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fave it Political | Modern Folk
12 tracks | 36 minutes
Released Jul 2006
on Doug Kolmar
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:18 These Four Things lyrics BUY MP3 03:18 These Four Things lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:18 These Four Things
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:23 New England lyrics BUY MP3 04:23 New England lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:23 New England
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Indiana (A Blue Song for a Red State) lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Indiana (A Blue Song for a Red State) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Indiana (A Blue Song for a Red State)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:13 Simple Song lyrics BUY MP3 01:13 Simple Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:13 Simple Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:01 High Wire lyrics BUY MP3 05:01 High Wire lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:01 High Wire
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:01 Moving Targets lyrics BUY MP3 03:01 Moving Targets lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:01 Moving Targets
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 Bitter Sweet lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 Bitter Sweet lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 Bitter Sweet
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:53 Simple Rag lyrics BUY MP3 01:53 Simple Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:53 Simple Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 I Break lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 I Break lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 I Break
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:09 Passing Trains lyrics BUY MP3 03:09 Passing Trains lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:09 Passing Trains
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Sailor Song lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Sailor Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Sailor Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 00:59 Simple Waltz lyrics BUY MP3 00:59 Simple Waltz lyrics "GIFT MP3" 00:59 Simple Waltz
Rootsy,Jazz-inflected,literate-Folk
Bio / Background
"It takes a little close listening to appreciate what Kolmar has done here, but it is well worth the extra effort." -- Indie-Music.com
On AS IF I WAS ALMOST HERE, Kolmar worked with Josh Powell--who
has also recorded neo-delta Bluesman, Samuel James and now Signature Sounds artist Moses Atwood, among others--to achieve a recording of intimate
simplicity,and detail. The basic tracks were recorded live and maintain
the intricate interplay of guitar and voice that one finds in Kolmar's
performances, enhanced here and there with touches of electric guitar,
bass, and violin (courtesy of Jamalieh Haley on NEW ENGLAND). The addition of Alan Dickson
on mandolin for SAILOR SONG creates an appropriately rowdy sea-faring duet.
↓ more ↓Keeping the acoustic guitar and voice front and center provides a
consistent focus, however the album covers a range of styles from
the American Gothic roots/blues of THESE FOUR THINGS to the quasi-samba
of MOVING TARGETS, and numerous jazzy and folky flavors in between.
Like some of the best novels the lyrics manage to provide fresh,
often unusual imagery that helps illuminate the humor and pathos in
everyday life. But If you need a little extra time to ruminate on a new
metaphor, 3 miniature guitar vignettes offer that space.
Down-to-earth, but with a sense of enhanced reality, this CD is like
a rainy-day walk with your favorite barroom philosopher.
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