Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light released their debut, self-titled album last week and it is fantastic. The first song, “Hunting Doves,” introduces this group well, showcasing their virtuosity and creativity. As we discuss in this episode of the Red Line Roots podcast, the song came together from finding pieces of songs in Rachel’s notebooks and Jame Joyce’s novel Ulysses. Intrigued? 

The entire record is beautiful, and we were so lucky to catch up with Rachel this summer about it.

Listen to the episode for Rachel’s reflections on songwriting, on forming a new band, and find out which Bill Callahan song she added to our BEST SONG EVER playlist!

Photo by Lindsay Straw