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Birds On A Wire
12+ albums
countryfolkindie folkworldmodern folk
about
Birds on a Wire is an enchanting voice and cello duo formed by French-American singer Rosemary Standley (with multinational France-based alt-folk band Moriarty) and young Brazilian singer, songwriter and cellist Dominique Pinto aka Dom la Nena. Initiated by Rosemary Standley in 2011 as “Rosemary’s Songbook”, the project evolved into the Birds on a Wire duo when the producer of Madamelune – an independent Paris-based stage and music production company – introduced her to Dom La Nena. Touring as a live show in intimate venues from September 2012 onwards, the duo eventually went into a studio to record the songs. Without adhering to any particular theme (love songs maybe?), focusing on a specific era or genre, Birds on a Wire is a stunning compilation of stripped-down ballads and lullabies selected by the two musicians with the cello lending a superb and consistent baroque feel to the collection. Borrowing from the traditional, modern folk or baroque repertoires from the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Lebanon, England or Italy, covering baroque composer Stefano Landi, John Lennon or Caetano Veloso, singing in Arabic, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese or French creole, Rosemary Standley and Dom la Nena have assembled a wonderfully eclectic, minimalist and timeless songbook. Apart from the sparse addition of bells, recorders or drums on a few songs, the cello and voice combination remains central and generates the most subtle musical alchemy throughout the album.
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