Christine Costanzo
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Contemporary folk
Status:
Most recent release, Christine Costanzo (EP, 2009)
See also:
Christine Costanzo's site
Comparisons:
Joni Mitchell, Dar Williams
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Christine Costanzo is a gifted performer and songwriter. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Recommended first album:
Big Sky is the only one we've heard
Recordings:
- Big Sky (2003)
- Christine Costanzo (EP, 2009)
Big Sky
Release info:
2003—Journey to the East Records—JER51401
Availability:
See website for availability
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Christine Costanzo—guitar, vocals
Guest artists:
Christian Boeger—upright bass, electric bass
Chris Wagoner—fiddle, mandolin
Doug Brown—banjo
Catfish Stephenson—harmonic
Scott Beardsley—percussion
Produced by:
Christine Costanzo
Comments:
This is an atmospheric and rural-sounding debut by Costanzo. She has a clear, lovely voice and writes story-songs like Dar Williams does. The voices of her narrators are as strong as you can wish for, whether it's the woman in "Send me back to Ohio" who wants to be buried by her first love or the black man who compares his life to that of Sylvia Plath. Musically she's restrained but hardly lacking in skill or imagination. Costanzo has a very real talent and this is an intriguing first step. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Thanks to Anna Maria Stjärnell for work on this entry.
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