The Walkabouts

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The Walkabouts Announce new 2026 Compilation Album!

Drums & Wires Recordings Presents

Long, Long Drive - In the Walkabouts' Own Words - A selection of previously released songs featuring musings on each track by various members of the tribe known as The Walkabouts.

“You don’t have to tell the truth, you just have to tell a story.” - Bob Dylan

"I guess we wanted to take the scenic route." - Tony Kroes

This is a free/pay what you want, digital-only BandCamp release offered as a gift from the band to our fans!

In memory of our beloved fellow musical travelers who we have lost along the way ~ John Baker Saunders, Fred Chalenor and Joe Skyward.

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Introducing Drums & Wires Recordings

The Walkabouts are pleased to announce that we are selling our music direct to our fans from an online music catalog called Drums & Wires Recordings.

Click here to visit Drums & Wires Recordings and browse The Walkabouts music, including vinyl LPs, CDs, and BandCamp links for steaming and high-quality downloads in your audio format of choice.

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CHRIS ECKMAN'S "THE LAND WE KNEW THE BEST" OUT NOW!

Uncut Magazine's coveted album of the month! Order Crystal Clear Vinyl, CD and Digital

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CARLA TORGERSON'S NEW ALBUM "BECKONINGS" OUT NOW!

Carla's new album is out now and you can get it at Drums & Wires Recordings - Shipping to all EU/UK destinations from within the EU for reasonable shipping rates

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CHRIS & CARLA

The Walkabouts are pleased to announce that the full catalog of music that band leaders Chris Eckman and Carla Torgerson released as a duo is now readily available from the Drums & Wires Recordings website!

Click here to explore their music

Chris Eckman's "Where the Spirit Rests"

The fifth solo album from Chris Eckman, The Walkabouts songwriter, co-singer, guitarist and bandleader, is a deep dive into the vagaries of these extraordinary times. His luminous songwriting navigates loss, disorientation, redemption and the search for home.

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Feel Like Going Home: Cover Albums

We are beyond thrilled to announce the December 2nd, 2016 release of a new retrospective box set of Walkabouts cover albums and related live recordings, Feel Like Going Home: The Covers.

This 3 LP + 4 CD box set contains our 1993 covers album Satisfied Mind featuring folk and country versions of an eclectic mix of our musical heroes from Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye to Charlie Rich and Robert Forster (to name but a few), and our companion album Train Leaves at Eight covering only European music from artists such as Jacques Brel and Neu! that was released in 2001.

As a bonus and a special gift to our friends and fans this box includes a third double LP, the live album Gone To Hell, Back By Eight. This album includes recordings of two concerts from the Satisfied Mind and Train Leaves at Eight eras.

To learn more about and buy Feel Like Going Home: The Covers visit Forced Exposure

The Virgin Years

We're pleased to announce the release of deluxe LP and CD versions of pivotal Walkabouts albums from the mid '90s; Devil's Road and Nighttown. In addition to the stand alone reissues of these two albums our friends at Glitterhouse Records have released a limited run of 500 of the Virgin Years Box Set that contains LPs and CDs of Devil's Road and Nighttown as well as an LP/CD set of The Walkabouts performing live with the Nighttown Orchestra in Bruxelles on June, 28th 1997 at the amazing Ancienne Belgique.

Visit Forced Exposure to learn more about the releases and order your copy!