KATE MCGARRY & KEITH GANZ TONIGHT AT THE CARY THEATER townofcary.org/Departments/Parks__Recreation___Cultural_Resources/Facilities/Cultural_Arts_Centers/thecary/musicatthecary.htm New CD Is a Dynamic Duet with Her Husband, Guitarist Keith Ganz Grammy-nominated vocalist Kate McGarry, whose most recent release (2012s Girl Talk) scored top honors on many of last years Best Of lists, will take a slightly different tack on her first release for Sunnyside Records. Genevieve & Ferdinand, an intimate live set which features McGarrys soaring vocals bolstered by Keith Ganzs melodic acoustic guitar stylings, spans a dazzling stylistic palette. A mix of original compositions and uniquely imaginative interpretations of songs written by the likes of Paul Simon, Todd Rundgren, James Taylor, Toninho Horta, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein, Genevieve & Ferdinand is McGarrys first duo project and highlights the special connection - musical and emotional - between the singer and her husband of 10 years. Recorded live in concert at Soundpure Studios in Durham, North Carolina, the album is titled after the name the duo performs under. “We both wanted a more poetic band name than just ‘Kate and Keith Duo’,” explains McGarry. “Genevieve is my middle name. It connects me to a more free spirited side of myself, my inner troubadour, if you will. Keith has always reminded me of Ferdinand, the peaceful bull from that old childrens book who only wants to sit under a tree and smell the flowers while the other bulls are fighting. For us, Genevieve & Ferdinand evokes some of the imagery and atmosphere of a playful and mysterious realm we seem to fall into when we make music together.” “She breathes her own thoughtful life into everything she touches. Suddenly I feel like Ive heard the song as it was meant to be. With the tiniest inflections in sound, pitch, or emphasis of a word, Kate manages to bring a song home to ourselves, making us aware of the many facets of being human. And somehow, this message always feels delivered with love...Its wonderful when musicians instill such trust that you want to just completely let go and dive into their world. Their world is a world in which I love to be.” ~ composer Maria Schneider - See more at: katemcgarry
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:12:40 +0000
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