LAURA E. PARTAIN | Journal Entry #15: Kelsey Waldon records "They'll Never Keep Us Down"
Kelsey Waldon tracking vocal’s for her cover of Neil Young’s “Ohio”, at Ronnie’s Place Studio in Nashville TN
Hey yall! Looks like this is the first time I’ve entered a journal entry since the pandemic started. Truthfully, and perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s been a very slow year. Back around August things started to pick up, then BOOM - work came back! So anyways, back in September I got wind that my dear friend Kelsey Waldon was working on a really cool project over at Ronnie’s Place studio near Music Row here in Nashville, and so I dropped in for a few hours to document it.
Kelsey Waldon sporting her Kentucky jacket at the studio back in September.
Kelsey Waldon’s guitar case. In case you’re wondering, that cool sticker was designed by Brother’s Design Co
Before I share more work, I want to take a moment to introduce the people in these photographs, or people or entities associated with the project. You can click on their names to view their instagrams or websites.
KELSEY WALDON - ARTIST
JUSTIN FRANCIS - ENGINEER
OH BOY RECORDS - LABLE
RONNIE’S PLACE - RECORDING STUDIO
SMOKIN’ BRETT RESNICK - PEDAL STEEL
ADAM DURAN - GUITAR
NATE FELTY - DRUMS
ALEC NEWNAM - BASS
MICAH HULSCHER - KEYS
FETZER DESIGN - ALBUM ART
BROTHERS DESIGN CO - BADASS STICKER ON KELSEY’S GUITAR CASE
Kelsey Waldon and engineer Justin Francis going over a playback, while Brett Resnick listens in the background.
Engineer Justin Francis tweaks the sound before the crew starts the next track. Guitarist Adam Duran is also pictured here, and is the newest member to Kelsey’s band.
Alec Newnam’s old upright bass
Alec Newnam tracks upright on Kelsey’s cover of Neil Young’s “Ohio”
Kelsey Waldon tracks vocals for her cover of Neil Young’s “Ohio”
Micah Hulscher, keyboard player for Margo Price, tracks keys for Kelsey at Ronnie’s Place Studio
Drummer Nate Felty tracks drums for Kelsey’s cover of “Ohio”
Engineer Justin Francis listens carefully to the band while they track
Brett Resnick listens to the engineer via his headphones while working on the song “Ohio”
Kelsey singing gang vocals with the band. They kept their masks on for safety reasons. Only Kelsey removed hers while she was alone in her vocal booth (which yes - is safe to do). ;-)
Group photograph of the crew. Pictured left to right starting with the bottom row: Adam Duran, Brett Resnick, Nate Felty, Micah Hulscher, Kelsey Waldon, Justin Francis, and Alec Newnam
Portrait of Kelsey Waldon after the recording session at Ronnie’s Place Studio in Nashville TN
Thanks again to all who took a moment to check out the photographs from this session, and be sure to pre order the EP and give it a listen!
XO
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