# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Session 359: Sway Wild
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 11:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Session 359: Sway Wild
Doors: 6pm; Show 7pm
Thurs, May 21, 2026

Sway Wild was born on a small island in the Salish Sea.

Following a two-month sailing voyage through the remote anchorages of British Columbia, acclaimed indie-folk duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer, returned to their San Juan Island, Washington home still hungry to explore. The result was nothing short of an artistic epiphany; an evolution of sound that called out loudly for a new name. Sway Wild released its self-titled debut album worldwide in 2019.

Sway Wild’s infectious sound explores the corners of rock, pop, funk, and folk, but at its nucleus it is undeniably a music full of joy. It can squeeze the heart in your chest, it can draw tears from your eyes, and it can force you to get up and move your body; over and over, it somehow manages to do all three at once. Fer and McGraw’s gorgeous harmonies paired with moving lyrics serve to both process and share their jubilation, grief, and frustration with a complex and deeply imperfect society.

Perhaps most remarkable is Fer’s astonishing electric guitar work. Using her beloved Fender Stratocaster for both lead guitar pyrotechnics and chordal rhythms, often at the same time, Fer challenges the listener to comprehend how she manages to extract so much feeling from six strings and an amplifier. With this album, laden with Fer’s potent electric guitar solos, she has decisively placed herself within the vanguard of female guitarists claiming their rightful place in an artistic pantheon that has historically been dominated by men.

Sway Wild was recorded in Portland, Oregon at The Hallowed Halls, a historic Carnegie Library, by engineer Justin Phelps (Cake, Galactic, Bob Weir), whose expertise at the helm is tangible in the warmth and presence of the finished product. An impressive cadre of the band’s friends and heroes brings the songs to their full, frenzied potential. Allison Russell and Sean Hayes provide guest vocals, members of MarchFourth add the irresistible energy of a full horn section, and cellists Skip VonKuske (Portland Cello Project) and Anna Fritz, along with Anna Tivel on violin, contribute the brooding dynamism of bowed strings.

For Fer and McGraw, the sailing expedition served as a kind of sabbatical from seven years of heavy international touring, sharing stages with the likes of Iron & Wine, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Mandolin Orange. The days on the boat were filled reading books in quiet green coves, watching humpback whales and black bears for hours on end, and talking over simple dinners of freshly baked bread and fish caught from a creaky plastic rowboat. Inspired by their journey, they returned to their pastoral island and took to playing music in their living room, with no aspirations other than to enjoy the process of creation.

In the ensuing months, Fer and McGraw departed from their well-established acoustic approach in almost shocking fashion, each returning to the instruments on which they began their respective musical trajectories as teenagers. With Fer refocused on electric guitar, McGraw behind a drum kit for the first time in over a decade, they allowed themselves to rediscover everything they loved about making music. This soon gave birth to a creative torrent of new songs, organically and unexpectedly, with a sound transformed. With a fresh sense of purpose, the new material was honed on tours across the U.S. and in Europe, performing alongside Lake Street Dive, Rising Appalachia, Charlie Hunter Trio and others.

The name Sway Wild evokes a specific feeling. From the beginning, Fer and McGraw intended this band, and this album, to reflect what the endeavor felt like to them: a pathway to the uninhibited unfiltered core that we all possess. The words themselves are an invitation, if not a command, to seek out this untainted part of ourselves. In many ways, Sway Wild’s music is the product of truly wild places, and, like ribbons of light piercing a dark green canopy overhead; it can help us find the wildness that is unquestionably still within us.

Mandy Fer also tours as the lead guitarist for Amos Lee and Allison Russell and has recently performed with Brandi Carlile.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/spring-green/session-359-sway-wild/200029903991421
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, performances, trips-adventures, live-music, pop
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Spring Green
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Sh*tty Barn
- **lat**: 43.174511169099
- **long**: -90.062206174409
- **full address**: The Sh*tty Barn, 506 E Madison St, Spring Green, WI 53588-9315, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Session 359: Sway Wild being held?
  - **A:** Session 359: Sway Wild takes place on Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 11:00 pm at The Sh*tty Barn, 506 E Madison St, Spring Green, WI 53588-9315, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Session 359: Sway Wild?
  - **A:** Session 359: Sway Wild is organized by The Sh*tty Barn.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Session 359: Sway Wild is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Spring Green, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Session 359: Sway Wild sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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