Jesse Daniel is taking it back to his roots with another mid-week treat from the California native. Today, he released another single, “Mountain Home,” from his forthcoming record, Son of the San Lorenzo.
“Mountain Home” is the perfect follow-up to his last single featuring Charles Wesley Godwin, “Time Well Spent For A Man,” where the two men reflect on the meaningful things in life, and spending time with those you love instead of logging hours in a cubicle.
While “Mountain Home” carries a different undertone, it still captures the feeling of remembering where you came from and never forgetting your roots.
“This song is a reminiscing, or romanticizing, of the past. How you can go home, but you can never truly go back to recreate the past. All we are left to do is bear the imprint of those times in their reflection on our daily lives. To savor the bittersweet memories and move ahead.”
If you have moved away from home, this song is for you. The lyrics capture the memories that will never fade from the city you call home and the sadness of seeing your home change and evolve. It’s the same but different… and sometimes those differences are heartbreaking.
“I’ll make it home one sunny day
How’d I ever get so far away
When I return, I’ll never stray
My mountain home is where I’ll stay
Awoken from a dream, reality comes crashing
Like the thundercloud it echoes out an all familiar cry
From this lonely place, the memories come flashing
Like the lightning painting pictures on a strange and foreign sky…”
The tune’s melody highlights a nostalgic fiddle and down-home harmonica to reminisce on a simple life, and the plucky sound of the banjo transports listeners back to a backyard or field you might have played in during your youth. The sound of “Mountain Sound” is much softer and captures the folk roots side of Jesse Daniel’s sound.
If you’re a fan of Daniel because of his rip-roaring, honky tonk sound, “Mountain Home” shows an entirely different side of him as an artist. But don’t let that deter you. This single and the others released from his forthcoming record are just as stellar as his steel-soaked barroom anthems.
Jesse Daniel does not miss, and “Mountain Home” is no exception. You’ll quickly find this one of the repeats.
Check it out.
Daniel’s next studio record is due for a June 6th release via Lightning Rod Records.
Son of the San Lorenzo Tracklist:
1) Child Is Born
2) Son of the San Lorenzo
3) He
4) The Ballad of Love Creek
5) One’s Too Many (And A Thousand Ain’t Enough)
6) Jodi
7) Mountain Home
8) Time Well Spent For A Man (feat. Charles Wesley Godwin)
9) Crankster
10) My Time Is Gonna Come
11) The End
Jesse Daniel Tour Dates:
5/31 – Felton, CA @ Redwood Mountain Faire 2025
6/21 – Itajaí, Brazil @ The Ranch Truck
6/26 – Fort Worth, TX @ Billy Bob’s
6/27 – New Braunfels, TX @ Gruene Hall
7/6 – London, UK @ Oslo Hackney
7/8 – Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
7/9 – Groningen, Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
7/10 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
7/11 – Lille, Belgium @ Sjock Festival 2025
7/12 – Breim, Norway @ Stiftinga Norsk Country Treff
7/14 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Tradgarn
7/16 – Köln, Germany @ Die Kantine
7/17 – Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands @ Zwarte Cross 2025
7/18 – Eging Am See, Germany @ Pullman City Western Town
7/19 – Rüti, Switzerland @ Marty Stables AG
7/20 – Balzers, Liechtenstein @ Burg Gutenberg
8/22 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
8/23 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
8/24 – Bend, OR @ Domino Room
8/27 – Chico, CA @ Sierra Nevada Big Room
8/28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
8/29 – Venice, CA @ The Venice West
8/30 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
10/10 – Rockhampton, Australia @ Great Western Hotel
10/11 – Mareeba, Australia @ Mareeba Rodeo
10/12 – Mareeba, Australia @ Mareeba Rodeo
10/15 – Petrie Terrace, Australia @ Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall
10/16 – Cronulla, Australia @ Brass Monkey
10/17 – Paddington, Australia @ Paddo RSL
10/18 – Archies Creek, Australia @ The Archies Creek Hotel
10/19 – Brunswick, Australia @ Brunswick Ballroom
10/24 – Fremantle, Australia @ Honky Tonk Blues
10/25 – Boyup Brook, Australia @ Harvey Dickson’s Country Music Centre
