Member Since: 20/10/2005
Band Website: www.willowsmusic.com
Band Members: Willow - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric baritone, banjo guitar / Kevin Wood - electric guitars, lap steel, banjo, noise / Josh Tchokeny- drums, percussion / Bob Congleton - bass.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Past musicians and occasional visits from - Erik Stewart (drums, bass, accordian), Gary Franzen (pump organ, accordian) Tucker Martine(percussion, found sounds, morton salt shaker), Nancy Warton(cello), Steve More(pump organ, piano, harmonium).Â
Influences: today it seems like the things that are influencing my creativity are of an earthly nature...
i am fascinated with (maybe in love with) crows, the shade of grey, the soft wine-colored edges of the leaves outside my bedroom window, nights so cold even the moon looks chilled, not sleeping, breathing....Lately I have listening to Spain, Elani Mandell, Aimee Mann, Dayna Kurtz, Jeff Buckley, Gillian Welch, Innocence Mission, Mark Lanegan, Sibelus - Symphony No. 2 - and missing my Gorecki, Joseph Arthur, Low, Mary Lydia Ryan, Mojave3, Verbena, Lisa Germano..... and still a good amount of french and italian accordian music for some reason!
And of course, miss Polly Jean some how always ends up in my ears...
Sounds Like: Willow's music is imbued with a gentle lyricism-full of swirling strings alternating with hushed moments of pure voice-that suggests redemption might be possible after all."~ The Seattle Weekly~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Willow is anything but the standard girl with a guitar and a back catalog of Joni Mitchell covers. Her songs take on redemption and longing, destiny and death with a crystalline alto and an undertow of darkness that tugs the songs from below."~ The Stranger, 'Drunk by Noon'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~..
Record Label: none
Type of Label: Indie