Ric Albano | Sinclair Soul

15 Oct

The Truth Is (Out There Somewhere)

This defacto title song is the most complicated and lengthy track (at nearly 7 minutes long) on Out There Somewhere. It has seven distinct sections that repeat during a very long and complex journey which frequently returns to the...

2020 song, Out There Somewhere, Ric Albano solo, The Truth Is Out There Somewhere

14 Oct

Sweet Emily

“Sweet Emily” was a song that was commissioned to Ric Albano as a tribute to an infant girl named Emily who died suddenly. Naturally, this was very difficult as Ric spent several months painstakingly deliberating each an every word....

2020 song, Out There Somewhere, Ric Albano solo, Sweet Emily

13 Oct

Tangytown

“Tangytown” is a unique song in the Out There Somewhere collection. It was written around 2006 during the Imaginary Lines project but, although revised several times in subsequent years, it was not considered for release until 2020. The song’s...

2020 song, Out There Somewhere, Ric Albano solo, Tangytown

12 Oct

Robin the Oriole

“Robin the Oriole” is kind of complex lyrically because it has two interweaving themes going – a narrative inspired by a trip down south but my wife and I took back in February 2020 right before the whole COVID...

2020 song, Out There Somewhere, Ric Albano solo, Robin the Oriole

11 Oct

Mercy for Discipline

This opening track from the album is a pure narrative folk song on many levels. The lyrics recall a true situation verbatim where a dire situation was fortiously turned with a mighty sense of poetic justice. The true story...

2020 song, Mercy for Discipline, Out There Somewhere, Ric Albano solo

18 Dec

Intangible Things (an original Christmas song)

December 2018 video of Ric Albano performing an original Christmas song.

2018 Song, Christmas song

18 Jun

Try Again

Although it appears last on the album, “Try Again” was the first song I wrote after finding my way back to acoustic guitar last summer. I had played guitar for several years but pretty much abandoned it in the...

2017 song, music video, The Journey, Try Again

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