Kris Delmhorst is coming to the Narrows on Friday, May 13. She and some fellow Narrows alums Jeffrey Foucault and Peter Mulvey put together a collaborative effort called "Redbird."
Here's a review that I grabbed from Dirty Linen magazine. I'm sure Kris will be selling copies at her concert.
RedbirdRedbird
Signature Sounds SIG 1291 (2005)
Send three talented American solo performers off to tour Europe simultaneously and something special is bound to happen. Such was the case when Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault, and Peter Mulvey found themselves far from familiar surroundings with time on their hands. The artists explored their common love for Americana music during daily informal song circles throughout the tour; the result, to no one's surprise, is an album. Redbird (which is also what the trio called itselves) is a diverse collection of songs ranging from the traditional to the contemporary.
Among the album's 17 tracks are songs from across the vast expanse of the American musical landscape. Greg Brown's "Ships," Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain," and (lest they take themselves too seriously) Willie Nelson's "I Gotta Get Drunk" are all covered on Redbird.
Highlights of the album include "You Are the Everything," sung by Foucault; "Patience," sung by Delmhorst; and "Lovely as the Day is Long," sung by Mulvey. Redbird is a folk album in the truest sense. It is inspired and heartfelt, genuine and undeniable, simple and free of clever trappings.
-- Annette C. Eshleman (Lancaster, PA)
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