Jenny Goodspeed
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Contemporary folk
Status:
Most recent release, Under The Ash Tree (2008)
See also:
Jenny Goodspeed's siteJenny Goodspeed's Bandcamp page
Jenny Goodspeed now plays with The Boxcar Lilies
Comparisons:
Joni Mitchell, Dar Williams
Covers/own material:
Own and occasional covers
General comments:
Jenny Godspeed makes thoughtful, often insightful songs. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Recommended first album:
Under The Ash Tree is her debut
Recordings:
Under The Ash Tree (2008)
Under The Ash Tree
Release info:
2008—Sheerwater Music—NJ 1127
Availability:
See Jenny Goodspeed's site
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Jenny Goodspeed—vocals, harmonies, acoustic guitar (12)
Guest artists:
Jim Henry—acoustic guitar
Richard Gates—electric bass
Eric Platz—drums, percussion
Duke Levine—electric guitar (1, 3, 7, 10, 11), mandolin (1, 6, 12), lap steel guitar (2, 5), National steel guitar (5, 11), banjo (6), ambient guitar (6)
Janet Taggart Blake—cello (2, 7, 8), harmonies (1, 5, 7, 10, 12)
Seth Glier—piano (2, 4, 8), Fender Rhodes (4, 9), Hammond B# organ (11), prepared piano (7), harmonies (10)
Chris Turner—harmonica (6, 7)
Beth Amsel—harmonies
Produced by:
Jenny Goodspeed and Mark Thayer
Comments:
Jenny Godspeed makes folk music in a modern yet familiar fashion. Her observations on relationships come across as honest and her songs are well written. She covers Joni Mitchell's "The Arrangement" and gets away with it. "More than friends" muses about replacing friendship with love and how that affects a couple. "The Good daughter" combines a compelling melody with a smart lyric of looking beyond appearances. The tenderness of "Ease into love" makes it one of the best songs on this very even debut. Godspeed is not breaking new ground but her album has much to recommend it. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Thanks to stjarnell@yahoo.com for work on this entry.
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