Far From Home
A NEW ALBUM FROM STEEPLECHASE
From the Pacific Northwest comes a new album of traditional Irish and Scottish fare, Far From Home, the debut from quartet Steeplechase. Recorded at Sage Arts, truly a cathedral to music in Arlington, Washington, Far From Home is a self-produced ten track collection of songs and sundry dance tunes performed on Irish flute, penny whistle, Irish bouzouki, guitar, and bodhrán. The album was engineered by Jordan Cunningham, and mixed by legendary guitar-player and Lúnasa founding member Donogh Hennessy in Dingle, Co. Kerry.
Steeplechase (Hanz Araki, flutes, vocals; Zach Bauman, Irish bouzouki, vocals; Sam Vogt, acoustic guitars, low whistle; David Lofgren, bodhrán) played to their strengths and set out to create an album that hews closely to their live performances. They are at home with the music of Scotland and Ireland and feel no pressure to reinvent the wheel. This philosophy comes from a deep well of respect for the generations of musicians who came before them. This album is both a message of gratitude to their many influences as well as a contribution to this beloved genre.
May 2026
Item ships in early May 2026.
Far From Home is the culmination of a year of musical collaboration by some of the PNW’s most well-respected purveyors of Celtic music.
The seeds for this lush collection of songs and tunes were germinated in January 2025 during a monthlong residency at Honeymoon Meadery in Bellingham, WA and blossomed during a Spring and Summer filled with performances on theater and festival stages around the country. The resulting record captures the introspection found by the hearth on a cold winter night as well as the urgency of a band fresh from the sun-soaked road, bursting with stories and jokes to share.
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Item ships in early May 2026.
Far From Home is the culmination of a year of musical collaboration by some of the PNW’s most well-respected purveyors of Celtic music.
The seeds for this lush collection of songs and tunes were germinated in January 2025 during a monthlong residency at Honeymoon Meadery in Bellingham, WA and blossomed during a Spring and Summer filled with performances on theater and festival stages around the country. The resulting record captures the introspection found by the hearth on a cold winter night as well as the urgency of a band fresh from the sun-soaked road, bursting with stories and jokes to share.