Thursday, September 6, 2012

Brit Singer/Songwriter Beatie Wolfe @ LES' Fontana's

I joined pal Jeff Kilgour Wednesday evening at coolio tavern/club Fontana's on Manhattan's Lower East Side in the heart of Chinatown for the acoustic solo solace of Brit singer/songwriter Beatie Wolfe, who is embarking on an NYC residency at the joint for the next few weeks.

Beautiful girl, lovely voice, some haunting melodies, but I came away wondering what any of her lyrics were trying to say.

On her webbie, Wolfe insists, "I'm fascinated by the poetry of human relationships, which makes my songwriting passionate, emotional and very intimate. I really have to feel and believe in what I'm writing and singing about." I'm happy she believes that, but for the audience, it simply didn't come across. There are times when talent needs to lend itself to collaboration in order to allow the gifts to shine through. Case in point. *

2 comments:

  1. I was at this show and was utterly amazed! Her melodies i agree were beautiful. I actually thought the lyrics & message she delivered was her strongest feature, in fact stronger than anything i have heard in years. The audience I was looking at was completely captivated, i darent take a sip of my beer in case i broke everyones concentration, you could hear a pin drop!. Anyway, i guess we are all entitled to out own opinions (note our own opinions, not the rest of the crowd). Great find, will be keeping an eye on her"

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  2. I was there at the show and was utterly amazed! Her melodies i agree were beautiful. I actually thought the lyrics & message she delivered was her strongest feature, in fact stronger than anything i have heard in years. The audience I was looking at was completely captivated, i darent take a sip of my beer in case i broke everyones concentration, you could hear a pin drop!. Anyway, i guess we are all entitled to out own opinions (note our own opinions, not the rest of the crowd). Great find

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