“A magical track about home” “Massachusetts” is the new single from the forthcoming album Snake Hollow by the TRISTAN ISRAEL BAND. Although the song is about a specific place, everyone can relate to Israel longing for his New England family and home, no matter how far he roams. Snake Hollow (coming Feb. 28) will be the fourth album from Tristan Israel, a unique songwriter and vocalist who’s been performing and recording for almost 60 years. The new album showcases the band’s virtuosity and Tristan’s insightful and gripping songwriting abilities. From Monarch butterflies to the Astrolabe, an ancient seafarer’s navigational tool, Tristan’s songs take the listener to a variety of moods and places.
The lyrics are poetic and well thought out. Tristan’s music varies in style but is always consistent in its surprising deliveries. He says that although this may well be his best album, he will continue to create new music at his home in Snake Hollow on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. Although Israel has called Martha’s Vineyard home for many years, he grew up near New York City, influenced by many musicians and genres of music. Musicals on Broadway, the Village folk scene, jazz at the Vanguard, and early rock and roll at the Brooklyn Fox all helped to shape his own music. His mother also instilled in him a love for poetry that still guides the way he crafts his lyrics. His songs are poems that create unique paintings of the world as he sees it. Musicians: Tristan Israel – vocals & guitar, Paul Thurlow – bass, guitar, keys, Nancy Jephcote – violin, Mike Israel – drums.
