“Wheels” was written by Patrick McDougal and recorded by Dan Tyminski, the singer, guitarist, and mandolin player long associated with Alison Krauss and Union Station. He used it as the title track of a 2008 album made with his own band.
The song turns on the image of wheels — of movement, of the road, of a life that keeps rolling on whether the singer is ready or not. It carries the restlessness and the forward push that the word suggests.
The album “Wheels” was admired in the bluegrass world and named Album of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association.
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