Went to see Carrie Newcomer at the Mucky Duck last night. The opening act was by Krista Detor. One of the few times I saw a folk singer with piano as their main instrument. We came in a little late and she already started her songs when we came in. The first song turned out to be called 'Dancing in a mindfield' and I found it very interesting. (If you ask me how I knew the song, .. well, .. I ended up buying her CD!) Another interesting lyrics is from a song called 'Steal me a car'. She didn't sing too many songs, having only her on piano and David Weber on guitar. The last 2 songs were 'A red bowl' and 'Glory', where she had a duet with Carrie Newcomer. As for her voice, she doesn't have the range that Carrie Newcomer has, but definitely quite a nice voice, but her strength lies more in her lyrics, I think. Listening to her songs, there's this sense of listening to some form of poetry.
Carrie Newcomer played solo on guitar last night. Most of the songs were from her last 2 albums, 'Betty's diner' and 'Regulars & refugees'. Her voice is very impressive with a big range from lower notes to the higher notes. I was also quite impressed with her guitar sound. She switches between the slower ballads and the faster songs with ease, and the solo guitar effect in the faster songs was quite good. One of the songs from 'R&R', 'Alice and Roy' was played with Krista on piano and resulted in a very interesting version. Some of the songs that turned quite different from the album version were 'I'll go too' (a faster version, with a more upbeat and funky feel), 'The gathering of spirits' (duet with Krista Detor) and the encore, 'The Yes of Yes'.
A very satisfying concert. She played for almost 2 hours without any break, ending around 10:30. I did buy Krista's second album, 'Mudshow', and it turned out to be quite a gem of an album! Can't say that it's an upbeat album, but the poetic nature of the lyrics along with the piano makes it quite a different style of folk music that I've listened to for a while.
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