Heather Lockie sings and squawks, plays viola and banjo, and whatever plinks or tinks. sometimes joined live by Laura Steenberge on contrebass, Shawn Lockie singing, Julie Carpenter on violin, Jessica Catron ..o, Paloma Udovic on violin, and whomever else happens to be by...recent sitings of Joe Tepperman on trombone, Skye Steele on violin.
Influences
randy newman. moldy peaches, joanna newsom, simon and garfunkel.
Sounds Like
according to r friend joe, "literate songs and non-literate songs, always performed with such enviable patience and artistry"
"I may fail in my attempt to describe this band because they are so unique and unusual and they had me in the palm of their hand from the start, so words may fail me. Marshweed is the name of the band and the leader and songwriter is Heather Lockie of Listing Ship, who are a band I have seen and liked in the past, but this is a completely different animal.
"It's almost a form of performance art, with the performers sitting on the floor on the Echo Curio's big oriental rug as the whole audience does likewise and sits on the floor as well. Heather begins singing shyly and quietly as her gorgeous viola slowly insinuates itself and as she is joined by the sturdy voice of Shawn Lockie and the contrebass of Laura Steenberge.
"Funny, ironic lyrics are aided by some of the most curious instrumentation I have ever heard. It was all highlighted by a song whose name I don't know, but could be named after the famous cartoon Toot, Whistle Plunk and Boom....Shawn and Laura removed impliments of noise from two bags set before them, in time to the music and adding (or throwing them down) at the end of a line. I was completely mesmerized by Marshweed.
"I can't imagine how this sounds recorded, but I'd be willing to bet, pretty great."
it does seem that everyone has jumped over to the facebook thing. and i cant believe im at work instead of being at your show. why an early show heather why????
Aww, thanks, haha! Regarding the L.A. show, we had to postpone our tour by about 2 weeks, but as far as I know, we still want to do a show with you. Truthfully, Maddy takes care of the tour booking, so I'll have to consult her to find out what the situation is. Have a lovely day!
Oh God, Heather, the new songs are so damn pretty, especially "Fyodor," which comes from such a different place than the Marshweed that my ears first heard, I just realized, a long time ago. It's beautifully strange in the most literal way both of those words can be taken, like an automaton theater or a music box made from a taxidermied sparrow. Lovely.
I've been feeling letter-y recently. How about I send you one?
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