Packwood
Track Listings
| 1. I Will Remember | ||
| 2. Willard & Beulah | ||
| 3. Irena Cross the Ocean | ||
| 4. Sleeping Dogs | ||
| 5. Freeman's Song | ||
| 6. Sweet Louisa | ||
| 7. Auction Day | ||
| 8. Doing What We Can | ||
| 9. Saturday Night in Packwood | ||
| 10. Marie LaFleur | ||
| 11. Five Pines |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Steve Klingaman is a musician/singer/songwriter with an ear for American roots. He plays acoustic and electric guitar and all manner of other instruments. Born in Chicago, credits include a solo stint in New Orleans, a founder of the mid-70's folk band "Harlequin" in Montreal, co-founded & recorded with the San Diego-based early alt band "Streetlife", and leader of "Body Politic" in San Francisco . He studied poetics with the Diane DiPrima and the late Robert Duncan. He has mastered basic recording production and engineering over the last fifteen years and records at home in his own NoName Studio. He lives in Minneapolis where he continues writing and recording on his next cd project.
Album Description
Heartfelt, from the heartland. What is it about Iowa anyway? "Packwood" chronicles the 19th century American immigrant experience in the rural Midwest right on through to suburban diaspora, as played out in the town and environs of Packwood, Iowa. Like perfectly arranged snapshots, these eleven songs tell the story with amazing compression and resonance. A talented "non-singer" writer in the broad tradition of Cohen, Wainwright and Dylan, Klingaman puts these gems across with the help of classic, understated, arrangements and sympathetic harmonies from two stand-out female backup vocalists. Violinist Joel Zifkin, of Kate & Anna McGarrigle, adds depth and color to complement the emotional weight of these stories. The mix by Tom Tucker (Greg Brown, Lucinda Williams) is transparent. Stand-outs include "Willard & Beulah", "Freeman's Song", and "Auction Day". A "must hear."
Packwood, Music, Steve Klingaman
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