After eight years of providing regular live entertainment to locals and visitors at theĀ Old Winery Restaurant, the Old Winos band is releasing its first studio album.
Formed in 2012, the band isĀ comprised ofĀ a Niagara-on-the-Lake resident and songwriter Steve Goldberger, a longtime drummer Dave Norris and veteran guitarist Mike Glatt.
The trio performs at the Old Winery every Friday night, with different guests joining them on stage every week.
Now, the band decided to come together toĀ record and compile some of its regularly played tunes into an album called āThe Old Winos and Friends.ā
Goldberger described the album as a blend of folk, rock and country genres.
āItās a reminder of what we do. If youāre into country music or folk music, I think (people) will like it,ā he said.
Featuring Andrew Aldridge and Chris Altman, the band will perform some of the albumās tracks at Old Winery Restaurant on Niagara Stone Road starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7.
OfĀ the 11 songs, two are originals. The first track, āWeekends With The Local Fringe,ā was composed by Goldberger, while the second track āHallelujahā was written by Goldbergerās friend Katherine Wheatley. The rest are covers of songwriters such as Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, John Hiatt, Rodney Crowell,Ā Johnny Cash, and others.
Creating theĀ album took about a year. The trio did three recording sessions at Goldbergerās studio in Old Town before laying down bed tracks (a songās foundation consisting of drums, bass and rhythmic instruments) and inviting some of the regular guests from all across the country to provide vocals or play an instrument.
āIt was more of a collaborative effort, which I really enjoyed. Everybodyās more involved with an arrangement and how we do it,ā GoldbergerĀ said.
This will be his 10th independentlyĀ released album.
āThatās rewarding, having it done after a year and a half of working on it,ā he told The Lake Report.
The album can be purchasedĀ through stevegoldberger.com.