Oh When The Wind Comes Down

While living on the lush grounds of a mysterious Columbia Gorge Winery, Dustin Hamman, the driving force behind "Run On Sentence", composed an astonishing catalogue of powerful songs. Up in those rolling hills and secret meadows was born Oh When the Wind Comes Down, a storybook album of both rollicking gusto and heartbreakingly tender ballads. In the solitude and splendor of the winery life, Hamman envisioned a work capable of drawing both laughter and sighs.

Originally a three-piece (John Vecchiarelli on drums, William Joersz on double bass), the Portland, Oregon based group has grown and shifted as Hamman inspired a small village of musicians to rally behind his music. With the help of Producer Nick Jaina and Engineer Lee Howard, Hamman's songwriting vision was fully realized on Oh When the Wind Comes Down as they and their musical cohorts wreathed the lyrical paintings in gypsy accordion, ponderous bass, lilting vocal harmonies, bright percussion and expansive Spanish trumpet lines. The resultant album is a resplendent and shining fable, populated by colorful characters, haunted by ghosts, and glowing with a deep and sincere wonder.