores contrasting themes. One is about resurrection and embracing unforeseen change; the other tells the story of a character who lives a simple life that begins and ends in the same small town.

Walsh played most of the instruments on the record himself and
recorded in his hometown of Honesdale, PA at Sky Blue Sound.
He was committed to creating an organic final product, crafted
entirely by real instruments—even when it meant tracking down a
vintage Hammond organ and Leslie cabinet. The result is an
authentically fresh sound that’s gritty and natural.

Walsh has been telling stories his entire life. Born and raised on
the banks of the Lackawaxen River in Honesdale, Pennsylvania—
a small, historic coal-mining town that spawned the American
railroad—he grew up surrounded by relics of 19th-Century
American life and imagery ripe for musical exploitation.

At 12, Walsh taught himself to sing, play guitar, and write songs.
He's followed in the tradition of true Americana music, in which
lyrics are equal in importance to the melodies that bind them.
Owen now lives in Asheville, NC and travels widely performing
music.

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