Sylvia Herold - A Bowl of Crystal Tears

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:54
Size: 101,3 MB
Art: Frontb

(4:24)  1. Katie Cruel
(5:37)  2. The Plains of Waterloo
(3:58)  3. The Merchant's Daughter
(6:53)  4. The Banks of Claudy
(4:58)  5. The Widow's Promise
(5:52)  6. As I Roved Out
(4:56)  7. Courtin' Is a Pleasure
(3:03)  8. Mount and Go
(4:08)  9. When I Was In My Prime

Sylvia Herold is a singer’s singer. At home in folk, swing and Celtic genres, her passion is discovering and sharing the tale a song can tell. Her gift is in presenting songs with a clarity that is both honest and uplifting and yet remains refreshingly unvarnished. Her work in researching, performing and recording compelling songs for more than 25 years has earned her accolades from fans and critics alike. In each of the recordings, Herold’s style is distinct and identifiable: unaffected vocals married with spare instrumentation that provides unobtrusive support to appealing melodies and the stories they carry. “Songs are intriguing packages to be learned and sung. I find endless pleasure in examining them from different angles searching for hidden treasures.” Traditional Irish/British music was Sylvia's first love, and "A Bowl of Crystal Tears" (her first solo album) reflects that affection. In the hotbed of San Francisco's music scene, she met and found work playing with many talented Irish musicians. Her most consistent companion on the Irish music scene has been mandolinist and singer Marla Fibish; the well-partnered duo performed at the landmark Plough and Stars pub for 13 years. "A Bowl of Crystal Tears" is, in turns, poignant, hopeful and hilarious, and its songs lay bare the emotions of the stories' protagonists. All songs are traditional Irish, English, Scottish and American, save "The Widow's Promise," an artful and amusing tale about female sexuality written by Mick Ryan. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/sylviaherold1

A Bowl of Crystal Tears

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Sylvia Herold & The Rhythm Bugs - The Spider And The Fly

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:51
Size: 100.4 MB
Styles: Swing, Vocal jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. All The Cats Join In
[3:12] 2. Bubble-Loo, Bubble-Loo
[2:26] 3. Ain't Nobody Home
[3:26] 4. Betcha I Getcha
[2:17] 5. Fine And Dandy
[3:21] 6. Come To Baby, Do
[2:51] 7. Barrelhouse Bessie From Basin Street
[2:14] 8. The Fella Who Couldn't Be Kissed
[3:40] 9. The Spider And The Fly
[3:15] 10. San Fernando Valley
[2:59] 11. Mohair Sam
[4:30] 12. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
[3:42] 13. The Continental
[3:07] 14. Happy Feet

Sylvia Herold: vocals, guitar; Jennifer Scott: voice, piano; Jason Lewis: drums, percussion; Ed Johnson: voice, guitar; Cary Black: bass; Christian Tamburr: vibraphone.

The Spider and the Fly is a novelty jazz disc in the best sense of the word. Guitarist Sylvia Herold and her Rhythm Bugs prove intent on archiving Swing era vocal harmonies using the songs of the period. This disc may readily be categorized in the same genre as Karen Johns & Company's Peach (Self Produced, 2012). These are the harmonies that can be found on those Saturday reruns of The Lawrence Welk Show, circa 1972. This is seriously nostalgic.

The title tune was composed by Fats Waller in 1938, derived from the nursery rhyme of the same name. Herold and her group sing this song straight with ever the slightest hint of WEestern Swing à la Bob Wills, with Christian Tamburr's vibraphone, dampened almost to a marimba sound, replaces the steel guitar. This is soundtrack music to the American experience, easily understood and projected. ~C. Michael Bailey

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