REVIEW
The clock above the Old Fruitmarket stage always
reads 8 o’clock, but it was over two and a half hours later that Elephant
Revival stepped up for a timeless and glorious set that took us warmly into the
next day.
The multi instrumentalists from Colorado
play a swirling array of songs, sing in gorgeous harmony, and fly into fiery
outbursts, led by Bridget Law, whose fiddle playing clearly demonstrates her
association with The Battlefield Band and intimate musical Taransay
connections. There was a heartfelt freedom and heart-warming feel to the instinctive
playing of this quintet through flawless guitar, mandolin, fiddle, washboard, saw and more.
Remembering
A Beginning from latest album, “These Changing Skies” brought us husky vocals
with a slightly gypsy-backing feel for a refined, pleasing air. At the opposite
end of the spectrum, Old Rogue River was a percussion-based, spiritual clap
along, while Tam Lin Set, from last year’s seven-track mini album, “It’s Alive,”
was typical of the spirited and earthy instrumentals that peppered the set list.
And
washboard player, Bonnie Paine’s aching, splintered vocals were utterly
beguiling, dazzling joyously in the less boisterous songs. This band is set for
even bigger stages.
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