Harley String Band

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Harley String BandThe Harley String Band is a trio of bold singer-songwriters who just happen to favor banjo, mandolin, and bouzouki in support of their adventurous songscapes. Jim, Jim, and Steve are old enough to remember when folk music was considered important and relevant, and they work to meet that expectation.Earthly Pursuits, released 01 April 20151. Deepwater Requiem2. Rain Follows the Plow3. Crimson on the Snow4. Can't Count on the Sun5. Satin Shoes6. Tornadoes7. Look Through Any Window8. Standing Stones9. The Eve of the Paddington Fair10. Half Moon Bay11. Maximón12. At the Dawn13. Carry My Back to North VirginnyWhat’s on the new Harley String Band album?Two ecological disastersOne murder balladOne public hangingOne ode to a Mayan godNo love songs. (Well, one, sort of)…and One Hollies coverAh, but we’ve only scratched the surface of “Earthly Pursuits”. If you’re getting the picture that this is not a typical string band, you are correct. The Harley String Band is a trio of bold singer-songwriters who just happen to favor banjo, mandolin, and bouzouki in support of their adventurous songscapes.The featured track, “Deepwater Requiem” presents the Gulf of Mexico drilling disaster as an epic poem, focusing on the workers who paid the ultimate price. A Great American Song Contest finalist, the song begins as a sea shanty and then gathers an intensity befitting a movie soundtrack. File this ambitious cut next to “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”To put some pins in the genre map, aside from the occasional nod to Trad and Appalachia, you’ll find HSB primarily in the Americana singer-songwriter bucket. (Think Townes van Zandt, Gordon Lightfoot, Gillian Welch). Their penchant for minor key narrative suggests the influence of Celtic troubadours such as Al Stewart and Richard Thompson. The British invasion is clearly audible in their song structures, vocal arrangements, and in the album’s only golden chestnut: the Hollies’ “Look Through Any Window.” Sonically, the bass-and-drum-free arrangement evokes ‘60s Folk Revival.

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