The Wide, Wide River' came to be after the blossoming of a long-term friendship between James Yorkston and Karl-Jonas Winqvist, the Swedish music producer, leader and conductor of The Second Hand Orchestra. The album was recorded and mixed in Sweden over the course of three days with a selection of musicians Winqvist had brought together, including Peter Morén (Peter, Bjorn & John), Cecilia Österholm (one of Sweden's best-known nyckelharpa players), Emma Nordenstam (piano & cello) and Ulrika Gyllenberg (violin).
Track Listing:
1. Ella Mary Leather - James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
2. To Soothe Her Wee Bit Sorrows - James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
3. Choices, Like Wide Rivers - James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
4. Struggle - James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
5. There Is No Upside - James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
6. A Droplet Forms - James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
7. A Very Old-fashioned Blues - James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
8. We Test the Beams - James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
Year of Production: 2021
