Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at Random Howse
Carolyn Cruso at Random Howse this Saturday
Singer/Songwriter Carolyn Cruso weaves a web with her intricate fingerpicking, poetic lyrics and elegant vocals.
She’s joined by Melody Funk on electric bass and vocals, and Bruce Harvie on mandolin and electric guitar. At Random Howse on Saturday November 14th, at 7pm.
From concert hall to campfire this troubadour has traveled the nation and Europe sharing her contemporary acoustic sound; a sound influenced by folk, rock, jazz and Americana. Known as a multi-instrumentalist, Carolyn will be focusing solely on her songwriting offerings at this Orcas show.
She accompanies her elegant vocals with a combination of intricate fingerpicking and rhythmic grooves on her often alternately tuned guitars.
Melody Funk
Her lyrics span from poetic to narrative and explore the backroads of the mind and of the heart with stories of seekers, divine misfits, tricksters and glorious yet sometimes forgotten places of beauty. With a gritty yet tender wit, Cruso casts a welcome spell on the listener.
She is joined by the fabulous Melody Funk on bass and vocals, who has had an illustrious career starting as a child growing up in a vastly musical family and continuing on to the present with a wonderful resume of performance experience playing with all manner of bands including funk, R&B, jazz and theater.
Bruce Harvie is well know on Orcas for his tasty mandolin and sizzling electric guitar chops.
Bruce Harvie
His work also spans many genres including rock, blues, jazz, bluegrass and surf music.
“For the adventurous listener…Cruso’s voice has the ability to go from folk to jazz to late night and sultry blues without advertising the change….very fluid.” ~Frank Gutch, Folk Acoustic Music Exchange
