Wild Mountain Mystics are the duo of Rick & Lisa who began working together in 2013 in the Cailfornia Roots music scene. Combining a joyful spirit and a diversity of sounds in their music, they build on Appalachian and Classic Rock traditions.
Their life experiences have been captured on their debut album release, Fire & Honey, which arrives on August 1st, 2025. The album was produced by Ed Tree and Wild Mountain Mystics, and will arrive via Blackbird Record Label.
Today, we’re very pleased to premier the title track to the new album, “Fire & Honey”, which arrives this Friday, July 11th, 2025. The track stands out on their upcoming album for its carefree tone and sense of an unencumbered life thanks to the power of love. Rick & Lisa often craft layered and intricate tracks, but “Fire and Honey” is intentionally built around spaciousness, giving the instruments and the vocals room to breath, and also suggesting the wide passage of time in a meaningful relationship. This is a song that feels like it ought to be played out of doors. Lyrics take on an almost stream-of-consciousness dive into all the associations that the speaker has for their beloved, including all the things they’ve added to their life’s experiences. Rather than take on a detailed narrative, the song quickly moves over the surface of emotions and reactions, and while its prevailing tone is appreciation and gratefulness, it does convey some realistic moments of doubt and rescue.
These are the moments that clarify just how meaningful the influence of another person can be during the times when we all feel “lost.” While there are many love songs celebrating the saving grace that others can be in our lives, it’s always refreshing to come across one that suggests love’s endurance through life’s difficulties and the grounding influence it offers. This song encourages us to celebrate the fact that love doesn’t just make our heart flutter, it is there for us, rain or shine. That’s something that Wild Mountain Mystics know is worth singing about.
The band says about the song:
Fire & Honey is a journey toward love set to a happy tune.
Recorded at The Treehouse in San Gabriel, CA, Fire & Honey was mastered by Mark Dann, and the album features performances by a wide-ranging community of musicians, including Chad Watson, Debra Dobkin, Marty Axelrod, and a host of vocal collaborators.
But the core of the album is built around the partnership of Rick and Lisa, who are both multi-instrumentalists, vocalists, and songwriters focused on “channeling stories of love, loss, joy, and perseverance”. They describe their musical accent as “Appalachian-meets-Woodstock.”
