27
Nov
2011
A Place Where “Rocking Chairs Fall Off Their Porches”
By Kezzie Baker. Posted in Folk | No Comments »
Nathan (photo by Jon Schledwitz)
“If David Lynch had directed ‘O Brother Where Art Thou?,’ Nathan’s music would be the soundtrack.” – Michael Wrycraft, CBC Radio
Two women and two men.
Acoustic and electric guitars, 6-string banjo, accordion, mandolin, pedal steel, dobro, drums and percussion, piano, organ, some horns (trumpet, French Horn, and tuba) – even the eerie howling sound of a theremin, a motion-sensitive synthesizer. Add some Appalachia to the pot and throw in a little jazz – a dash of country, Tex-Mex, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, and some cabaret for good measure.
That’s the Canadian band Nathan. No wonder they’re hard to categorize. One thing is not hard to figure, though – this is some seriously good music.
Nathan’s debut album Stranger was released independently to much acclaim in 2001, and won a Prairie Music Award for Outstanding Independent Album.
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