Our Town pairs Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin in a collection of traditional and vernacular American songs reflecting both musicians' deep engagement with pre-commercial folk and string band traditions. Stecher, a Berkeley-based multi-instrumentalist, and Brislin, a singer and guitarist with roots in the California folk scene, had by 1993 developed an ensemble rapport of unusual intimacy. Their approach avoids the documentary stiffness that can afflict revivalist recordings, instead finding an emotional directness that gives traditional songs new currency. Our Town situates their work in community, the album title evoking a sense of shared musical belonging across time.
Tracklist
- 1 Going To The West 3:30
- 2 Home 2:33
- 3 Old Country Stomp 4:47
- 4 In Between Dreams 3:43
- 5 The Showerhead Reel / The Twisted Arm / Big John McNeil - Medley 4:14
- 6 Too Late, Too Late 4:34
- 7 The Bramble and the Rose alt version 3:54
- 8 Our Town 5:30
- 9 Twilight Is Stealing 3:33
- 10 Curtains of Night alt version 3:59
- 11 Queen Of The Earth And Child Of The Stars / Roving On Last Winter's Night 5:08
- 12 Henry And The True Machine 4:45
- 13 Won’t You Come and Sing For Me alt version 4:39
