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Gypsy Tailwind — Way To Here
Album: Grace
Avg rating:
7.3

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Total ratings: 1635









Released: 2009
Length: 3:30
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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I wished there were lyrics, it helps a lot, when English is not your mother tongue.
Great radio station!
As I have received from you RP, and so May it be upon William and Alanna. Grace.
Excellent track!
If this had been released commercially and promoted relentlessly in 1977, following the release of the Fleetwood Mac Rumors album, these musicians would be sitting on a pot of gold. 
 socalhol wrote:

I can imagine hearing this played as background music on the AMC series "Hell On Wheels".




I just finished watching that show last night.  It was incredible, and I'm going to miss it.
 Silvervanman wrote:

Makes you stop what you're doing and listen. Outstanding



Sure got me... I see I already rated it 9.  
Only place I found the CDs - used.
https://www.bullmoose.com/
FYI 
https://portlandphoenix.me/los...
this is chillingly good
It's sad to think they have disbanded, a great track!
im a mainer too!
 osomofo wrote:

Found The whole album here: My gift to the tailwind fans Enjoy


Apparently taken down.
Found The whole album here: My gift to the tailwind fans Enjoy
Stopped me in my tracks, wow!
Lush, powerful and damn catchy
 Will_Christie wrote:
Great track, which sadly I can't find anywhere.

Sometimes I feel like I need to sit by the speakers, finger on the "Record" button of a cassette player, so I can capture it.  Alas like a sunset without a camera it will need to linger in my memory.
 
I have actually done something like this, using Audacity. So much good music and only a moment to capture it. Good luck. 
Anyone else hearing Kenny Wayne Shepherd's "Blue on Black" in the verses?
 jayhamiljr wrote:
Gypsy Tailwind had a locked padlock ion the right side of the frame. When I clicked on the frame, the padlock turned green. Never saw that before. It didn't allow me to rate the song. Any idea what that is all about? I wanted to "like"the song for my playlist. 
 




Are you logged in? I donĀ“t think the padlock has anything to do with the ability to rate the song. When the padlock is green, the whole webpage updates when a new song starts. When unlocked, the webpage stays on the song you are reading about...

Great track, which sadly I can't find anywhere.

Sometimes I feel like I need to sit by the speakers, finger on the "Record" button of a cassette player, so I can capture it.  Alas like a sunset without a camera it will need to linger in my memory.
Fantastic song.
Sadly, this is not available on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track...
 Silvervanman wrote:
Makes you stop what you're doing and listen. Outstanding
 
Agreed, and not always a good thing, especially since I'm working overtime right now...oh well lol!
+1 to 9 today
LLRP!#
Makes you stop what you're doing and listen. Outstanding
Gypsy Tailwind had a locked padlock i\on the right side of the frame. When I clicked on the frame, the padlock turned green. Never saw that before. It didn't allow me to rate the song. Any idea what that is all about? I wanted to "like"the song for my playlist. 
That was an excellent segue from Deep Forest's "Cafe Europa."
Even better link with recent history of band:

http://www.kingfieldpops.com/k...
Apparently they reunited for one show in 2018:

https://www.theirregular.com/a...
 crogers wrote:
Perfect song for the next iteration of Firefly...
 
Agreed! I have a playlist where I start off with the theme from Firefly and the second song is this one. Goes great together. Love this song.
 Imkirok wrote:
Looks like these guys aren't around anymore.  One album is all that's out there, and their Facebook page hasn't been updated since 2013.  What a shame.  Beautiful music.
 
Here's a link I found to lead singer's FB page, though looks like no updates since 2011.  Go to "About" and drill into "More Info" - and if you find out more about them somewhere else, perhaps reply here?
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Da...
 Typesbad wrote:
Absurdly beautiful.
 
