Ghost of Paul Revere
Are you from Maine originally?
Sean: I am, I’m able to trace my family back 12 generations here in Maine.
Griffin: Of course. Born and raised on the Saco River in Buxton.
Max: I am - I grew up in Bar Mills, just up the road from the Saco River. I’m technically a 1st generation Mainer, however, my folks moved here when they were a few years younger than I am currently.
How did you become a musician? What inspired you?
Sean: I suppose I became a musician by happy accident. Although I had grown up in love with music and playing it for fun with friends, I never considered myself a musician until Griffin, Max, and I started playing out together. Griffin used to have a monthly 3-hour solo gig at The Dogfish Cafe in Portland, and Max and I would go to support our buddy. We ended up joining Griff for a couple of songs singing the harmonies we came up with in return for some free beer and soon enough we were joining him on every song each month. We had so much fun creating our own music and sharing it with that close-knit and growing audience. The feeling of creating music with my best friends to share with people who wanted to connect to it gave me the inspiration to become a musician
Griffin: I played a myriad of instruments as a kid but really began writing with intention around the age of fifteen when I bought my first acoustic guitar. I really only ever idolized musicians and writers, which was the fuel for wanting to become one myself.
Max: I didn’t ever really feel like a musician till I started singing and playing with the other boys (around the high school years), but I always had music as a creative outlet growing up. We had music and NPR playing in the house constantly, and both my mom and dad’s musical tastes were similar yet dynamically different. I still notice hints of the subconscious effect it has had in my own writing and in the sonic sounds that I gravitate towards. Everything from the John Fahey fingerpicking I’d hear coming out of my dad’s workshop, to Mick’s voice ringing over the Stone’s rocking grooves when my mom was at the drafting board, has informed me.
Tell me more about the new track Good At Losing Everything. What was the inspiration behind it and what story does it tell?
Sean: The song was written after the three of us lost a very close friend. As we grow older, we have to come to terms with all manners of loss, and this song speaks to that almost tragic familiarity with that feeling.
Griffin: Good at Losing everything was inspired by the loss of a close, childhood friend of ours who fought a very aggressive cancer for over a year. It isn't actually about the man he was, which I found impossible to capture in words, but instead about all of us who had to watch him go. I was having very vivid dreams of his funeral and "Good at Losing Everything" poured out onto the page one morning. It is ultimately about realizing you've reached that point in life where grief isn't a new feeling, but a recognizable one.
Max: Originally written by Griffin to explore the loss of our incredible friend, the song took on the ethos of how we were all feeling when creating the album. Each of us had a deep connection that was simultaneously shared, and yet individual when dealing with his passing. Beyond that monumental loss, that time period also yielded big challenges for all of us. That song helped us to connect, and realize that though our stories may be different, everyone shares in those pains, and finding that connection can help us get through it.
Do you plan to launch new music?
Sean: We do indeed! We’ll be releasing our next EP, Field Notes Vol. 3, this summer and we’re heading into the studio to record our next full-length album as well
Griffin: Yes, we're currently writing and demoing new songs and plan to go into the studio later this year.
Max: Absolutely! We are going to be putting out the third volume in our Field Notes series as well as heading into the studio this summer.
Do you plan to perform live or virtually anywhere in the near future?
Sean: That’s a big yes as well! We’ll be touring this summer all around the country, with plans to head back to Europe later this year as well. We’re all vaccinated up and ready to get loud for folks!
Griffin: Our first live show is May 21st and we've already filled up our summer, getting back on the road and touring America for the first time in over a year.
Max: We do! We just played our first live shows in over a year this past weekend, and we’ve got more on the way.