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 Chuck Ragan sings of Love and Lore

Posted by Loren on August 18, 2024

Chuck Ragan sings of Love and Lore
photo by Loren Green

Gravel-voiced troubadour Chuck Ragan is back, sharing the new single "Wild in Our Ways" from a new record, Love and Lore, out Oct. 25 on Rise Records.

The long-time member of Hot Water Music has multiple solo records, but Love and Lore is Ragan's first record in a decade. The LP began formally in 2016, with multiple delays along the way, pushing it to the present.

Check out SPB's coverage of Hot Water Music's 30th anniversary tour earlier this summer.

LOVE AND LORE Tracklisting:

  1. All In
  2. Wild In Our Ways
  3. Northern World
  4. Echo The Halls
  5. Winter
  6. Aching Hour
  7. Waiting Out The Storm
  8. One More Shot
  9. Reel My Heart
  10. Hanging On

Pictured: Ragan live at FEST 20 with Hot Water Music

Chuck Ragan sings of Love and Lore
photo by Loren Green

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