Snarlin' Yarns, The
The Remedy
Four songwriters, one improvising poet, one award-winning author bassist - song as River Heraclitus: never the same wet ear twice. The Remedy by The Snarlin' Yarns. Featuring, Mara Brown on vocals and fiddle, Tommy Dolph on vocals, guitars, banjo ukulele, accordion, piano, mouth harp, and whiskey wind, William "lil'bird" Pollett on vocals, guitars, tambourine, bass drum and percussion, Ryan "the colonel" Ridge on bass and hand claps, and Abraham Smith on vocals, improvised poetry, and hand claps. Also, John Kveen played bass on "Nothing Gold" & "Riverdale Road," and Schaefer Llana did backup vocals on "Let It Slide" & "Weight Of The World," and Kell Kellum did pedal steel on "Let It Slide" & "The Remedy." Recorded at Dial Back Studio, Water Valley, Mississippi, June 2024 by Starlin Browning. Engineered and Mixed at Friendly Electric Sound Studio, Ogden, Utah by Starlin Browning and The Snarlin' Yarns August, 2024. Mastered by Jacob at JLC Audio, June 2025. Executive Producer Bobby Matt Patton. Artwork by Claire Krueger. The Remedy is a collection of songs by a group of songwriters that is guaranteed to make you dance, jump, and sing. In the spirit of Beat Grass and Freak Folk, the Yarns weave tales from the water and the land and braid them with the lion and the lamb. The melodies will not cure warts or boils but will get yer blood bubbling in rhythm and mayhem. Mixed with the gospel of hope and joy and the gravel of the road and the grave, The Remedy makes the doldrums twist into ghosts and tornadoes. It'll get in yer guts and make ya want to grin. It's good for all ages and eons while homespun with home-runs and dark meanderings. It was written and recorded with family and friends in mind and pure pleasure in the process. Listen often and dance as directed