Canadian singer/songwriter Harry Lee Follon has released his full new EP Uncle’s Lament. Follon aims to create timeless music that is emotionally resonant.

On Uncle’s Lament, Follon is accompanied only by pedal steel guitarist Chris Hierlihy and fiddler Ally Corbett, a marked change from his prior work with his band Uncle Harry & the Kickstands.

Follon wrote most of the songs during the pandemic, when the isolation he was feeling suggested they would be better suited for a solo project. After getting the green light from his label, Down By The Point Records (Matt Paxton & The Pintos, Ben Somer), Follon recorded the tracks with his Producer Michael Keire at Threshold Recording in Hamilton, Ontario.

Follon says:

In 2021, I lost my Mom, and there’s no denying she is all over these tunes. My Mother loved music, and she will always be a major influence on me—and my music. These songs are all about love and loss.

I’ve always heard people grieve in different ways. I never quite understood that until feeling my own loss. I was starting to get sick of people saying, ‘It’ll be OK.’ I had to learn to do what is best for myself, and music became a big part of embracing self-care.