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William Clark, and their buckskin-clad Corps of Discovery weren’t
listening to proto rock-n-roll 200 years ago as they
traveled across the American West. But what if?
Today, add a drum kit to their resurrected spirit, an electric guitar
and bass, maybe a reggae riff here, a bit of Jazz fusion there, perhaps
a Southern rock power chord and a pluck of bluegrass, then meld in a
chorus of imaginative lyrics, and the sweet harmonization of Daniel
Smith and Kate Regan Ciari—and what you’ve got is.....well, what
you've got, Pilgrim, is a band unlike any other getting radio play.
Stone Poetry plays danceable historic ballads that literate
westerners, whether they grew up listening to Elvis or Moby, can
appreciate. “The philosophy behind Stone Poetry is to
mesh science, history and art into contemporary rock
music,” Daniel Smith says. “ The song lyrics are researched
to maintain historic accuracy.” The performances are meant to be
dynamic and progressive rock & roll with influences of classical,
bluegrass and Latin rythms.
Imagine songs that actually make you smarter. This enigmatic
five-some from Bozeman, Montana delivers far greater listening pleasure
on cross country roadtrips than any book on tape written by a
Pulitzer-prize author. It’s
contemporary and edgy but kid friendly too. The only thing this CD doesn’t offer is college credit.
—Todd Wilkinson
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