In addition to recording some of my songs with a great band (see Recording in Nashville, Pt. 1), I was fortunate to also have a string quartet led by and arrangements written by Kristin Wilkinson on the two of the cuts.
Kristin has worked and/or performed with:
- Elton John
- Neil Young
- Matchbox Twenty
- Train
- Taylor Swift
- Lady Antebellum
- Faith Hill
- Bob Seger
- Brad Paisley
- Stevie Nicks
- Keith Urban
- Jewel
- and many, many others.
When we first talked about the songs I would record with her, I wasn’t about to give her specific direction (Who am I? Paul Buckmaster?!). So I just gave her a rough demo of each song and said that one was a romantic tune inspired by how I met my wife and how quickly we got engaged; the other was a song based on my relationship with my father, and the musical feeling I wanted for the latter song was something between a hymn and a prayer. I’m thrilled with the results. Kristin’s arrangements, as played by her amazing musicians, complements songs’ messages and take tunes to new musical levels. She is astounding. And she and her players are so easy to work with. Thanks, Kristin.
Photos of the string players from the June recording session are at
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