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Po' Girl (Nettwerk Records) w/ Carolyn Mark (Mint Records), Kelpie (Birthday Party Records) , Biirdie (Pop Up Records), & Swordfish @ The Rhythm Room
Vagabond lullabies, hobo-poetry, inner-city blues. These urban minstrels pen harmony drenched melodies to warm your toes. Guitar, banjo, fiddle, clarinet, and harmonica create sultry and rustic ambience both nostalgic and contemporary. Take the bellow of the blues, the wail of a gypsy fiddle, punk-rock street poetry, a cajun love song, and depression-era jazz, mix it all up and add some old R&B. The sound of Po' Girl is elusive yet rich with musical references. It's all in there. In a brief two years this group of hard-travelling musical iconoclasts has released two albums to critical acclaim while touring relentlessly, criss-crossing the United States and Canada in their sturdy old van "shaggy". They wowed audiences across the UK on two tours and won over festival goers everywhere with their powerful, passionate, and spirited live show. Their fantastically successful recent performances in Lugano, Switzerland at the celebrated "Blues to Bop" festival were a strong incentice for Po' Girl to do more European tours in the near future. Currently the band is working on recording their third album to be released by Nettwerk records in 2006.
