Had a nice chat with Bob Hallett from Great Big Sea yesterday, the commercial-rock/Maritime fishing-song band from Newfoundland. Their music, which I had had only a passing acquaintance with in years previous, is completely, shockingly without guile or pretense. Their rock bits are, generally, wide-open anthems of heroic love/devotion, personal triumph/tragedy...something about them reminds me of U2 before they started believing all their press.
Their folk songs - either traditional or band-composed - are neat little bits of Celtic fishin' 'n drinkin', replete with dangerous, roller-pin wives and whiskey-doused sailor jiggin'. I'd hardly be the right one to judge their authenticity, but they're fun and at least honestly delivered.
Probably not enough to make me a devoted fan, but good stuff, and looking forward to seeing one of their two Boulder Theater shows next weekend.
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