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The seventh album from Foy Vance, The Wake marks the completion of a decades-long journey defined by tireless soul-searching and life-altering revelation.

While playing a gig in Lanzarote in January 1999, the Northern Ireland-born singer/songwriter experienced a moment of unprecedented transcendence onstage, then learned the next morning that his father had suffered a fatal heart attack that very night.Overcome by grief and clarity, Vance immediately resolved to create seven albums informed by the loss of his father-a traveling preacher who moved their family to the American South when Vance was a baby, and set him on his life’s path by teaching him to play guitar early in his childhood.

Produced by Ethan Johns (the Brit Award-winning producer known for his work with Paul McCartney, Ray LaMontagne, and more), The Wake brings Vance’s gritty vocal work to a potent convergence of folk and soul and Southern blues, instilling every moment with an unbridled vitality.Vance’s works also include Hope, The Wild Swan (executive-produced by Elton John), From Muscle Shoals and To Memphis and 2021’s Signs of Life -the result is the purest distillation yet of his truly singular artistry, imparting a defiant joy into songs of longing, loss and hard-won acceptance.