’Chiming in
Pueblo's Haunted Windchimes host CD release party
By JON POMPIA | THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
Heralded by more than one scribe as the state's most valuable musical treasure, Pueblo-based Americana-folk group The Haunted Windchimes will unveil its latest release Saturday at the Impossible Playhouse, 1201 N. Main St .
"Honey-Moonshine" — a 10-track album recorded in Colorado Springs and released on the band's own Blank Tape Records — will be played live in its entirety by the five-piece ’Chimes starting at 7 p.m.
Since forming in 2006, this talented collective — Inaiah Lujan (guitar/vocals), his sister Chela (banjo/vocals), Desirae Garcia (baritone ukulele/vocals), Sean Fanning (upright bass/ukulele) and Mike Clark (guitar/mandolin/harmonica) — has recorded and toured extensively.
Not only is every musician in the group adept at a variety of instruments, at least three — the Lujans and Garcia — are contributing songwriters. The songs are folky and rootsy, deeply anchored in the history, folklore and cultural heritage of the Southwest and Deep South.
And with tight, soaring three-part harmonies — again, the Lujans and Garcia — the ’Chimes easily conjure the legendary aural ghost of Johnny Cash and the Carter Family.
With sparse arrangements — there are no drums or percussion or intricate solos — the focus remains on the songs, the vocal intricacies and the overall atmosphere generated by the presentation.
And quite an atmosphere it is. From watching a freight train roll through the countryside from one's back porch to traversing down a lonely and dusty road onto an uncertain future, the ’Chimes' music is transportive. Made for letting your mind wander as much as it is for listening.
The track listing on "Honey-Moonshine" is as follows:
"Little Bones" (Chela Lujan)
"Find the Door" (Desirae Garcia, Mike Clark, Inaiah Lujan)
"Waitin' for a Train" (Inaiah)
"Fleeting Transient Feelings" (Chela and Inaiah)
"Honey Moonshine" (Inaiah, Chela, Desirae)
"Sea Bride" (Chela)
"Don't Take My Baby Away" (Inaiah)
"Your Song" (Desirae)
"A Ballad of Human Progress" (Inaiah)
For more information on the quintet, visit www.thehauntedwindchimes.com, find the band's page on MySpace and Facebook and be there at 7 p.m. Saturday.
IF YOU GO
WHO: The Haunted Windchimes
WHAT: CD release party for "Honey-Moonshine"
WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: The Impossible Playhouse, 1201 N. Main St.
ADMISSION: $5
I think they forgot Guitar Woman, my favorite! :)
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