{"product_id":"thornton-ramsey-i-called-it","title":"Thornton, Ramsey - I Called It!","description":"Ramsey Thornton makes modern-day folk music for early mornings and quiet hours. It's a warm, rhythmic sound, fueled by intricate fingerpicking and the observational storytelling of a lifelong musician who's still discovering new horizons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Long before he became an unsung hero of Tulsa's music scene — playing banjo in Ken Pomeroy's band, drumming for jazz combos, and collaborating with hometown heroes like Wilderado — the Oklahoma native began drumming at 6 years old. By his late-teens, he was playing stringed instruments, too. Banjo came first. Acoustic guitar followed, with Ramsey developing a hypnotic, percussive style — including intricate rhythms and uniquely phrased arpeggios — that seemed to nod to the two instruments he'd already learned. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRamsey recorded \u003ci\u003eI Called It!\u003c\/i\u003e in Brooklyn, where he teamed up with Isaac Stalling and Sam Skinner (Pinegrove) in a Bed-Stuy studio. They anchored each song with a live performance of guitar and vocals, adding other instruments — from the interlocking layers of strings that sweep through \"Tony's Song,\" a gorgeous duet with Ken Pomeroy, to the brushed percussion and keyboards that punctuate \"Backyard\" — for textural effect. Back home in Oklahoma, Ramsey tapped Chad Copeland (Broncho, Wilderado) to contribute synth, drones, and other atmospherics to tracks like \"Fourth of July.\" Even so, I Called It generally unfolds like a one-man show, capturing Ramsey Thornton in his element: intimate, locked-in, and focused on the present moment. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"I like my music to sound natural,\" he says simply. \"These are songs that I wrote around my kitchen table. I recorded them with my friends. I hope they just sound like me.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWith \u003ci\u003eI Called It!\u003c\/i\u003e, Ramsey Thornton keeps his eye on the outside world and his hands on the fretboard, creating a gentle, guitar-driven soundtrack to everyday life.","brand":"Gar Hole Records","offers":[{"title":"Purple LP","offer_id":51128423055638,"sku":"RMX-64962","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51128423219478,"sku":"RMX-64963","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/e65c61806c12e6fc8a52a4852deee71b_cbde9ddb-47a4-484d-a052-c8f7c884e5c8.jpg?v=1774276840","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/thornton-ramsey-i-called-it","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}