Raw

The record

Country without the polish.

The title says what the cover shows: Michael, a worn acoustic guitar and the timber country around him.

The verified song list runs from “Riding High Riding Low” and “Wake Up” to “Light At the End of the Tunnel” and “Last of a Dying Breed.”

From the sessions: Michael recorded the album with help from his son, Daniel Seward. Engineering and mixing support came from Scot Shaw of Soundhaus Recording Studios in California and LT2—Lenny Turner, “The Sound Mechanic.”