Travis is an old friend—and an old soul, some would say. He ponders life, plucking the threads of quiet thought and wrestling with their answers in song. He lives to share the music that comes from the exploration of story and emotion. Unwilling to rush his life's work, Travis allows music to age naturally. Lyrics fall into place like keystones into arches in a beautiful colonnade: slowly, purposefully, gracefully.
When Travis mentioned his upcoming Bloodlines album, I was ecstatic.
Travis is also a master storyteller whose songs reflect the passions and concerns of his heart. The story of Bloodlines began with his discovery of some old family photographs. The stone-faced portraits of distant relatives stirred more than familial sympathy; they were a connection to a heritage of farmland living. Faces, in their dusty frames, were anchored in familiar orange grove, town churchyards and the homestead's front porch. It wasn't hard to imagine their lives as he remembered his own upbringing, and soon the echoes of their toils began to sound in rhythms of guitar...
