Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Kristin Andreassen short bio
‘Gondolier' finds songwriter Kristin Andreassen juxtaposing deep
traditional roots with modern Brooklyn indie influences. Featuring
guests (Aoife O'Donovan, Jefferson Hamer and Punch Brother Chris
Eldridge to name a few) from the exploding New York folk scene, but
written largely on a remote island in New Hampshire, the lyrically and
instrumentally rich arrangements on Andreassen’s first studio album
explore secret passageways connecting the outer edges of disparate
notions – urban and rural, childhood and old age, expectation and
reality. 2015 sees Andreassen performing on syndicated radio shows
Woodsongs, Mountain Stage, and Music City Roots while earning raves from
the UTNE Reader, Pop Matters, and CMT Edge. Before embarking on her
solo journey, Andreassen toured the world with the stringband Uncle
Earl, with her folk-noir trio Sometymes Why, and as a clogger with
Maryland's Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. Along the way, she's
performed and recorded alongside such maverick talents as John Paul
Jones (Led Zeppelin), Dirk Powell (Joan Baez, Cold Mountain), Sufjan
Stevens, Aoife O'Donovan, Black Prairie and New York anti-folk icon
Jeffrey Lewis. Her debut CD Kiss Me Hello was a collection of
kitchen recordings that made fast friends with those who stumbled upon
it, including Garrison Keillor of NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion.
The album kicks off with the John Lennon Song Contest Grand
Prize-winning "Crayola Doesn't Make a Color for Your Eyes," which has
been covered by dozens of diverse artists ranging from Tyne Daly to more
than one high school marching band.
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