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Guitarist Steve Dawson Plugs Into Solid States and Loose Ends on New Black Hen Music Album Coming April 1st in Both CD & 180-Gram Double Vinyl Formats

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NASHVILLE, TN – Juno Award-winning guitarist Steve Dawson announces an April 1st release date for his seventh solo album, Solid States and Loose Ends, on his Black Hen Music imprint, which will be available in both CD and 180-gram double vinyl formats. The Nashville-based Canadian native produced the album at his Henhouse Studio in Brentwood, Tennessee, and wrote most of its songs. Besides Dawson on vocals and guitars, Solid States and Loose Ends features Gary Craig on drums and John Dymond on bass, plus a cast of Nashville A-List players, including Kevin McKendree (keyboards); Fats Kaplin (viola, fiddle, mandolin and accordion); Jim Hoke (saxes); Steve Herrman (trumpet); Mike Bub (upright bass); Regina and Ann McCrary (backing vocals); and Keri Latimer (backing vocals).

“For this album, I wanted to assemble a great band, dig into the material and just play,” Dawson recalls about the sessions. “I rounded up a great Canadian rhythm section – John Dymond and Gary Craig, who play with Colin Linden and countless other artists – and we set up shop for a few days and let it fly. I wanted to expand on some of my previous work and feature the slide guitar in a big way, but in more of an electric context this time. After recording my last album completely solo, it felt like a good time to get more textured and grooving. I had written a batch of new songs over the last four years that I felt good about and thought they would fit well with these players. It was a very easy session and the music flowed.”