For a young Andrew Duhon, the road was the connection from “No Man’s Land” to the “Promised Land”—a chance to truly connect with former strangers through song. But with that connection comes a weight. Duhon has a knack for telling the kind of stories that clearly cost the writer something to tell. Entertaining? Sure. But when a song written by a stranger heals you, even in the smallest way, that’s a connection beyond entertainment—and that is the journey Andrew Duhon sets out on from his home in Louisiana.
His songs are as much about recognizing our shared story as they are about telling his own, and his coast-to-coast pursuits have given him a clearer view of the American landscape than most are privy to. The Parish Record was recorded at Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana, where, deep in Cajun country, a wood-paneled barn sits engulfed in oak and cypress trees along the slow, butterscotch-bayou pace of the Vermilion River.
“It wasn’t time to hit Nashville or try out something new on this one. It was about believing in the songs from where the songs came from.”
This new collection speaks of Louisiana and carries the weight synonymous with Duhon’s records: deep, evocative narratives that take listeners on a journey through a character’s skin; heart-wrenching ballads that bare the songwriter’s soul; and hard-driving, bluesy rockers that rise in counterbalance to the weight of the lyric.