Blog: Music Under Fire

Image by Maria Mochnacz, from myspace.com/smokefairies I had never been to the cozy little chapel that serves as one of the music venues at Philadelphia’s First Unitarian Church, but it was perfect for a rainy night performance by British folk and blues duo Smoke Fairies.  The name alone evokes images of vast landscapes, tinged by the mystical colors of fall.  Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies filled the room with rustic electric guitar picking, and warm, image-drenched harmonies- oddly perfect for damp weather.  The chapel’s small size and Victorian architecture was a perfect visual companion to the [...]