Karen Clancy, a blues singer/songwriter
from Florida, has released her first LP, self-titled. “The album,
Karen Clancy, is a culmination of a life that has always had a
soundtrack,” says Clancy.
The record showcases her adroit, tender
handling of traditional blues tenets while remaining a modern
interpretation of classic, deep-south undertones. The album is
markedly comprehensive, boasting rich components of jazz, classical,
and Irish folk music, and marks the beginning of her available
catalog.
Her collaboration with Mark Hodgson
inspired the inclusion of several blues classics, such as Bessie
Smith's “Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home,” Rosa Henderson's
“Don’t Advertise Your Man,” and the standard, “Nobody Knows
You When You’re Down and Out.”
Geoff Weeks accompanies on the piano,
of which performance Clancy has said, “His talent must be mentioned
fervently...these songs came to life in his hands.”
“Back in the Day” is Clancy's
memoir of growing up on the beachside of New Smyrna: “Back in the
day I used to sneak, underage, into the local clubs to hear
Southwire, a band in which Billy Chapin played guitar. Who would’ve
thought all these years later I would be recording my first album in
his studio?”
Of the Gaelic influence on her work
Clancy writes, “As the youngest of ten Clancy siblings it is
difficult to ignore the Irish influence written into my DNA. 'She
Moved Through The Fair' is a nod to that history while breaking with
tradition using the Universal Energy of the Sitar as an
accompaniment, played beautifully by Rick deYampert.”
Clancy's influences include Bessie
Smith, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Ethel Waters, Stephane Grapelli,
and Big Mama Thornton.
She has performed at myriad locales,
including New Smyrna Beach, Miami, Key West, Tampa, New Orleans,
Houston, Colorado, Chicago, D.C., Vermont, Hana, Madrid, Bruges,
Paris, and Venice.
The LP “Karen Clancy” is available
for purchase and download from iTunes, or at her website,
http://www.karenclancy.net.
Karen Clancy - CONTACT
http://www.karenclancy.net
Karen Clancy
386-690-0561
4615 Doris Drive
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32169
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