Yes...
Way to mix it up!
Absurdly beautiful.
Looks like these guys aren't around anymore.  One album is all that's out there, and their Facebook page hasn't been updated since 2013.  What a shame.  Beautiful music.
I need the lyrics.
Nice vocals here. Very nice indeed. A little Minnie Ripperton in that voice.
I love the way it starts out like a Marshall Tucker Band-kinda song, then...wow, that gal's voice just flat-out sizzles! The strings kill, too!
Not available in iTunes? Weak.
Had to stop what I was doing to see who/what this was. I see I rated it an 8, so clearly I've heard it before. {#Cheesygrin}

Good stuff! I love discovering "new" music on RP!
This vaguely reminds my of the not very well known Strangelove album Love and other Demons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73bPjFT55ZE
Must be the production or so... 
Not heard of this before..it is very nice music and voice wise, indeed..
Perfect song for the next iteration of Firefly...
 
At the beginning, I always think this is a cover of Sufjan Stevens's "Jacksonville".  
 snovacks wrote:
...it's just bone chilling when she starts singing the second verse...and the vocal harmonizing at the beginning of each verse - "...I...", just beautiful...string arrangement hauntingly beautiful...
 

 
I could not have said it any better.  It's what makes the song.
...a "one in thousands" kind of a song...I don't know why, it's just bone chilling when she starts singing the second verse...and the vocal harmonizing at the beginning of each verse - "...I...", just beautiful...string arrangement hauntingly beautiful...
 
 Rebis wrote:
These gorgeous, haunting harmonies make my heart keen.
 

 
Me too, brother - or sister, as the case may be.
Greg Laswell chord transitions and mood here. I like it.


Cute Video...
These gorgeous, haunting harmonies make my heart keen.
 
 sqyire wrote:
Always hate it when I can't find a way to buy the song on itunes or amazon links :(

 
I've found that RP has an influence on Amazon 
as soon as this started to be played here, I put the album on my wishlist 
Next time I heard it, I decided I liked it enough to take a chance on the album went to order
and Amazon was sold out, and has been ever since.
Several other albums have done the same.
Have to be quicker on the "Add to Cart" button 
Ok Bill, I see what you did there.  Acadian Driftwood followed by a band called Gypsy Tailwind.  
 Mystery Guest wrote:
Dis song is DUMB !!!!!!!!!!!!!! How do u like it
 

Then you're listening to the wrong ineternet station, bub.
damn.  great voice, and great duet.  me likey
6 --> 7.  Love the harmonies and the clear, unpretentious voices. 
Always hate it when I can't find a way to buy the song on itunes or amazon links :(
I like her voice but the song comes across as commercial. 
For those wondering about the band, this was the most recent post on their facebook spot:

Gypsy Tailwind
Former Gypsy Tailwind members Anna, Chris, Colin, Max, and Ben (also known as anna & the diggs) are hitting the road for 3 shows this weekend. Come say hello, won't you?
Friday Jan. 11th - @ Red Square in Burlington, VT

Saturday Jan. 12th - @ Foggy Goggle/Sunday River withRustic Overtones

Sunday Jan. 13th - Cold River Radio Show @ Theater In The Wood, Mt. Washington valley, NH

Turn it LOUD!
{#Dancingbanana}
Reminds me a bit of the band 'Strangelove'. Not sure if anybody here knows them. Love them, no matter what allmusic says :)
I like it, sounds like a typical Yoko Kanno song. Not that she would ever hit the mainstream. ;)
Love the harmonies and the occasional high lonesome.
I can imagine hearing this played as background music on the AMC series "Hell On Wheels".
 daveinnj wrote:
So sad, no way to get the mp3 on Amazon :(
 
Can't get it on itunes either .. not happy, great tune though.
So sad, no way to get the mp3 on Amazon :(
Wow, never heard this before, where have I been? Outstanding-9!
Digging this song. Great vocals, as others have pointed out.  Have to keep an eye out for these guys...
This
song
is
BEAUTIFUL.
 GypsyTailwind wrote:
thanks for the comments - good and bad - we always appreciate honest feedback.  our new record is in the works and shows quite a growth in our sound and how we've evolved as a band... thanks for the support yall
 
