Folky Twang – Emma Hill – Lake of Stew!
So the last few days I’ve been listening to some folk mixed with a little twang and twang mixed with a little folk. The first is a young folk artist originally from Alaska now living in Oregon Emma Hill and her new album Clumsy Seduction and the other is a group from Canada Lake of Stew and their first album Ain’t Tired of Lovin’. The Lake of Stew album was one of the albums that I picked up last Saturday Night at the Princeton Record Exchange!
Emma Hill‘s album Clumsy Seduction has been on the player for a few weeks now and I like the album more and more each time I listen. Emma is 22 years old and writes well beyond her years! She hails from Alaska and now lives in Portland, Oregon. She released her first album Just Me in 2007 after having been with the group Blackbird Productions and half of the folk duo Pennies and Patches – garnering a large local recognition in Alaska. Clumsy Seduction was released in 2009 and this fall she is touring in support of the album. The neat thing about this tour is that see is taking advantage of JetBlue’s offer flat rate offer and has scheduled a twenty two tour dates covering the country!!!