Shotgun Singer is an album by American singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst, released in 2008.
History
Delmhorst recorded Shotgun Singer in a rural cabin with minimal recording gear by herself. Once completed, she brought in various players to add to the songs, including her husband Jeffrey Foucault and friend and label-mate Peter Mulvey. Those three had previously released Redbird together five years earlier.
Reception
Joe Vigilione of Allmusic wrote "... anyone dipping into a song like "Freediver" or any other random track on this disc is bound to be quite surprised at the extraordinary depth inside."
The Boston Herald stated in their review: "Perennial Boston Music Award nominee Delmhorst makes a stunning transformation by moving from the countrified folk of her previous three releases to a dreamier and denser sound brimming with atmosphere and muted-but-infectious melodies... Shotgun Singer is a work of lo-fi beauty, and evidence of an artist taking flight."Dow, Nate. Boston Herald. April 18, 2008.
Personnel
*Kris Delmhorst – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, organ, piano, cello, tambourine, mandolin, bass, vibraphone, keyboards, Fender Rhondes
*Jeffrey Foucault – acoustic guitar, banjo, slide guitar
*David "Goody" Goodrich – guitar loops
*Sam Kassirer – organ, piano, percussion, keyboards, vibraphone, Fender Rhodes
*Erin McKeown – requinto
*Peter Mulvey – electric guitar
Production
* Produced by Kris Delmhorst and Sam Kassirer
* Engineered by Danny Bernini, Justin Pizzoferrato, Andy Pinkham and Sam Kassirer
* Mastered by Jeff Lipton
* Mixed by Kristen Smith
* Photography by Jon Strymish, Jeffrey Foucault and Kris Delmhorst
* Design by Paul Fucik
References
This text has been derived from Shotgun Singer on Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0Artist/Band Information
Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter who is part of the Boston folk scene. She was involved in producing 1998's Respond compilation, a fundraiser for domestic violence groups, and it included her song Weatherman. In 1999, she released a live album with The Vinal Avenue String Band, consisting of herself, Sean Staples, and Ry Cavanaugh. She has also recorded five full-length solo albums and two EPs. Delmhorst currently lives in western Massachusetts and is married to fellow singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, with whom she had a daughter, Hazel, on June 25, 2008.Y/H Management. "Jeffrey Foucault Newsletter." Email. 11 Jul. 2006. In 2003, Delmhorst, Foucault, and Peter Mulvey released an album entitled Redbird.
Discography
* 1998 - Appetite
* 1999 - Vinal Avenue String Band - Live at Tir na nÓg
* 2000 - Oddlot (EP)
* 2001 - Five Stories
* 2003 - Redbird (self-released with Peter Mulvey and Jeffrey Foucault)
* 2003 - Songs for a Hurricane
* 2006 - Strange Conversation
* 2008 - Shotgun Singer
* 2008 - Horses Swimming (EP)
Other contributions
*WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 - On Air Performances (2002) - "Little Wings"
Notes
This text has been derived from Kris Delmhorst on Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0
