Morris & Depew by Andrew R Morris & John Depew

**Each digital download comes with several hidden bonus tracks only available on Bandcamp**

John and I met a while back at a show in Lawrence, KS. We got to chatting, hanging and picking and at some point, we kicked around the idea of playing together. But with our busy schedules and with us living 4 hours apart, it was very difficult to find time to meet up.

Eventually we blocked off 4 days in December 2023. John drove up from Arlington KS to my place in Kansas City. I turned a room into a makeshift studio. We threw up some microphones, pulled out all kinds of instruments and started playing tunes. It was a fun and organic way to record. It was basically a jam session with tape rolling.

We did some of his tunes, some of my tunes and some of our favorites from Howard Iceberg, Jimmy Driftwood and an old Carter Stanley classic. A couple of these tunes can be found on our other records (like "Chicken Fried" or "Tell Me Frank") but not in this duo format. Plus there are some brand-new original songs like "The Meaning of Sacrifice", "What I'm Asking", "Dick Morris" and "That Lowdown Feeling".

John is a formidable musician, and a loving father and husband. I feel very honored to have been able to make this record with him. I love the bluegrass brother duet tradition and am proud that we were able to make our own version of that. John's wonderful wife Kelsi designed the Album Art. I want to thank Julie for always encouraging me, Howard Iceberg for his friendship & songs, Clarke Wyatt for mixing and all my family and friends.

Hope you enjoy,
Andrew