Christopher Paul Stelling's New Album 'Itinerant Arias' Available Now
While Stelling has spent the last several years traveling with just his guitar, Itinerant Arias finds the virtuosic finger picker backed by a cadre of friends and musicians, lending a rollicking energy to a record inspired by traveling through and observing an undeniably tumultuous world.
To commemorate the album’s release, NPR Music is posting track by track insights into the songs of Itinerant Arias from Stelling himself along with Spotify links allowing you to preview the album. You can find it all here: http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/05/05/524943159/christopher-paul-stelling-explains-his-new-album-itinerant-arias-track-by-track
In their review of Itinerant Arias, Popmatters writes, “Christopher Paul Stelling arrived on the scene in 2013 with a distinctive sound already formed on his debut record Songs of Praise and Scorn. Over the course of four albums, he has continued to refine that sound to his growing vision of our complex world. With Itinerant Arias he takes a bold and successful step forward as a bandleader and master chronicler of our times.”
Live Dates:
05/18 - Cambridge, MA - Atwoods Tavern
05/19 - Providence, RI - Columbus Theatre
05/20 - New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall (stage 2)
05/21 - York, PA - Sign of the Wagon
05/22 - Philadelphia, PA - Bourbon and Branch
05/23 - Baltimore, MD - Creative Alliance
05/24 - Washington, DC - Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge
05/25 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle
05/26 - Johnson City, TN - Founder’s After 5
05/27 - Asheville, NC - Altamont Theatre
05/30 - Knoxville, TN - Modern Studio
05/31 - Nashville, TN - The Basement
06/02 - Detroit, MI - 20 Front St.
06/03 - Chicago, IL - The Tonic Room
06/04 - Kansas City, MO - Dubliner
06/08 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
06/10 - Flagstaff, AZ - Firecreek
06/11 – Phoenix, AZ – The Listening Room
06/15 - Joshua Tree, CA - Furstworld
06/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Hotel Cafe
06/21 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah
06/23 – Portland, OR - LaurelThirst Pub
06/24 - Seattle, WA - Conor Byrne
06/25 - Yakima, WA - Sports Center
06/29 - Sandpoint, ID - 219
06/30 - Spokane, WA - Bartlett
07/05 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/06 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival