The Alfred James Band Plays The Skinny Pancake with Cricket Blue!
the Skinny Pancake, 60 Lake Street, Burlington, VT
Day THREE!!! of our NEW ENGLAND TOUR brings us up to The Skinny Pancake in Burlington, VT where we will be joined by the incredible local soulful duo- Cricket Blue comprised of Taylor Smith and Laura Heaberlin! This may easily be the most DELICIOUS leg of the tour and we invite you all to join us for a scrumptious buffet of savory crepes and sweet acoustic jams :) Don't miss us, cuz we'll miss you!!! ~AJB Cricket Blue: http://cricketbluemusic.com
THE MUSIC OF Vermont-based folk duo Cricket Blue is inspired by diverse aspects of the American folk tradition: old and current, popular and obscure. Laura Heaberlin and Taylor Smith write songs marked by close-knit harmonies and words about myth, confusion, love, and the ends of the things.Heaberlin’s and Smith’s sometimes mingled, sometimes markedly contrasting imaginations form the bones of Cricket Blue's sound. Heaberlin’s perceptive lyrical voice elevates everyday mundanities and makes the sublime pocket-sized. Smith threads images and characters into narratives that flicker between enigmatic and nakedly honest. They count songwriters like Jeff Mangum, Joanna Newsom, Laura Marling, Anaïs Mitchell, and Bob Dylan among their influences, as well as poets and storytellers like Dylan Thomas, Alice Munro, Angela Carter, and David Foster Wallace.Heaberlin and Smith became friends at Middlebury College, where they studied philosophy and literature. Recently, they've shared the stage with such acts as Darlingside, the Stray Birds, and Antje Duvekot.
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