Work samples
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The Honey Dewdrops - "Weep" | Hear Right Now Ep. 31"Weep" from the album Light Behind Light (2022). Filmed at Patapsco State Park in June, 2022.
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The Honey Dewdrops - Holy Hymn"Holy Hymn" from the album Light Behind Light (2022) with Nicholas Sjostrom on drums, Alex Lacquement on upright bass and Caleb Stine on keys.
About The Honey Dewdrops
Virginia raised and Maryland based, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish of The Honey Dewdrops began touring in 2009 and have called the city of Baltimore home since 2014. With several albums and fifteen years of playing shows on the road, Laura and Kagey continue to expand their experimental folk sound while maintaining a commitment to deepening their understanding of the world through the lens of music. No Depression says of the new album, Light Behind Light, “The Honey… more
Light Behind Light (2022)
The new album expands the sound of the Dewdrops’ previous records, with more instruments filling out the duo’s experimental folk songs. For fifteen years, Laura and Kagey have been writing music for two voices and two instruments, mostly acoustic guitars and banjo, maximizing on a minimal format. Light Behind Light invites more instruments into the mix, increasing the range of frequencies and widening the space around the music. It also allows the songs time to travel melodic and narrative distances. You feel that time in the details, rhythm and voices rippling out and then rippling back in, pulling you along in its current. In this way, the songs are invitations to respond, to move with them, to sing along.
Credits:
Produced by Nicholas Sjostrom, Kagey Parrish & Laura Wortman
Recording engineered and mixed by Nicholas Sjostrom with tracks 1, 3, 6, 7 mastered by Nicholas Sjostrom
Tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 mastered by Anna Frick, Airshow Mastering
Album photograph and design by Scott Dennison
Recorded at Clean Cuts Studio in Baltimore, MD Sept/Oct 2020
Kagey Parrish - Guitar, Vocals
Laura Wortman - Guitar, Vocals, Banjo
Nick Sjostrom - Drums, Piano, Bass
Alex Lacquement - Upright Bass
All songs written by Kagey Parrish and Laura Wortman © ℗ 2022 The Honey Dewdrops, BMI
Tracks:
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Delia
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Heart Wants
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Weep
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Luck
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Moon Pies
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Holy Hymn
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Garden
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Stoney
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Tuning To
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Light Behind Light Album Cover ArtPhotograph and design by Scott Dennison.
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DeliaDelia is a retelling of the true nineteenth century tale of Stagger Lee from St Louis. It's a story that has long been in the cannon of folk music. This version brings Delia's life to the forefront where she gets revenge for the murder of her husband Billy D.
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Heart Wants"My heart wants what it wants"- one of the truest and hardest sentiments we can try to live by.
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Moon PiesMoon Pies is about childhood memories. The sweet and the sour of the people who helped to raise us- the first time we heard country music or watched planes in the sky or strangely heard jokes about dying.
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Tuning ToAn ode to love and generosity.
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The Honey Dewdrops - GardenGarden was filmed in the Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore close to a place known as the Zen Garden which is captured in the lyrics.
Anyone Can See (2019)
Credits:
Produced by Nicholas Sjostrom, Kagey Parrish & Laura Wortman
Mixed and Engineered by Nicholas Sjostrom
Mastered by Anna Frick, Airshow Mastering
Album artwork and design by Scott Dennison
Recorded live at Clean Cuts Studio in Baltimore, MD July/August 2018
All songs written by Kagey Parrish and Laura Wortman © ℗ 2018 The Honey Dewdrops, BMI
Except "Ramblin' Man," written by Hank Williams © ℗ SONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC
Track List:
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More Than You Should Say
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Rainy Windows
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Welcome To The Club
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Going Rate
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For One More
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Ecola
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Still Life
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Ramblin’ Man
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Easy
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Anyone Can See Album Cover Art
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More Than You Should SayTrack 1 on Anyone Can See. A song dedicated to those with the ability to share their vulnerability.
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Welcome to the ClubTrack 3 on Anyone Can See, this song was inspired by the changing neighborhood of Hampden in Baltimore City and how in a world of turmoil, we all have/need various coping mechanisms to get through the hard times.
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Going RateTrack 5 on Anyone Can See, "Going Rate" was born out of the tumultuous time in Baltimore surrounding the protests after the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody in 2015.
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EcolaPronounced Echo-la, this is a banjo/guitar instrumental painting a picture of the Oregon coast landscape. Ecola is a state park in Oregon.
