Imaginary Road Studios

08/23/2026

Late pledges for A Winter’s Solstice Celebration will officially close on September 1.
A selection of CDs, vinyl, T-shirts and other campaign rewards is still available until then.
We’re enormously grateful to everyone who has supported this project and helped us bring A Winter’s Solstice Celebration to life.
If you’ve been meaning to take a look, here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1043382748/a-winters-solstice-celebration

08/20/2026

I’m very happy to share that my new album, Home, is now streaming.
This year marks 50 years (!!!) since the release of my first record, In Search of the Turtle’s Navel, and the beginning of Windham Hill Records. I can hardly believe that, half a century later, I’m still making music and marking the anniversary with a new album.
None of it would have been possible without Tom Eaton's brilliant heart and ears making it happen.
These pieces are rooted in the landscape around our home in Vermont and in the people, places and memories that have shaped my life here these many years.
Over the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing a little of the story behind each piece. Physical CDs are in the works and should be available late September.
You can listen to Home, here:
https://lnk.to/WillAckermanHome
Home 2026
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Eaton
www.tomeaton.net
Recorded at Imaginary Road Studios in the Vermont
Cover photo by Anthony St. James www.anthonysaintjames.com

07/26/2026

Submissions for A Winter’s Solstice Celebration have officially closed, and the response from artists has been extraordinary (and a bit overwhelming.) Dawn, Bob and I now have the wonderful and difficult task of choosing the music that will come together to create the album. We hope to share the final track selection by the end of August, so stay tuned... Will

If you missed the Kickstarter campaign, it’s not too late to join us. Late Pledges are still available here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1043382748/a-winters-solstice-celebration

06/03/2026

Our friend Todd Johnston generously donated his beautiful custom Oracle Guitar to help support our Kickstarter campaign to resounding success. Then it turned out that Raffle winner Eric Sundberg just happened to live an hour north of us in VT!
Next, Todd went above and BEYOND, escorting the guitar from PA to VT to personally hand it off to Eric. We had a lot of laughs and got to meet some lovely new people.
Thanks to everyone for supporting this campaign!
We've also welcomed a handful of new supporters through Kickstarter's Late Pledges feature. If you missed the campaign, there's still time to join us.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1043382748/a-winters-solstice-celebration

05/23/2026

Here's another of this years releases, "Bridges" from Daniel Treviño. Daniel flew up from Mexico to record this wonderful piano album with Tom Eaton and Will Ackerman producing. "Though Daniel pursued an engineering degree and built a career in technology, music never left him. It lived quietly alongside his professional life, like an ember waiting for oxygen.."-Shambhu.
Please give it a listen here:

Listen to Bridges by Daniel Treviño.

05/21/2026

Our dear friend Phil Aaberg, whom many of you know well, has been hospitalized in the ICU with pneumonia in both lungs and other complications related to his chemo that he has been undergoing for prostate cancer. His family is close by his side as we all pray for his recovery.
"Phil is one of the dearest friends in my life. I admire him as a staggeringly talented pianist and composer, but his kindness and humor as a friend and human being is even more precious to me." -Will
His wife Patty, said, "So many people have asked how they can help. Please send good healing thoughts, light a candle and play his music. Feel free to send along any comments - we will read to those him when he is no longer under sedation. They really lift his spirits. "
His son Jake created a gofundme to support them as they had to essentially move to Minneapolis for his cancer treatments.
Please post comments to Phil on his page:
https://www.facebook.com/philipaabergsweetgrassmusic
And if you would like to donate to the gofundme, it's here below:

Help Support My Dad’s Fight Against Prostate Cancer Our family recently receive… Jake Aaberg needs your support for Support Phil and the Aaberg Family

05/20/2026

Looking back this year from Imaginary Road Studios, here is Dreaming Northern- the ninth album Masako has recorded with us.
"This music asks to be listened to many times. A truly inspiring experience. Masako's wonderful musical skills travel with an invigorating peaceful clarity....like the opportunity to observe a clear night sky full of stars." Liz Story
Produced by Tom Eaton, Will Ackerman & Masako.

Listen Here: 👉 https://lnk.to/masakodreamingnorthern

05/18/2026

From Echoes: Today we’re celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Windham Hill Records. Founder and guitarist Will Ackerman released his solo debut album in 1976 and it launched a different kind of American Revolution in that bicentennial year. A Quiet One. This first hour of Echoes is going to be all music from mostly the classic era of Windham Hill. And we’ll hear an interview with Will Ackerman talking about the genesis of this revolution. Join John Diliberto celebrating 50 years of WIndham Hill on Echoes from PRX.
To listen: https://echoes.org/eol/eol-player.php?id=129550&cat=playlists&dt=2026-05-18
Thanks so much, John!!

05/17/2026

Final Hours.
A Winter’s Solstice Celebration ends today at noon Eastern time.
Thank you all for the extraordinary support, encouragement, and enthusiasm that carried this project far beyond what we imagined!
If you’d still like to join us before the campaign closes:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1043382748/a-winters-solstice-celebration

p.s. The Guitar Raffle will happen tonight

05/16/2026

Final 24 Hours.
What began as an idea to honor the spirit of the original Winter Solstice recordings has become something much larger and more wonderful - artists, listeners, memories, and new music all coming together beautifully around this project.
Thank you all for carrying A Winter’s Solstice Celebration this far!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1043382748/a-winters-solstice-celebration