Into My Own by Bryan Sutton, released in 2014, is among the most fully realized albums of his solo career. The inclusion of "Swannanoa Tunnel" — one of the oldest and most geographically specific mountain songs in the Appalachian canon — signals the album's interest in deep tradition even as Sutton's arrangements push into contemporary acoustic contexts. Produced with care for ensemble dynamics, the record features contributions from notable Nashville and bluegrass session players, but Sutton's guitar remains the organizing intelligence. He plays with the deliberateness of someone who has absorbed every influence and then moved past imitation, and the original material sits comfortably alongside traditional fare. Into My Own earned a Grammy nomination and stands as evidence that flatpicking guitar, often treated as a supporting instrument, can carry an album entirely on its own expressive weight.
Tracklist
- 1 Cricket on the Hearth Source Recording 2:49
- 2 That's Where I Belong 2:58
- 3 Ole Blake 4:11
- 4 Anyhow, I Love You 3:49
- 5 Cumberland Reel 5:58
- 6 Run Away 2:55
- 7 Frisell's Rag 5:35
- 8 Overton Waltz 5:06
- 9 Swannanoa Tunnel Source Recording 3:22
- 10 Watson Blues alt version 3:31
- 11 Log Jam 4:32
- 12 Been All Around This World alt version 3:53