Love the vocals, harmonies, strings, and vibe - great song. Thank you for the music. Looking forward to the new album! This track is a solid 9.
 GypsyTailwind wrote:
thanks for the comments - good and bad - we always appreciate honest feedback.  our new record is in the works and shows quite a growth in our sound and how we've evolved as a band... thanks for the support yall
 
Are guys still around?  Haven't seen anything since this album, and your website doesn't seem to be active.  Hope you're still making music - this song was beautiful.


Needs to be followed with White Bird by It's a Beautiful Day.
Did someone say gypsy?


I see what you mean about the Civil Wars.  I like them both. 
{#Jump}{#Clap}
 dew34 wrote:
A more orchestrated Civil Wars{#Wink}
 
that's right! :)
Cool song, lousy band name.
A more orchestrated Civil Wars{#Wink}
try to buy but 404  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002A66B7S
Totally new to me,quite good.....
Pleasantly good song. Enjoying this on first listen.
wow. this is nice.
 helgigermany wrote:
Nice!
 
yes, oui, da, ja, and tha whimsical gypsy voicing!
Nice!
 Cynaera wrote:
Bumping this from 8 to 9 - Haven't heard it in awhile, and it still sounds really good to me!
 

I just did the same thing.
Bumping this from 8 to 9 - Haven't heard it in awhile, and it still sounds really good to me! Got it on my MP3 player, too. {#Meditate}
 WayUpNorth wrote:

Yes, but the "better singing" makes it sound too bland ...  to me, The Decemberists have a much spicier sound.

 

i agree with you both, her voice is amazing, but the music itself (I feel) is far less interesting.
7 -> 8.  Really enjoying the emotion, harmonies and genuineness. 
 GypsyTailwind wrote:
thanks for the comments - good and bad - we always appreciate honest feedback.  our new record is in the works and shows quite a growth in our sound and how we've evolved as a band... thanks for the support yall
 
You guys are the best thing to come out of Maine since the lobster.

 vit wrote:
There is nothing gypsy about this group that I can tell. Taraf de Haidouks FTW!
 
The band took its name from a line in "Acadian Driftwood" by The Band:

Acadian driftwood, gypsy tail wind
They call my home the land of snow...

"Acadian Driftwood" is about the Acadians, French-speaking settlers who were forced out of Canada after the French & Indian War and moved to Louisiana—where they eventually became known as "Cajuns."  "Acadia" as a geographic term refers to the area from eastern Quebec and Maine all the way up to Prince Edward Island. 

Appropriately enough, Gypsy Tailwind is from Acadia—Maine, to be exact.


 GypsyTailwind wrote:
thanks for the comments - good and bad - we always appreciate honest feedback.  our new record is in the works and shows quite a growth in our sound and how we've evolved as a band... thanks for the support yall
 
{#Wave} Hiya, GypsyTailwind!  Cool to know you're here at our Paradise!  Kick back and relax. Here - have a drink. Feel free to throw that little poofter umbrella away - those things fly really well in a good following breeze.  I"m looking forward to investing in as much of your work as I can find, as soon as I can find the income with which to invest.... Guh - life is a funny thing, innit? {#Sunny}

Graceful.
Had to be said.


Smelt it,Dealt it
 GypsyTailwind wrote:
thanks for the comments - good and bad - we always appreciate honest feedback.  our new record is in the works and shows quite a growth in our sound and how we've evolved as a band... thanks for the support yall
 
*points* Hey! The musicians are in the room! *Applauds*
What a treat to know such talent featured on RP actually plugs into feedback!  I was just coming on to comment how much I am really digging this song, this group, this sound, every time I hear them, and I think there is something incredible happening in this soaring, emotive music!  How wonderful it is for me to say directly: you really make it special, and thank you!

