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SILVER THREAD TRIO

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Click on this button to order a copy of Silver Thread Trio's debut CD:"Caroline Isaacs, Laura Kepner-Adney and Gabrielle Pietrangelo ... have voices that give their words wings. While they've composed a few songs from scratch, they specialize in breathing new life into century-old folk/Americana songs by writing meticulous arrangements that capture the best of what each of these women has to offer. They added more instruments to provide texture ..., but harmonizing was their pillar, as evidenced by the silence of awestruck onlookers.... They occupy a precious place in Tucson's music scene, where delicate, seasoned voices and an attention to detail triumph over blaring guitars and accompanying feedback." --Tucson WeeklySILVER THREAD TRIO at a bus graveyard, Tucson, AZ, December 2008. Photos by DOUBLESADG.Listening to the SILVER THREAD TRIO is “like being seduced in church,” according to KXCI DJ Laurie Starr. Their rich, intricate harmonies have been described as “angelic” and “intoxicating.”This unique trio takes traditional folk songs and creates their own three-part vocal arrangements, bringing an updated version of old-school Americana to the Tucson music scene. Genres range from dusty folk, to bluegrass and Appalachian numbers, to spirituals, to standards like “Moon River,” with the occasional polka thrown in for good measure. The sound of their original and traditional material has been compared to Gillian Welsh, The Carter Family, and “syrup on your pancakes.” SILVER THREAD TRIO released its first album in December of 2008, featuring a 15-song culmination of the past two years of writing and arranging.Here's Luis Carrion's Arizona Illustrated segment about us: [part 1][part 2]

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Member Since: 27/03/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/silverthreadtrio
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Influences: whiskey, wine, love or absence thereof.
Sounds Like: SILVER THREAD TRIO provides a fresh spin on centuries-old folk tunes from the Appalachian, folk-ballad, bluegrass, and gospel traditions. Their focus has been in maintaining the beauty in simplicity of these old songs, while communicating the emotion inherent in the stories they tell. Most of their songs end in tragedy, prompting a fan to suggest that their album be called 'Songs of Death and Misery.'Although SILVER THREAD TRIO is solidly grounded in the a cappella tradition, their music features a range of instrumentation that complements and rounds out their varied songs. Pietrangelo is featured on banjo and rhythm guitar, with Kepner-Adney on lead guitar and Isaacs on washboard and spoons.They are joined on their debut recording by an impressive list of guest musicians, including Dante and Marco Rosano (Rosano Bros. Virtual Quartet), Rudy Cortese (Cadillac Mountain), Sean Rogers (Awkward Moments and Y La Orkesta), Jimmy Carr (Awkward Moments), and the multi-talented Stuart Oliver (Dusty Buskers, Family of Light), who recorded and produced the album on his fledgling indie label, Old Bisbee Records.
Record Label: Old Bisbee Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Cast your final TAMMIES vote by August 11th!

It's time to support your local musicians and cast your vote for the TAMMIES! (Tucson Area Music Awards): Silver Thread Trio is up for Best Folk and Laura is up for Best Female vocalist. http:...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:58:00 GMT

ST3 featured on KUAT InTune segment!

A few weeks ago KUAT started a series on local music and musicians called 'In Tune.'  Their first episode featured Tom Walbank, Howe Gelb, and the Silver Thread Trio.  Click on the link below to see t...
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT

ST3 one of Tucson Citizen's 10 Best Local CD's of 2008!

They like us, they really like us!http://tucson.metromix.com/music/photogallery/best-of-200 8-local/705689/content?photo=2 
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:17:00 GMT

Letter to the Editor about ST3!!

Arizona Daily Star Editorial Pagehttp://www.azstarnet.com/altds/pastframe/opinion/274246S unday, January 4, 2009First Night event a New Year's hit"Last night my husband and I attended the First Night T...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:34:00 GMT

ST3 debut album reviewed in Tucson Weekly and Downtown Tucsonan

The Downtown Tucsonan<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />....December 2008....By Jamie Manser....http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/downtowntucsonan/2 00812/....
Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Debut CD available at Antigone's, Zia Records and Bohemia

If you are shopping on 4th Avenue, pick up a CD at Antigone's Books on the NW corner of 4th avenue and 7th street. 
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:28:00 GMT

STT reviewed in Tucson Weekly!

Tucson Weekly's James Hudson reviewed the Women At Work show last week at Congress, and here's what he had to say about the Silver Thread Trio: "The Silver Thread Trio opened with a set of a capella g...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:52:00 GMT