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Wed 5th Knom Music presents TOM BROSSEAU + Mary Hampton + Beth Jeans Houghton
Doors 7.30 Tom Brosseau has one of the most arresting voices in folk music' a high-pitched, angelic croon devoid of affectation and delivered with utter sincerity. He sings with such pastoral calm, in fact, that nuanced emotional details can become lost within the beautiful simplicity of his sparse acoustic tunes. 'Grand Forks', the songwriter’s sixth release in as many years, is thus well-served by its broader accompaniment. Brosseau takes a Guthrie-esque turn back to his North Dakota hometown, commemorating the devastating 1997 flood through the subtle minutia of survival. That said, Grand Forks is surprisingly uplifting, celebrating resilience rather than disaster, especially on lilting opener 'I Fly Wherever I Go.'
Most exquisite is 'Blue Part of the Windshield', with Hilary Hahn’s sublime violin uncannily mirroring Brosseau’s stretching falsetto. In Brosseau’s songs, where so much depends on the slightest quiver of a note, 'Grand Forks' is undoubtedly his best work to date. Mary Hampton lives in Brighton in a room overlooking the sea. Finds old songs and keeps them in coloured vials in her fridge. Sometimes she makes up new songs. And sometimes she does neither one thing nor the other.
"A stately clarity" (Times 10/11/06)
Beth Jeans Houghton : Northeastern crazy invited onto the stage with Devendra Banhart at Green Man. A voice reminiscent of Nico. And songs about milk bottles. Looking forward to this.... |
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