Tumbledown releases "Sail Away"

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The CD, "Sail Away," is a labor of love that has spanned 25 years before finally being released. The music and lyrics are the work of the Tumbledown duo composed of Alan Collins and Scott Swan. If "Sail Away" reminds the listener of the great bands and artists of the late 60's to middle 70's, with touches of R & B, Soul, Funk, Blues and Jazz, that's because the duo was influenced by the music they grew up listening to, and music Scott has been performing in Florida for the last ten years.
Alan and Scott are from East Wilton, Maine, and have been friends since early childhood. Both began playing guitar in their early teens and played in several bands during high school. They never performed in the same band, but would get together and jam frequently, which led them to writing songs collectively. After high school, Alan stayed in Maine and got married. Scott joined the Air Force and worked in the Pentagon for the next six years. They went several years without seeing one another, but when they got together, they picked up where they left off in regards to the friendship and music. In the summer of 2003, Scott and Alan started focusing on some of the songs they had written over the years, both jointly and apart, and began making plans to record a CD.

Sail Away

In the summer of 2005, they recorded the entire guitar, bass and vocal tracks for all the songs on "Sail Away." Alan spent the next year and a half, in his spare time, overdubbing backing vocals and additional percussion, and a lot of mixing and re-mixing. The only thing lacking was drums. Alan found a drummer who was willing to do the work and the project was finally completed. It was mastered, pressed and released.
The song arrangements are simple and not over produced. It basically lets the listener feel like they are listening to a couple of guys jamming in their living room. Two of Tumbledown's songs were included on the soundtrack for the Windows RPG Shady O'Grady's Rising Star. Two songs have been featured on Compilation CD's. "The Right Thing To Do" is on as Oasis Sampler and "Memories" is on Apache Rose's Best New Bands, Volume 2. The CD can be purchased from CD Baby.
Because Scott and Alan live so far apart and both have full time jobs, Tumbledown is not currently touring. However, plans are already in the works for a future CD, and the possibility of some future live shows, probably on the coffee house circuit and some larger venues if available.