Away With Words.

On August 18, 2023, Duncan Wood released his debut self-produced album, Away With Words.

Cut almost entirely solo in a nineteenth-century house overlooking the Ohio River, the record pairs folk intimacy with orchestral sweep. Wood’s home-built studio, nicknamed Red Carpet Records, turned reclaimed gear into a warm, unpolished canvas.

Except noted contributions from Zach Moses and Chanslor Gallenstein, Wood recorded every instrument himself — including guitar, bass, pedal steel, drum kit, percussion, kalimba, piano, French horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tenor saxophone, and flute. There are no electronically programmed parts on this project — everything is a real, human performance on a physical instrument.

Acknowledgments

Thank you Dad - for picking up those bargain bin horns when the music store shut down, for filling the house with Rotary songs, for putting up with the drum kit, for showing me James Taylor.

Thank you Mom - for sharing your childhood flute, for driving me to endless rehearsals, for always putting your kids first, for showing me Carol King.

Thank you Caroline, Shaun, Nick, Sophie, Dennison, Theresa, Dominic, Jonas, Luke, Carolanne, and the late, great Denny - for inviting me to use your family home as a recording space. The sound of that legendary house lives forever in these recordings.

Thank you Zach - for being there from the beginning to the very end, for prioritizing my work, and more than anything else, for wholeheartedly believing in me.

Thank you Chanslor - for putting the “singer” in “singer/songwriter”. This record, and my future work, is immeasurably improved by the hours you put in.

Thank you Nick - for your beautiful artwork, for taking the long way home with me and my gear in 2020, for keeping me sane and making music with me during the pandemic.

Thank you Hanna, Greg, Zach, Sam, Is and Luc - for always making me feel at home, no matter how much noise I’ve made in your family room.

In memory of Woodson Wood, Barbara Gerner, and Angel Wood.