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The Honey Dewdrops – For One More"For One More" is from the album "Anyone Can See" by The Honey Dewdrops. This video was filmed in 2018 at the Fayetteville Roots Festival's Headquarters by Red Barn Studio.
Tangled Country (2015)
Credits:
Produced by Nicholas Sjostrom
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Nicholas Sjostrom
Recorded at Clean Cuts Studio in Baltimore, MD
Album Design by Scott Dennison
KAGEY PARRISH- Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin
LAURA WORTMAN- Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica
NICHOLAS SJOSTROM- Bass, Piano, Wurlitzer Piano
DAVE HADLEY- Pedal Steel
E.J. SHAULL-THOMPSON- Drums
All songs written by Kagey Parrish and Laura Wortman © ℗ 2015 The Honey Dewdrops, BMI
Track List:
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Same Old
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Loneliest Songs
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Lowlands
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Horses
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Fair Share Blues
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Hold Love
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Young
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Numb
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Guitars
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Remington
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Tangled Country Album Cover Art
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Same OldTrack 1 from "Tangled Country." This song was written about how we get stuck in routines and crave change.
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Horses"Horses" was initially inspired by the book title "Half-broke Horses" by Jeanette Walls. The message is for all of us to embrace our unique selves.
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Young"Young" is an ode to the shifts that occur as we get older where paths change from those of our peers.
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RemingtonA banjo/guitar/piano instrumental inspired by the soundscape of the Remington neighborhood in Baltimore- its loud moments turned to beautifully quiet moments.
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The Honey Dewdrops - Hold Love [Live at WAMU's Bluegrass Country]The Honey Dewdrops perform "Hold Love" from their release "Tangled Country" live in the Washington, DC studios of WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Video: Peter Swinburne. Audio: Jayk Cherry.
Live From Folk Alley at Fayetteville Roots Festival (2014)
Plus two tracks recorded live in the studio, a cover of Lennon/McCartney’s “Across The Universe” and another new song, “Back Room” (co-written with Bryan Hembree of Smokey & The Mirror).
Credits:
LAURA WORTMAN: Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica
KAGEY PARRISH: Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
Tracks 1-6 recorded live at Fayetteville Roots Festival, August 2013. Produced by Linda Fahey & Beehive Productions for Folk Alley.
Tracks 7 & 8 recorded live in Saranac Lake, NY, June & December 2013. Produced by Beehive Productions & The Honey Dewdrops.
All songs written by Kagey Parrish and Laura Wortman © ℗ 2014 The Honey Dewdrops, BMI
Except “I’ve Endured” written by Ola Belle Reed and David Reed / Midstream Music, BMI.
“Across the Universe” written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney / Sony / ATV Music Publishing, LLC.
“Back Room” written by Bryan Hembree (BMI) & The Honey Dewdrops (BMI)
Track List:
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No More Trouble
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Fair Share Blues
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Don’t Leave Me Here
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I’ve Endured
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It’s Hard to Pray
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Let Me Sing
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Across the Universe
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Back Room
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Live From Folk Alley Cover Art
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The Honey Dewdrops- Back Room"Back Room" performed by The Honey Dewdrops and featured on their live EP, Live From Folk Alley at Fayetteville Roots Festival. Filmed and recorded by Beehive Productions in Saranac Lake, NY, December, 2013, captured with Peluso Microphones.
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The Honey Dewdrops- Across the UniverseThe Honey Dewdrops - "Across the Universe" (Lennon-McCartney), recorded in Saranac Lake, NY - June 2013. Filmed and multi-tracked by Beehive Productions and captured with Peluso Microphones.
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The Honey Dewdrops - Fair Share BluesThe Honey Dewdrops perform "Fair Share Blues" Live from the Fayetteville Roots Festival - August, 2013. Filmed and recorded by Beehive Productions in collaboration FolkAlley.com.
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The Honey Dewdrops - Let Me SingThe Honey Dewdrops perform "Let Me Sing" Live from the Fayetteville Roots Festival - August, 2013. Filmed and recorded by Beehive Productions in collaboration FolkAlley.com.
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The Honey Dewdrops - No More TroubleThe Honey Dewdrops perform "No More Trouble" Live from the Fayetteville Roots Festival - August, 2013.
