Ahead of a run of European tour dates this Spring, Erika Wennerstrom (of Heartless Bastards) has shared a pair of Townes Van Zandt covers. “Be Here To Love Me” and “I’ll Be Here In The Morning” are lush, affectionate tributes to one of Wennerstrom’s longtime musical heroes, listen below.
Wennerstrom says of the songs:
Townes Van Zandt’s Music has accompanied me on a many a long drive. I find his voice comforting, and in combination with his writing he is truly unique and exceptional. There is no one like Townes not for lack of trying. I wanted to pay tribute on a couple songs. It was actually very difficult to pick which ones, but with “Be Here To Love Me” I had a vision right away of how to put it together in my own way, and for “I’ll Be Here in the Morning” I just felt very comfortable singing it. We had a lot of fun in the studio making these recordings. There’s not a lot of frills and production. Sometimes things are just easy and uncomplicated. I’m really proud of how they turned out.
In addition to the European dates supporting Patty Griffin, Wennerstrom will also support The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks later this summer. Full routing below.
