Drawn by British acoustic goddess Laura Marling, Chris, Claire and I arrived at Club Passim a few nights ago anticipating a great show. We were not the only ones excited. The place was packed and pretty rowdy for Club Passim. Chris is going to talk about Laura Marling tomorrow, but we were all impressed by the opening act: Danny Schmidt. Schmidt, a folky singer-songwriter from Austin, TX is a storyteller. With a voice straight out of a faded black and white photograph, Schmidt spun dusty tales of loss, revelation and time mesmerizing the crowd along with his deft guitar work. While his albums feature strings and other instrumentation, Schmidt performed with just an acoustic guitar that he jokingly mentioned made the show sound like it was on vinyl because of a bad connection. Despite support for protectionism, Schmidt's songs resonate and are moving, if a little somber. The standard of musicianship was set very high with Laura Marling up next. She certainly did not disappoint.
Danny Schmidt - This Too Shall Pass (YSI) (filesavr)
Danny Schmidt - Stained Glass (YSI) (filesavr)
The above two tracks are off his second album Parables & Primes. Check out Schmidt's website.
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