Over the weekend, I received an email with a "must see videos" message from Daily Motion which lead to the discovery of today's featured guest artist for a New Music Monday, musicians Bethany Yarrow and Rufus Cappadocia. Rufus has just released a new video, Transformation, which was one of the "must see videos". Bethany and Rufus play traditional instruments in a most untraditional manner producing a fascinating fusion of musical styles. Bethany is the daughter of musician Peter Yarrow of the famed 60's trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Here is an excerpt from their bio:
“Stunning.” (Goldmine Magazine) “Remarkable.” (Jazz Times) “The real deal.” (allmusic.com). “Extraordinary… Brilliant” (All About Jazz) .....
BETHANY & RUFUS are all these things… Called “a splash of sunlight between the grey cracks of mediated culture” by the UK Guardian, the cello and voice duo have kept their production spare and focused on the depth of soul in the roots music they inhabit like few others. In their hands, old aching mountain songs, gospel cries of redemption and reckoning, and the deep groove chugging of a freight train holler come alive again with an urgency and energy that have electrified audiences all over the world.
Bethany and Rufus first met in 1999 at a friend’s late night gig at the Knitting Factory in New York City. The two of them began experimenting with old folk songs as a lark, but quickly realized that the unadorned cello and voice combined with the rooted power of these old chants was a starkly beautiful sound that reached across musical genres and generations.
On their critically acclaimed debut CD, 900 Miles (Hyena Records 2007) BETHANY & RUFUS pushed the boundaries of American folk music far into unexpected territory. With a minimum number of voices -- guitar, cello, vocal and some percussion -- the duo created colors and textures that “suggested a world of musics coalescing.” (All About Jazz)
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Uncle Gerry...glad you're feeling better. Stay well!
Dennis
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