Meredith Moon’s third album, From Here To The Sea, marks a subtle but confident evolution for the Canadian-born songwriter and instrumentalist. Where its predecessor, Constellations, leaned deeply into Appalachian old-time traditions, From Here To The Sea widens the frame—embracing blues, folk, folk-rock, and even traces of old-time jazz, while placing Moon’s songwriting firmly at the center.

Produced and recorded in Ontario and Nashville by Colin Linden (Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Bruce Cockburn), the album features an impressive cast of collaborators, including Rebecca Lovell (Larkin Poe), Lillie Mae Rische and Dominic Davis (Jack White), Julian Taylor, George Receli (Bob Dylan), and Jerry Douglas. Moon’s signature banjo remains present, but rather than anchoring the arrangements, it now moves in the background—textural and understated—allowing melody, lyric, and mood to lead the way.

Moon began writing songs at eight years old and grew up steeped in folk music, including the work of her father, Gordon Lightfoot. Largely self-taught, she picked up the guitar as a teenager and soon found her voice as a busker, performing on sidewalks from Halifax to Vancouver. Years spent traveling by road and rail across Canada and beyond shaped her distinctive songwriting voice—one rooted in movement, observation, and storytelling.

Often described as a “gem” in both old-time and contemporary folk circles, Moon is known for her unconventional approach to traditional forms, blending Appalachian influences with folk-punk energy and modern sensibilities. A multi-instrumentalist, she weaves together clawhammer banjo, fingerstyle and Travis-picking guitar, piano, and lap dulcimer, bringing a powerful voice and singular perspective to the international roots music community.

Today, Glide is excited to offer an exclusive premiere of Moon’s rendition of the traditional Appalachian tune “Cindy,” which finds her teaming up with talented fiddler Hillary Klug to reimagine this old-timey tune and show off their instrumental chops. Klug is known for her prowess on the fiddle as well as her ability to buck dance and even sing while doing it. This makes for a lively performance as these two artists harmonize impressively while weaving around one another on the banjo and the fiddle, with Klug’s dancing giving the song its rollicking, percussive element There is a natural chemistry between Moon and Klug, but perhaps more importantly, there is a sense of fun that radiates from both of them, a simple joy in playing this classic tune.

Moon describes the inspiration behind both collaborating with Klug and the choice to cover this tune:

“I was living in Nashville in July of 2025, and my friend Max Harms, who does The Garage series, was doing some video work in town while staying at our place. I had long wanted to work with Hillary Klug, as we’d been in each other’s orbit for some time, and the timing worked out that we could do a couple of videos with Max. It was shot at Nicky Diamonds’ barn north of the city, overlooking the dense woods of Tennessee. Cindy is a traditional Appalachian tune that I’ve been playing for over 12 years now.”

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