William Elliott Whitmore/Jenny Hoyston “Hallways of Always” CD

William Whitmore is a God! I love everything he does and this duet’s CD is just another fantastic title.

With a shared passion for classic Nashville recordings, Erase Errata’s Jenny Hoyston and ex-roommate William Whitmore have created ‘Hallways as Always’, a strikingly honest collection of alternative country maybe best compared to June Carter & Johnny Cash. Hopefully Cash’s recent surge in popularity will see this mini-album reaching a few more ears than usual, but it really carries off the style with grace and a clear passion. You can tell from seconds into opener ‘First of a Thousand Beasts’ that the two veteran musicians and old friends know exactly what they’re doing as acoustic guitars jangle along tirelessly and an old saw is bowed in the background. This is a record that strangely enough manages to sound vaguely contemporary while still holding a torch for recordings of the past, which is no mean feat. It never once sounds retro-fetishist or old fashioned, rather it sounds like Hoyston and Whitmore have an understanding for the musical forms they are re-creating.