The trouble with acoustic covers of popular songs is that some earnest singer armed with a guitar will slow down Jingle Bells and whisper the lyrics as if they have a deep meaning. I have no principles that compel me to disallow the notion of whispering songstresses, but on this Christmas mix I've tried to keep them to a respectful minimum. Still, we have the doses of yuletide angst which the acoustic genre prescribes to go with the upbeat welcome of the merry season. Don't be alarmed by the inclusion of three tracks called Christmas Song: they are [...]
Blogophilia 21 Songs from Blogs: July 5, 2010 – August 31, 2010 Ripped at 320 kbps VBR Gapless Mix Download All Files in One Zip TRACKLIST 01 Intro – Weak Soul Patch 02 Night and Day – Chief 03 Justine – Unicycle Loves You 04 No One's Fucking to the Radio – The Streets on Fire [...]
Summer is over... yeah, I know we have about two weeks before it's over on the calendar, but school has started, I am working my tail off, and Labor Day weekend is just about over. Thank goodness for football. Did you see that ECU Hail Mary? Maybe you should: A good weekend for me as an alumnus of Penn State and an employee of East Carolina, I enjoyed my football weekend. Ahhh, but this blog is about music... ARE YOU READY FOR SOME BLOGOPHILIA??? [...]
WNET 13, NYC PBS has another great music block tonight. Live from the Artist's Den at 9:30pm features the UK's Corinne Bailey Rae, who as been nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize for her album The Sea. Sun Studio Sessions follows right after at 10:30pm and will feature Catherine Feeny a Philadelphia-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter whose music has been featured in the motion
I like Catherine Feeny! The Portland songwriter (a veteran of the Hotel Cafe tour, though you'd never know it from her other band, Come Gather Round Us ), is about as friendly, awesome and D.I.Y. singer-songwriter as you're likely to find in Portland (which is saying a lot). She played one of our Portland Makes Music showcases, and it just couldn't have gone more smoothly. I'm not a huge fan of this particular song of hers, truth be told. Her People in the Hole EP has some really great tunes [...]
Sorry for yesterday here are a bunch of fresh tunes, actually some might be old, but I am not concerned with recently CD releases except for Sarah Harmers. MP3: Sarah Harmer - Captive Captive is from her album that came out yesterday, Oh Little Fire . I have always liked her folky chick with a guitar thing. Good stuff. MP3: Club 8 - Western Hospitality While they sound nothing like super cheesy brit-pop/tv show band S Club 7, that is all I can think about when [...]
Sultry singer/songwriter Catherine Feeny , kicked to the curb by her London based record-label (Charisma/EMI) in '08, has carefully plotted her return to action with her forthcoming album People in the Hole . She recorded the album in England but decided to wait on its release when she moved to the States and set a foundation for herself in Portland OR. You may her know from The O.C. : her dainty tune "Mr. Blue", from her previous work, was featured on the show. However, Feeny lets her dark side loose on People in the Hole [...]
I found Catherine Feeny while sifting through BoomBoomChik's inbox and I've been listening to her latest release, People in the Hole, on repeat for two days. It's an album that invokes images of autumnal change, humility, and virtuosity The album contains the sounds of yesteryear (such as the song "He's Like You Only Better" and "You'd Better Run"), jazz songs played on guitar ("Bleeder"), Americana ("Junk Queen") and ballads that contain multitudes ("The Rest of Them"). Feeny feels like an old friend and sounds "like" so many artists that in fact she sounds like none of [...]
In 2008, Catherine Feeny drove 12,000 miles with her husband-to-be in a 1990 Mazda 323 called Swansong, playing more than 40 planned and impromptu shows in dens, living rooms and gardens all over the United States. She had just been dropped by her London-based record label and the situation called for radical action. " It was a break-up ," says Feeny. " I felt like I'd been kicked in the stomach, but at the same time, like I'd been set free. That tour helped me reclaim myself. " Settling in Portland, Feeny, who had [...]
