Willow - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric baritone, banjo guitar / Kevin Wood - electric guitars, lap steel, banjo, noise / Jeremy Sever - drums, percussion / past musicians and occasional visits from - Ken Stubblefield(violin, bass), Scott Adams(accordian), Tucker Martine(percussion, found sounds, morton salt shaker), Nancy Warton(cello), Steve More(pump organ, piano, harmonium).
Influences
today it seems like the things that are influencing my creativity are of an earthly nature...
i am fascinated with (maybe in love with) crows, the shade of grey, the soft wine-colored edges of the leaves outside my bedroom window, nights so cold even the moon looks chilled, not sleeping, breathing....
Lately I have listening to Spain, Elani Mandell, Aimee Mann, Dayna Kurtz, Jeff Buckley, Gillian Welch, Innocence Mission, Mark Lanegan, Sibelus - Symphony No. 2 - and missing my Gorecki, Joseph Arthur, Low, Mary Lydia Ryan, Mojave3, Verbena, Lisa Germano..... and still a good amount of french and italian accordian music for some reason!
And of course, miss Polly Jean some how always ends up in my ears...
Sounds Like
Willow's music is imbued with a gentle lyricism-full of swirling strings alternating with hushed moments of pure voice-that suggests redemption might be possible after all."
~ The Seattle Weekly
"Willow is anything but the standard girl with a guitar and a back catalog of Joni Mitchell covers. Her songs take on redemption and longing, destiny and death with a crystalline alto and an undertow of darkness that tugs the songs from below."
~ The Stranger, 'Drunk by Noon'
Willow is a self-taught singer/songwriter, who, in 1992 put down her Bible and picked up a pawn shop guitar. Three chords later, the songs came flowing out. Judging from the fact that she had no subsequent musical experience, one could say she's a bit of a preternatural chanteuse. Like post-Christian rocker contemporaries, Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson, Willow's papa is a preacher man and prior to her fateful leap, she was an enrollee at Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland Oregon. The result of her departure from conservative religion...her musical renderings are of an evolution of a spiritual nature - an earthly, poetic dance in the dark. For those familiar with the fire and brimstone of artist Nick Cave, Willow may be the polar sweet angel of darkness, redemption and desire.
Artist: Willow
Song: Dead Days
Album: Sweet Dark Demon (2001)
Video Production: AEM Arts Inc.
Doll Squad so enjoyed playing with you last night, what a fun show & a great cause! FYI, Mike Soldano has a myspace page too, you can find him in my top friends list - Soldano Custom Amplification.
Hi Miss Willow~ :) Thank you for the birthday wish. It was an especially nice day !!! Let's get together....The girls will be home from Hollywood next week...and Drewy has been here re-couping from his Harborview stay. Come up for wine !!! PS _ I have a new web-site check it out -it's smashing !! www. rebeccadickinson. com
Hiya Doll! I'm going crazy finding songs I love on iTunes - making a party playlist and realized I can't live without Pitney's 'Town Without Pity'. I think I gotta cover it.
I think it is the Golden State! I'm pretty sure that Florida is the Sunshine State. But I had to think about it! Wine school is sooooo hard. But I'm not just working hard, I'm playing hard too! Drinking lots of wine. I hope you are doing well. Really nice to hear from you. Give my love to Kevin.
HEY GIRL! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING PART OF THE EVENING LAST NIGHT. IT WAS FANTASTIC TO SEE YOU & KEVIN AND ALSO WONDEROUS TO HEAR YOU!!! LET'S DO IT AGAIN VERY VERY SOON!!! PEACE, JILL
When will we see you again? Coming to Oly soon? I have many things for you.
Oh, and I am sure Allesandra's WAY OUT will be WAY AWESOME! I just got "The Golden Fly" from CD baby. It sits right next to my Satie collection within reach at all times!
Happy Anniversary, Lovely Willow. Seems just like yesterday to me. . . I hope you and Kevin had a wonderful day together. Virtual hugs to you both! --Mariah
I was just catching up a little on communicating to the lovely music sprites of the Northwest and finally getting the chance to send the photo Thian took of you last June. I think it's rather good for a 3 year old, but I know I'm biased. ;) Hope all is well for you and Kevin. Keeping you in our thoughts and hearts as always.
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