The sound of a singer warbling is not something I'm even sure I know but, if anyone can do it, the singer is Sonya.
(Left to right: Cat Boucher, Sonya Jevette, Silas Scarborough, Trebor)
Sonya Jevette sang the "Big Girls" song last night and that's when everyone gets all wobbly, wobbly. Sometimes I wonder if she gets tired of doing this every time. You could never tell from hearing her as it's always fun the way she performs it and there's an affectionate Sonya Ritual in it now that goes both ways.
But
Sonya Jevette writes a whole lot of songs and "Big Girls" is one of them. Her best stuff comes from her originals as the passion for one's own work can't help but be more powerful than for anything else. Last night she was focusing quite a bit on her originals and there was a very beautiful flow from them. For some she was playing guitar and singing but did not use anything else like a drum box or the like. The result was between a song and a poetic reading and this style flowed through multiple songs. This was very much Sonya Style and it was brilliant. She wasn't simply strumming chords for rhythm but rather was playing them for emphasis and the combination with her vocal was ingenious.
But big girls can still chew bubblegum, that's ok too.
(Left to right: Cat Boucher, Sonya Jevette, Silas Scarborough, Trebor)
Sonya Jevette sang the "Big Girls" song last night and that's when everyone gets all wobbly, wobbly. Sometimes I wonder if she gets tired of doing this every time. You could never tell from hearing her as it's always fun the way she performs it and there's an affectionate Sonya Ritual in it now that goes both ways.
But
Sonya Jevette writes a whole lot of songs and "Big Girls" is one of them. Her best stuff comes from her originals as the passion for one's own work can't help but be more powerful than for anything else. Last night she was focusing quite a bit on her originals and there was a very beautiful flow from them. For some she was playing guitar and singing but did not use anything else like a drum box or the like. The result was between a song and a poetic reading and this style flowed through multiple songs. This was very much Sonya Style and it was brilliant. She wasn't simply strumming chords for rhythm but rather was playing them for emphasis and the combination with her vocal was ingenious.
But big girls can still chew bubblegum, that's ok too.
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