The Dead Tongues perform an album release show at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro Friday, March 4 at 9:00 p.m. 'Most of my cynicism in songs will be taken from our culture, but most of when I see something that's beautiful or pure that will be taken from nature.' 'Escaping for me usually means going out in the woods or getting to the beach,' he said. Here's the sylvan music video for the song 'Stained Glass Eyes.' He said this is transferred in his songwriting, which can be heard in songs like 'Graveyard Fields' about the Pisgah National Forest near Asheville and an area called Black Balsam Knob. I don't know as many people so it's a little fresher so I can be more of a homebody because I don't have as much to do,' Gustafson said.Īsheville is also a place for Gustafson to cultivate his admiration for nature. 'I have a little more isolation out here. He regularly returns to the Triangle to collaborate and perform with friends like Phil Cook and Mandolin Orange's Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz, but said his new home has allowed him to explore his craft with more depth. Facebook gives people the power to share. Join Facebook to connect with Phil Cook and others you may know. In his new album, Montana, Gustafson polishes The Dead Tongue's mosaic of folk influences.įor years, Gustafson resided in Durham, but now calls Asheville home. View the profiles of people named Phil Cook. Chippewa Valley native Phil Cook plays Saturday, July 18 at the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival. He found a cabin in the North Carolina mountains and woke early and wrote late, penning aubades and nocturnes and endearing reflections on his own life. For Asheville musician Ryan Gustafson, The Dead Tongues is a 'musical and writing practice.' That can mean bringing a group of kindred souls with him to perform on stage, or channeling his folk-rock songs as a solo artist with a handful of stringed instruments. But in early 2020, Cook paused his relentless touring duties with others, intent on focusing on how all his experiences and erudition could fit into his own songs.

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