Over The Rhine To Release Double Album, Meet Me At The Edge Of The World, September 3

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overtherhinecdcover2013Meet Me At The Edge Of the World, the upcoming double album from the highly acclaimed band Over The Rhine, is set for a September 3rd release on their Great Speckled Dog label. Over The Rhine’s nucleus of husband and wife duo Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler have created their most ambitious offering to date with Meet Me At The Edge Of The World, and they did not need to look far to find their muse.

The 19 tracks on Meet Me At The Edge Of The World were all recorded live in only six days, with Grammy-winning producer Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Bettye LaVette et al) at the helm. Most of the songs were literally born out of the land surrounding the 1830s brick farm house Bergquist and Detweiler purchased eight years ago in southern Ohio. The couple refers to their home as Nowhere Farm. Upon moving there, they knew little about the land’s flora and fauna. Over time, the land began to slowly reveal itself to them as they became more in tune with the natural setting and began calling trees, birds, weeds and wildflowers by name. Eventually the surroundings seeped into the music, both physically and spiritually, that would become Meet Me At The Edge Of The World.

All songs were written by Bergquist and Detweiler, with the exception of their stunning rendition of The Band’s “It Makes No Difference.” The transitional experience of moving from the city to the farm is captured on “All Of It Was Music,” while the two trade vocals for the first time on the beautiful “All Over Ohio”. The heartwarming “Earthbound Love Song” cites the love of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash as an important reference for any aspiring musical couple, and “Favorite Time Of Light” documents the daily ritual of stepping outside when the changing evening light conjures an imaginary Ohio Ocean. “Baby If This Is Nowhere” is an affirmation that Nowhere Farm is where they know they are meant to be. And on “Sacred Ground” and “Blue Jean Sky” the couple incorprate  a new sound as they began singing in unison for the first time.

Through the years, Over The Rhine’s music has maintained an important place in the lives of their thousands of devoted fans. Their songs become close friends and often accompany the band’s followers during life’s major milestones, both happy and sad. There is no doubt the songs on Meet Me At The Edge Of The World will also become tried and true companions.

See Complete Track Listing & Tour Dates Below

Over The Rhine
Meet Me At The Edge Of The World
Track Listing
Album I
1.)  “Meet Me At The Edge Of The World”
2.)  “Called Home”
3.)  “Sacred Ground”
4.)  “I’d Want You”
5.)  “Gonna Let My Soul Catch My Body”
6.)  “All Of It Was Music”
7.)  “Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down”
8.)  “Highland County”
9.)  “Wait”
Album II
1.)  “All Over Ohio”
2.)  “Earthbound Love Song”
3.)  “Against The Grain”
4.)  “It Makes No Difference”
5.)  “Blue Jean Sky”
6.)  “Cuyahoga”
7.)  “Baby If This Is Nowhere”
8.)  “Wildflower Bouquet”
9.)  “The Birds Of Nowhere Farm”
10.) “Favorite Time Of Light”

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Over The Rhine – Upcoming Tour Dates

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June 22 – Nelsonville, OH – Stuart’s Opera House
July 12 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival
July 20 – Akron, OH – Musica
July 21 – Charleston, WV – Mountain Stage
July 27 – Calgary, AB – Calgary Folk Festival
August 10 – Boulder, CO – Triple A Convention
August 11 – Nashville, TN – 3rd & Lindsley
August 23 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
August 24 – Duluth, GA – Red Clay Theatre
September 3 – 6  – Alaska – Alaska  Train Tour
September 13 – Cincinnati, OH – Coney Island
September 20 – Chicago, IL – Park West
September 21 – Grand Rapids, MI – Calvin College
September 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
September 24 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre
September 25 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
September 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
September 28 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
October 5 – Dayton, OH – Victoria Theater
October 11 – Ann Arbor, MI – Power Center
October 12 – Kent, OH – The Kent Stage
October 13 – Alexandra, VA – The Birchmere
October 15 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
October 17 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
October 19 – Boston, MA – Somerville, MA

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