 
GypsyTailwind wrote:
thanks for the comments - good and bad - we always appreciate honest feedback.  our new record is in the works and shows quite a growth in our sound and how we've evolved as a band... thanks for the support yall
 


 Cynaera wrote:

It's called an IP address. A bunch of numbers - like a zip code or an area code - that tell from where a post is originating.  Yep, there's no escape. If you post, you're busted. (Skeers me, too.) {#Rolleyes}
 
. . . unless you use a Proxy server, and then you can be totally hidden.
thanks for the comments - good and bad - we always appreciate honest feedback.  our new record is in the works and shows quite a growth in our sound and how we've evolved as a band... thanks for the support yall
 james_of_tucson wrote:

What's wrong with the internet is that it's possible for them to *know* where you are, or where you are not.

 
It's called an IP address. A bunch of numbers - like a zip code or an area code - that tell from where a post is originating.  Yep, there's no escape. If you post, you're busted. (Skeers me, too.) {#Rolleyes}
I like the "grace"ful botanical illustration on the cover
More great bass
LOVE this...
 Huey wrote:
Yes...it's free, for some.

"We are sorry...
    We could not process your order. The sale of MP3 Downloads is currently available only to US customers located in the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia.

    We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you".




 
What's wrong with the internet is that it's possible for them to *know* where you are, or where you are not.

 DaveInVA wrote:
Reminds me of something the Decemberists would do only this lady sings better,,,{#Music}
 
Yes, but the "better singing" makes it sound too bland ...  to me, The Decemberists have a much spicier sound.

Mediocre and boring. Repetitively boring at that. 
 Huey wrote:
Yes...it's free, for some.

"We are sorry...
    We could not process your order. The sale of MP3 Downloads is currently available only to US customers located in the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia.

    We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you"
 
So the US has 51 states? That's what I always thought, but figured that the UK was the 51st, not DC {#Stupid}
Beautiful sad bastard tune.
vit wrote:
There is nothing gypsy about this group that I can tell. Taraf de Haidouks FTW!
Thanks for the posting. Excellent, beautiful video. Here in North America, we've appropriated the word to infer a happy, highly mobile, not so materialistic lifestyle. - but you knew that. We got "Gypsy", France got "le Weekend" (although they are apparently losing their Roma influence). You can't spell permutation without mutation !

There is nothing gypsy about this group that I can tell. Taraf de Haidouks FTW!
 Huey wrote:
Yes...it's free, for some.

"We are sorry...
    We could not process your order. The sale of MP3 Downloads is currently available only to US customers located in the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia.

    We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you".




 

Too bad.  That's a licensing issue, so don't blame Amazon (or the band).
Yes...it's free, for some.

"We are sorry...
    We could not process your order. The sale of MP3 Downloads is currently available only to US customers located in the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia.

    We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you".






This is beautiful.  Anyone heard the rest of the album?

Nice!!
It appears this is only available as an MP3 download. A physical CD doesn't seem to exist...As has been mentioned by someone else this track is free at Amazon at this time..
I like this track but i cant seem to find the album in the UK :(
Anyone know how the rest of the album compares? I like this song a lot.
Has its moments ... and then some other moments ... but enjoyable overall ...
 wallyworld17 wrote:
Amazon is offering this song for free:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002A66B7S 
 
Oooo - thank you!  Got it, and I love it, so it's on my list of stuff to buy. Never heard this before... yadayadayada... (I must be the most isolated idiot on the planet!)

 wallyworld17 wrote:
Amazon is offering this song for free:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002A66B7S 
 
Just snagged it, and plan to get the whole album.

cover
Love it!
Again,,loose the wailin and I'll be listening ! #3
 wallyworld17 wrote:
Amazon is offering this song for free:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002A66B7S 
 
Thanks - got it!

 scraig wrote:
where did this song come from? beautiful. love her voice. 8
 
Agreed !