Mile Twelve release 'Take me as I am' video (update)

Boston's Mile Twelve (60% of whose members are still the same as on the tours John Nyhan organised for them in Ireland) have a new album, Close enough to hear, coming out this Friday (3 Feb.), and have just released a video of one of the songs from it. 'Take me as I am', written by Evan Murphy (guitar, lead vocal), is inspired by an episode in Homer's Odyssey. More detail is provided by John Lawless on Bluegrass Today; the video can be watched there or on YouTube.

The bluegrass/ old-time world has certainly been happy with a full-length film based on the story of the Odyssey; a song based on part of the story seems a natural development.

Update 3 Feb.: Close enough to hear, released today, has been reviewed by Nancy Posey on No Depression. The review includes videos of two numbers from the album.

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