It took me a couple of listens to completely get into it, but then Catherine Feeny's third album People In The Hole isn't something that wears out quickly. To the contrary - it grew greatly during the first couple of spins and soon I was discovering little nuances I didn't notice before, making me appreciate the songs even more. It's a very mellow singer/songwriter record - Feeny has a voice clear as crystal and the songs have folk-pop sound that manages to stay sincere all the way through. It is also a bit of a comeback [...]
Talent is one thing. Fortitude is another. In the insanely upside-down music biz an artist usually needs a healthy shot of each to succeed. Fortunately for us, L.A.-to-London-to-Portland, OR performing songwriter Catherine Feeny has an abundance of both. New third album People In The Hole , recently self-released, should be the successful second release via major label but, well...we've seen how that can go. Signed to EMI in the U.K., dropped as another victim in the changing of the executive guard, Feeny decided to go it alone. People, recorded in London this past year with [...]
I'm going to avoid the incandescent love stories and get straight to the point. Today, September 25th, marks our two-year anniversary. Yes, everything is celebrated here. A lot of laughs were shared and fortunately enough, we rarely ever waltzed with sadness. This has been, in fact, the happiest two years of my life. While I'm still unsure who wears the pants, I find myself in a completely balanced relationship and we're continuing to grow... always closer, never apart. This is a collection of songs I put together that... if not scream "I love you!"... provoke a certain level of emotions [...]
Catherine Feeny is embarking on an 18-date tour-her first since relocating to Portland from her former base in Norwich, Norfolk, UK—and has just announced the availability of an exclusive pre-release version of her upcoming album, "People In The Hole", via her site, www.catherinefeeny.com. Aside from being able to purchase the album in advance directly from [...]
Just a quick update that tomorrow (Sunday) night at Backspace, singer-songwriter Catherine Feeny and local pop outfit the Golden Bears will share the stage at our monthly interview/performance show, Portland Makes Music. This one came together later than usual, but we're especially excited to invite all of you under-21 kids (and the over-21 drunks) down to the show, as it will be held at Backspace this month. The Golden Bears is Julianna Bright and Seth Lorinczi, a babymaking local power-couple who have graced most of Portland's stages now with their melodic, [...]
Catherine Feeny is a Philadelphia born, but Los Angeles based, singer-songwriter who has had her music featured in the motion picture "Running With Scissors" (Gwyneth Paltrow, Evan Rachel Wood, Annette Benning and Alec Baldwin) and the television series "The OC." The exposure helped her single "Mr. Blue" reach #1 on the US iTunes charts. Catherine channels bits of Joni Mitchell, P.J. Harvey and
We are on high alert here--there's a possible 8 to 14 inches of snow going to fall Sunday night into Monday. Woot!! We haven't had a decent snowfall all winter. Nothing more than 2 inches, which really sucks when you love snow like I do. Of course, having lived long enough in these Mid-Atlantic states, I've learned that you never count a snow chicken before it's hatched. More times than I can remember, the weather people have played up a "huge storm" and "significant accumulation" and then the storm either doesn't pan out [...]
I'm On Fire - Catherine Feeny Tagged: bruce springsteen, catherine feeny, cover, female vocal, lego
I finally got around to checking off Running With Scissors from my "to watch list." Don't bother checking the review on IMDB .com, it's deceiving. Running With Scissors is not your traditional movie and maybe that is what makes it so enjoyable. It tells the story of a boy who has had to endure the odd tosses and turns of life; growing up around his suicidal and murderous parents, being adopted into overly unsanitary living conditions, and being neglected by his own mother...to name just a few of his journal entries. [...]
Acclaimed guitarist, singer and songwriter Robyn Hitchcock is set to embark on an 11 date, full band tour in February 2009, performing songs from his forthcoming album 'Goodnight Oslo' . Robyn Hitchcock on amazon.co.uk Robyn Hitchcock on amazon.com Recorded with friends and longtime cohorts The Venus Three - Peter Buck (guitar) and R.E.M. mainstays Scott McCaughey (bass, vocals) and Bill Rieflin (drums) - [...]
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