Mama's Got a Gig

by New Yeller, featuring Charlotte Knutsen

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Mama's Got a Gig features an achingly beautiful fiddle solo by Charlotte Knutsen, a 17 year-old singer, violinist, and actress from Brooklyn (and the daughter of our keyboard player, Rick Knutsen).

We were also lucky to have Zachariah Hickman guest star on upright bass. Zachariah is Josh Ritter's bassist and Ray LaMontagne's Musical Director, and founded Barnstar!, a bluegrass band.

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Mama’s got a gig tonight at the bar on the corner
Mama’s got a gig. She says this could be her big night
While Mama’s off singing, she says I better just hush now
Mama’s got a gig; I better sleep tight

Mama met a man who told her knows a guy who knows this other guy
Who could get her a record deal
Mama’s been singing her songs with her headphones on
Mama’s been saying this time it’s for real

I love the nights when it’s just me and her and the TV
I love the nights when she makes mac and cheese
I love the nights when she sings and she sings till I’m sleeping
I love the nights when she’s only singing to me

‘Cause when Mama’s got a gig, she tells me to lock up behind her
I turn every knob and I check on them all through the night
‘Cause Mama’s got a gig, and I can’t tell her just what I’m hoping
Mama’s got a gig. I better sleep tight

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released October 13, 2020
Charlotte Knutsen - Fiddle
Zachariah Hickman - Bass

Jon Freeman - Guitar
Rick Knutsen - Keyboard
Buck McAllister - Mandolin
John Newbery - Drums
Launa Schweizer - Vocals, Songwriter

Recorded and Mixed by Bryce Goggin at Trout Studio
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian

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New Yeller New York

Founded in 2016, New Yeller is a Gowanus, Brooklyn-based rock band that blends indie pop, prog rock, folk-rock, and jamband sounds. Band members include Launa Schweizer (vocals), Buck McCallister (mandolin, vocals), Jon Freeman (guitar, vocals), Tom Waker (keys), Justin Credible (drums) and Bill Lienhard (bass). ... more

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