Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker‘s inspired collaboration continues with a 2nd volume tunes titled SpiderBeetleBee. It’s been nearly two years since their much-admired 2015 debut, Land of Plenty (Whistler Records), and SpiderBeetleBee more than makes up for the long wait with a rich, resonant batch of performances that elevate the guitar duo’s sound into an ever-widening panorama of styles.
Their first album was developed over a month-long live residency at Chicago’s Whistler, reflecting MacKay and Walker’s joy in their newly found playing relationship. As kindred spirits, they found in their playing the ability to wordlessly finish a phrase or suggest a direction while speaking solely through their guitars.
SpiderBeetleBee radiates forth with equal parts austerity and whimsy, as evidenced in the lead single “I Heard Them Singing”(below).
The duo will head out on a short tour- check out the details below….
WALKER/MACKAY TOUR
October 20 at ACME Records in Milwaukee, WI
October 25 at The Mothlight in Asheville, NC
October 21 at Constellation in Chicago, IL (Record Release)
October 22 at Magnetic South in Bloomington, IN
October 23 at Al’s Bar in Lexington, KY
October 24at Pilot Light in Knoxville, TN
