Artists:Darlene
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Darlene has lived the life of a troubadour since 1990. Seeking from the source has given Darlene a different sense of folk roots, seasoned with styles ranging from Blues, Jazz, Gipsy, First-Nations and roots of American Folk music. Call it Gipsy Folk.
Widely multitalented, Darlene is adept at every known stage skill except, perhaps, ventriloquism. She is apt to play one tune on a child’s toy accordion and, on the next, accompany herself with a didgeridoo.
A seasoned performer with many miles traveled along her minstrel road, along the way Darlene has expanded her vocal range and skills to encompass just about any kind of keening or chanting or ululation one may be aware of, from operatic soprano to mariachi to Finnish yoiking to throat singing to yodeling or even barking like a dog.
Her keen guitar style keeps pace with her singing, providing skilled accompaniment in numerous musical styles and rhythms. Darlene’s songwriting is crisp, whimsical and adventurous in its scope and breadth, leading the listener on an exciting musical adventure.
by Phil Wintermute (Elderly Instruments) A cult Roots act in the making! - Dublin Events Guide, Ireland
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We are all called to a purpose. How we answer that call is our choice. I have chosen to follow my calling. It is a path foreign to most, frightening to others, and intriguing to some. It is a Life filled with blessings in many forms.
My Life began very independently with both parents working full time. This suited me just fine, as Nature watched over me. Birch and Poplar Trees held me in their arms; rocks tickled my feet; grassy patches wrapped me at naptime; ponds lured me in and bits of them followed me home. There was a path that led from my back yard through the forest to the front yard of 2 young Polish girls that would be my own found community for many years to come. It no wonder then, that as an adult, I would seek similar paths to and from the homes and communities of many a people and place that i love.
These travels have brought me in touch with different folk, cultures, food, art and music. There's nothing like going to the source and drinking of the well and the wealth of knowledge.
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What do I do musically?
Call me old-fashioned, but I believe in the Alive Performance. Each song paints a place or a character that has a story to tell. I like to tell it well. I like to draw people in and surprise them with forgetting where they are for the moment. I am very fond of the use of space / silence and the subtleties of sound, and love the challenge of moving people of all ages & musical tastes.
I love the way my guitar can rock a baby to sleep, cause feet and bodies to sway or boogie, or paint the backdrop for a story. I often combine bass & rhythm on the guitar and when necessary, add in the percussion of my boots 'n bells on a wooden platform.
The voice is another instrument that carries us places. I love to explore mine as much as i love to travel new lands. Like most everyone, i sang as a child, and have dedicated myself to its craft in the past 18yrs. Constantly, i'm amazed at the new places she can go; slithering in dark dusty corners, soaring on Eagles' wings, trickling down mossy knolls; the voice, mysterious as a moth to the flame.
My performance draws on every unique character I have ever met, seen, admired or avoided. On the whole, I like a to ensue a spirit of positivity. I may visit important issues and concerns, as they are a part of Life - our realities - then I like to get on with celebrating this Life. The songs i carry are a magical melee of European gypsy, Native North American and modern Roots influences like jazz, blues, swing and bluegrass. Oh, and i have a pack of songs about animals.
I have a pet peeve. Being referred to as a singer-songwriter. Please don't ever call me that. Ever since the age of song-ownership, the music has been taken away from the People, and put into the hands of the 'professional'. Folk Music around the world means the music of the people. Everyone participates, whether it be singing along, dancing or clapping. You were born into the music…having heard and felt it from within the womb. Here in the Western World it has become something to watch, like TV. Having said that, there are those blessed with the gift of the word, and i honor them and the ability to draw landscapes that minds can wander. While i am able to squeeze out a tune now and again, that doesn't make me a songwriter any more than using a Milwaukee cordless sawsall makes me a builder.
Ireland
My time spent in Eire was a pivotal point for the music i played. Until then, i was engrossing in jazz and blues, and pretty much never played in the first 3 frets of the guitar. Ireland changed all that with jigs and reels. Over the 5year period spent there, i was lucky enough to perform with a multitude of diverse acts, playing either rhythm, bass or lead guitar to ska, country 'n eastern, disco and rock-cabaret.
Donna Stjerna (Still on the Hill) once said that she considered my story-telling abilities as the stitching that binds the quilt of multiple musical genres with an infectious sense of spirit & adventure. I like that. My Nona used to knit and crochet. When she had a pile of miscellaneous yarn ends, she would combine them all into a bed or couch throw. I travel with one that was left behind when all her proper blankets were picked over. It reminds me of myself, saving little bits of things in case i may one day need them. Of course, everything's in boxes.
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To Book Sweet Water Women: bookings@sweetwaterwomen.com
Darlene: darlene@sweetwaterwomen.com or www.moteldarlene.com
Linda: linda@sweetwaterwomen.com
Deborah: deborah@sweetwaterwomen.com
Snail Mail:
Sweet Water Woman
R.R.#1, Worthington, ON, Canada P0M 3H0.
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