Silver Lining (2012)
Credits:
Produced by Jeff Oehler,
Caleb Stine & The Honey Dewdrops
Engineered & mixed by Jeff Oehler
Mastered by Nicholas Sjostrom in Baltimore, MD
Recorded in Catawba, VA and Saranac Lake, NY
Photography by Jack Looney
Album Design by Susan Bibeau
KAGEY PARRISH - Vocals, Guitar
LAURA WORTMAN - Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
BARRY LAWSON - Bass, Mandolin, Octave Mandolin
CALEB STINE - Guitar on “Happiness”
All songs written by Kagey Parrish and Laura Wortman © ℗ 2012 The Honey Dewdrops, BMI
Except “Bright Morning Stars”- Traditional
This recording was made entirely with microphones from Peluso Microphone Lab in Willis, VA.
Track List:
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One Kind Word
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Hills of My Home
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No More Trouble
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Let Me Sing
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Catawba
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Silver Lining
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Happiness
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Together Tied
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It’s Hard To Pray
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Somerset
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Bright Morning Stars
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Silver Lining Album Cover Art
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One Kind Word
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Hills of My Home"Hills of My Home" is about the destruction of the coal mining industry and its irrevocable damage to our mountains in the east- specifically West Virginia. Inspired by traveling these landscapes and the writings of Wendell Berry.
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Silver LiningA love song.
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Bright Morning Stars"Bright Morning Stars" is a traditional, gospel song, performed here a cappella.
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The Honey Dewdrops- Together TiedThe Honey Dewdrops perform "Together Tied" from their album "Silver Lining" at Folk Haus in Baltimore in August 2012. Video by BMOREhush.
These Old Roots (2010)
-AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Credits:
Recorded live in Richmond, VA
Mixed, engineered and mastered by Kagey Parrish
LAURA WORTMAN - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar on "Can't Get a Letter from Home" and "That Good Old Way"
KAGEY PARRISH - Harmony Vocals, Lead Guitar, Mandolin
BARRY LAWSON - Bass on "That Good Old Way"
Album Design by Sherry Imswiler
Flourishes by Tristan Benedict-Hall
Cover photo by Gary Alter
All songs written by Kagey Parrish and Laura Wortman © ℗ 2010 The Honey Dewdrops, BMI
Except “Can’t Get a Letter From Home”-Traditional, learned from the singing of Addie Graham from Magoffin County, Kentucky
Track List:
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Amaranth
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The Test of Time
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Nobody in this World
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Goodbye and Farewell
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Can’t Get a Letter From Home
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Sweet Heaven
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Waiting on You
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Only You Can Know
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Way Back When
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That Good Old Way
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These Old Roots Album Cover Art
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AmaranthAn ode to a beautiful plant known as amaranth and its specific variety called "love-lies-bleeding."
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Nobody in This World"Nobody in This World" is a mandolin/guitar duet, and sung about a relationship gone awry.
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Can't Get a Letter from HomeWith just a guitar and voice, this song came from the singing of Addie Graham from Kentucky as well as Mike Seeger from Virginia.
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That Good Old WayWritten for and directly inspired by the Gospel music tradition.
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The Honey Dewdrops- Nobody in this WorldThe Honey Dewdrops perform "Nobody in this World" from their release "These Old Roots" live at The Stage at KDHX in St. Louis, August 24, 2017. Audio by Joshua Melvin. Video by Ben Manhanke.
If the Sun Will Shine (2009)
Credits:
Recorded live, engineered and mixed by Kagey Parrish
Mastered by Abel Okugawa at Monkeyclaus Studio in Nelson County, Virginia
Artwork by J.J. Eisfelder
Album Design by Sherry Imswiler
All songs written by Kagey Parrish and Laura Wortman © ℗ 2009 The Honey Dewdrops, BMI
Track List:
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Bluest Blue Eyes
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Don’t Leave Me Here
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Wandering Boy
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Stomping Ground
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1918
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How We Used to Be
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Nowhere to Stand
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Without Tears
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Fly Away Free
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When Was the War
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Petals
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If the Sun Will Shine Cover Art
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Bluest Blue Eyes
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Don't Leave Me HereThe very first song we ever penned together inspired by the photographs of Robert Frank.
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1918Mandolin/Guitar instrumental track. The title comes from the year the mandolin was made.
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PetalsA song about Laura's grandmother and her battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
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The Honey Dewdrops- Wandering Boy"Wandering Boy" - from The Honey Dewdrops' album "If the Sun Will Shine." Cook Shack, Union Grove, NC; September 2, 2010.