Karin has one of the most amazing voices I have ever heard, it is like listening to velvet. When she sings a song she makes it her own and it is hypnotic. They have put out around twenty cds since about 1989 and each one is amazing. No two are alike,. They told me that one of their goals was to make each cd to make each cd different. They have accomplished that but each one still retains their sound. You can tell after the first few moments that it is an Over The Rhine cd. Linford also has a couple of instrumental cds out and I would heartily recommend them.
I was very excited about Linford and Karin being my guests on Pathways. Their songs strike deep when you listen to them. You can almost always relate to whatever theme they are approaching in a song. I love songwriters who are able to reach out and make you feel with their music and Over The Rhine is very accomplished at this.
They arrived at WEVL about a quarter to six and I was pleased to find that they were both very real down to earth people. You can get a lot of attitude with people in the music business so it is refreshing to meet artists like Karin and Linford. It makes an interview so much more fun. We talked about their new cd, "The Trumpet Child" for a few minutes and then they did two or three songs. It sounded fabulous! Karin's voice sounds even better live than on the cds. They introduced each song with a background story on how it came about. Linford's tale on the song, "If A Song Could Be President" was particularly interesting.
They left about six thirty for their sound check at the HiTone Cafe. I missed the show because Ariel has had the flu so I hope they return. And I hope they come by the station next time because they were a pleasure to have as guests.
If you missed it, you can catch an encore Thursday at two pm on WEVL Memphis, 89.9 FM or wevl.org.
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So cool. I love them too. Sad I missed it.
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