February 16, 2010 – 11:39 pm
There’s a new song from the duo of Catherine Irwin and Janet Bean. “Mockingbird,” recorded this past December, can be heard at Radio Free Song Hour podcast. Along with Freakwater, the ’cast has newly completed or in-progress tracks from Victoria Williams, Freedy Johnston and Laura Cantrell and a number of other contributors worth your time. —T.E. Lyons
January 26, 2010 – 11:01 am
Catherine Irwin says she is in the process of writing the follow-up to 2002’s Cut Yourself a Switch and the long awaited Freakwater album with the other songwriting half, Janet Beveridge Bean. Their last was 2005’s Thinking of You. “I am extremely pokey,” Irwin said in an e-mail interview. “We are always behind and always [...]
November 3, 2009 – 3:16 pm
Face A Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Memorial Album
Produced by Nathan Salsburg
Arrives Dec. 8
Tracklisting and credits:
1. Introduction by E.C. Ball
2. “He’s My God” — Sung by Dave Bird
3. “John The Baptist” — Sung by Bonnie “Prince” Billy
4. “Jenny Jenkins” — Sung by the Handsome Family
5. “Warfare” — Sung by Joe Manning
6. “Plain Old Country Lad” — Sung by Pokey LaFarge
7. [...]
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Record Store Day is set for April 18, and Thrill Jockey, home of Freakwater and Catherine Irwin’s solo outings, has a specialty item coming from TJ’s hot little paws called Records Toreism. A limited edition 900 copies will be available.
“Side A
1. Mountains, “Windows” (exclusive)
2. Tortoise, “High Class Slim Came Floatin’ In” (appears on their new [...]
December 29, 2008 – 11:30 am
Freakwater, whose founders include Janet Bean and Louisville native Catherine Irwin, join Andrew Bird, Tortoise, Waco Brothers, Icy Demons and others at the Jan. 19 “Big Shoulders Inauguration Ball” at The Black Cat’s main stage in D.C. Showtime is 7 p.m., and tickets are $50.
Freakwater will open seven shows for the duo She & Him, the project of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel. Ze details, courtesy of newoldtymer:
Wednesday, July 23, The Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, July 24, Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts
Friday, July 25, Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Saturday, July 26, Terminal 5, New York City
Monday, July 28, Cat’s [...]
January 4, 2008 – 3:06 pm
Thanks to newoldtymer for the heads up.
From New Orleans Times Picayune Music Blog:
“On Jan. 10, members of two great Louisville bands will join forces with other musicians for a benefit concert at the House of Blues Parish Room in New Orleans for musicians displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Jon Langford and Sally Timms of The Mekons, Patrick [...]
