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Artist......: House and Land
Album.......: Across The Field
Label.......: Thrill Jockey
Genre.......: Folk
Catnr.......: THRILL486
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2019-06-19
Str.date....: 2019-06-14
Quality.....: 739 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://houseandland.bandcamp.com
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1. Two Sisters 5:07
2. Rainbow 'Mid Life's Willows 5:32
3. Cursed Soldier 3:12
4. Blacksmith 4:55
5. Carolina Lady 7:45
6. Precious Jewels 2:44
7. Ca The Yowes 5:13
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\ / ________ Runtime 34:28
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,: House and Land is a North Carolina based duo whose guitar, :,
: fiddle and banjo abilities transform traditional folk forms from :
:' the familiar to the strikingly fresh. Their feminist ':
,: interpretations of lyrics reflective of another time and :,
: attitude is both empowering and illustrative. Identifying with :
:' many songsÆ message of close relationship with the land and ':
,: principles of stewardship, the duoÆs emotional connection is :,
: palpable in their hauntingly beautiful vocal harmonies. There is :
:' a reason these songs had and have deep resonance in rural ':
,: communities which is made clear when delivered with such :,
: potency. Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Sarah Louise and :
:' fiddler/banjoist Sally Anne Morgan cull songs from Appalachia ':
,: the Ozarks, and the U.K. and imbue them with a sense of :,
: themselves through careful arrangements, varied instrumentation, :
:' and lyrical reinterpretations. Their gorgeous sophomore album ':
,: Across The Field is a work of bold artistry, drawing connections :,
: between the traditional and psychedelic through dexterous :
:' improvisation and deep appreciation of the living culture of ':
,: their songs. :,
: A keen understanding of the traditional source material House :
:' and Land pulls from allows the duo the freedom to experiment. ':
,: Instead of seeing old, even ancient material as limiting, they :,
: use the living songs as compositional canvases to paint rich new :
:' tapestries and tell modern versions of timeless stories. ':
,: Polyrhythmic figures like those of LouiseÆs electric guitar on :,
: ôTwo Sistersö were shaped in part from Louise imitating patterns :
:' an oscillating modular synthesizer may produce. Subtle layering ':
,: of additional instruments such as the glockenspiel and double :,
: tin whistle on ôBlacksmithö or the lush reverb-laden recorder on :
:' ôCa The Yowesö breathes new character into each song. House and ':
,: Land uses each of these nuances to highlight the kinship between :,
: folk traditions and psychedelic music, classical composition, :
:' and free music through their use of minimalism, drone, and ':
,: improvisation. :,
: Purposeful perspective shifts through feminization of songÆs :
:' protagonists on Across The Field are as empowering as they are ':
,: revelatory of the masculine-dominated time they stem from. The :,
: controlling father and brothers of ôRainbow æmid LifeÆs Willowsö :
:' are reframed from the antiquated ôwiseö and ôstalwartö to ':
,: ômeanö and ôcruel.ö The disempowering words to ôCarolina Ladyö :,
: are omitted entirely in House and LandÆs defiantly improvised :
:' instrumental interpretation of the songÆs melody, a testament ':
,: to Morgan and LouiseÆs agency and skill. For Louise and Morgan, :,
: this process is not only meant to empower the oft-dismissed :
:' feminine point of view in folk traditions, but as Morgan says, ':
,: ôIt does the songs justice to sing them how you feel them, even :,
: if that means changing a few words.ö :
:' The history of each song on Across The Field spans far beyond ':
,: Louise and MorganÆs own lifetimes, yet they still strike to the :,
: quick of what it means to be a human in the world. During the :
:' duoÆs travels since the release of debut House and Land in 2016 ':
,: they have met and played with the likes of British folk heroes :,
: Shirley Collins, Carole Pegg, and French hurdy gurdy master :
:' Emmanuelle Parrenin. These brief encounters served to ':
,: reinvigorate the duo and reinforced the importance of using :,
: songs to connect people to the land and to the continuity of :
:' human culture. On Across The Field, House and Land have taken ':
,: up the mantel of their elders with reverence and care, weaving :,
: fresh, resplendent, contemporary tales from disparate threads of :
:' the past. ':
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