Artist Info

Who Am I Listening To, Anyway?

Colorado 19-year-old Luke Henson has been making music for years. He is from a musical family: his parents met in the worship band at Riverside Baptist Church some twenty-odd years ago. And whether it was not practicing enough to be in his friend's Rush cover band, being the worst of his siblings at piano, or surprising everyone with a talent for opera (alas, after most of the vocals for his album had already been recorded), his enthusiasm for music and eclectic taste was a major component of his upbringing.

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Luke's father, Rick, is the founder of Rocky Mountain Steel Bands, and as such, the steelpan plays a vital role in the album. Luke considers it a great instrument for all occasions. (This is in no way influenced by his incompetence at all other treble instruments, it is genuinely a fantastic instrument and ought to be on more mainstream records.) He also plays bass guitar and drumset.

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Luke loves prog, and despite not being technically good enough to be a Prog Musician, the influence is clearly to be heard on Fool's Errand. Most notable is his rendition of King Crimson's classic "Easy Money," which stars top-notch prog guitarist Wyatt Mehmeti (Involute, Blind Spectrum). Also bearing marks of prog are the Porcupine Tree-esque slow burn "The Shoreline" and "Simul Justus Et Peccator," a seven-minute song of faith in crisis.

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Luke's favorite song on the album is also a cover, but not the King Crimson one. "Bird On The Wire" by Leonard Cohen gets a makeover on Fool's Errand, replacing classical guitar with steelpan and adding a searing solo by Prker, CO guitarist Chris Carter. However, it is the lyrics and heart of the song which first stood out to Luke, and he hopes you hear it on the record.

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Luke hopes you enjoy this album.