Three By Three – Single

Laura Cortese on "Three By Three": When my daughter was 18 months old, she would spend hours singing a few nonsense syllables of an old Dutch children’s song in hopes that her father and I would sing the rest. "Three by Three" tells the story of a walk we took together in early spring 2021 in the Demer Valley in Belgium. Despite being in the flight path of Brussels International Airport, it’s a beautiful meadow with a meandering river. At the end of the valley, there’s an old church. I wrote my daughter a song about our walk and used her favorite syllables in the chorus to see if she noticed. And… she did! The first time I sang it for her she sang along. So naturally, we had her join in on the track itself. Valerie Thompson, Zoe Guigueno, and I started playing "Three by Three" live on tour later that spring. In May, we joined up with Jayme Stone in Colorado to spend a few days recording. We took our time layering fiddle, cello, bass, and vocals. Jayme led the way. We gave my daughte