Like Ducks! : Traditional Music Album Reviews
Christina Smith & Jean Hewson
(Traditional)
Two of Newfoundland’s finest musicians, Christina Smith and Jean Hewson, have formed a duo for the purpose of preserving and performing Newfoundland music. Respectful, yet experimental, the duo breathes new life into traditional songs and tunes. Behind Smith’s fine fiddle and cello and Hewson’s beautiful vocals and complex guitar work, their first release, Like Ducks! (1998), moves smoothly and effortlessly between lively fiddle tunes, haunting ballads, and humorous traditional songs. They even present a fresh and unusual treatment of the classic Hank Williams song “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.” This innovative album makes an outstanding purchase. Recommended.
Like Ducks! *
1998 Borealis (NCD108)
Sound Symposium Jig/Steve Neary’s Waiting for This; The Mallard; The Pride of the Season; Old Boney; Jolly Jack Tar; Kelly and Joe; Broken Down Girl; Lady in the East; Scotty Macmillan’s G Minor Jig; Waltz in the House; Liar’s Song; I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry; Jacob’s Jig; Up the Hills of Down 52:28