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Tellico \u2013 <\/b>Woven Waters<\/b><\/i> <\/b>\nFor its second album, Asheville folk\/bluegrass band Tellico \u2013 formed by former members of Dehlia Low \u2013 weighs in on world events. The album\u2019s centerpiece is \u201cCourage for the Morning,\u201d a song that avoids earnest politicizing in favor of a positive message that can be embraced by anyone, regardless of political affiliation. The music and musicianship are reliably top-notch as well. Irish music giant (and Asheville transplant) John Doyle produced and collaborates on the record. (Read my interview with Tellico’s Anya Hinkle here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n
Dave Desmelik \u2013 with an Army of Love (Childhood Battles) Jane Kramer \u2013 Valley of the Bones An edited verison of this article appeared previously in<\/em> WNC Magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three new record releases from Western North Carolina artists explore different musical styles, but they all share a focus on themes of love and optimism. Tellico \u2013 Woven Waters For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,30,39,49,65],"tags":[237,3171,3792,3756],"class_list":["post-16474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americana","category-folk","category-indie","category-new-release","category-review","tag-asheville","tag-dave-desmelik","tag-jane-kramer","tag-tellico","cat-6-id","cat-30-id","cat-39-id","cat-49-id","cat-65-id","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16476,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16474\/revisions\/16476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/i><\/b>On this unusual and deeply moving record, Desmelik does something not at all uncommon for singer-songwriters: he lays his heart bare. But the subject matter \u2013 his young son\u2019s inoperable brain tumor \u2013 is an especially weighty topic. Desmelik strikes a hopeful tone, aided by talented friends from the region\u2019s music scene. This collection succeeds on a musical level, too. Proceeds benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Make-A-Wish Central & Western NC, and Angel Flight Soars. (Read my review of Desmelik’s 2017 release here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n
\n<\/i><\/b>Kramer\u2019s third full-length finds the singer-songwriter joined by members of Free Planet Radio plus musicians on violin and cello. There\u2019s a breezy, feel to Kramer\u2019s original story songs like \u201cWaffle House Song\u201d and \u201cTwo Broke Kids.\u201d The subtle instrumentation of the album closer, \u201cWedding Vows\u201d is a highlight on this impeccably-crated album.<\/p>\n