CHERRY BLOSSOMS, THE - Live In Amsterdam

The Cherry Blossoms are to folk music what the Velvet Underground was to rock n_¢‚Ǩ‚Ѣ roll: anti-commercial, rebellious, pure, and unlike anything else. They deconstruct folk into a a very special experimental music, but they insist they_¢‚Ǩ‚Ѣre a front porch band. Specializing in kazoo, 6-gallon bucket, poetry, carefully awry drum rhythms, guitar, and vocals that span octaves, melodies, and time, the Cherry Blossoms are unforgettable.\r\n\r\nLead singer Peggy Snow has said that _¢‚Ǩ_ìNo one tries to control what anyone else is doing when we play._¢‚Ǩ¬ù The result is a sound that is ecstatically free, layered, and ranging. While songs like _¢‚Ǩ_ìAmazing Stars_¢‚Ǩ¬ù follow a chorus sung together in sweeping, traditional hymn with a few quirks, other songs skip and spaz into a trance awash with unorthodox folkloristic layers. Their sound is at once elusive and timeless (Have I heard this song before?). It_¢‚Ǩ‚Ѣs a sound they_¢‚Ǩ‚Ѣve been honing for twenty years. The Cherry Blossoms are sure to go down in history as one of the great folk bands of the 21st century.\r\n\r\nWith a rotating cast of 3-8 performers, their line-up has changed over the years, but most recently consists of: Peggy Snow, John Allingham, Chuck Hatcher, Taylor Martin, Chris Davis, and Allen Lowry. Ever eclectic, members of the band are talented in their own rights. Peggy Snow is a prolific painter, John Allingham is finishing a rock-opera 10 years in the making, Allen Lowry writes amazing unconventional poetry and played drums in Lambchop, Chris Davis is an incredible music curator/contributor to the Nashville music community, Chuck Hatcher can rock any Zepplin song in existence_¢‚Ǩ¬¶ the list goes on and on and on. They are local legends in Nashville and sure to make music history. - Hairy Spider Legs\r\n