Screen Door Records artist: Kirsten Thien - Solo Live From The Meisenfrei Blues Club - New Release Review
I just received the newest release (June 4, 2013), Solo Live From The Meisenfrei Blues Club , by Kirsten Thien . Thien, a Georgetown University Business School grad turned singer has put together a solid 15 track solo album where she expresses herself nicely vocally and accompanies herself on acoustic guitar. One of my favorites on this release, Ain't That The Truth is a clean acoustic folk blues track written by Thien. The release is consistently good including tracks by Ida Cox ( Wild Women Don't Have The Blues ), Dylan( It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry ), Sheryl Crow ( Leaving Las Vegas ), Sippie Wallace ( Women Be Wise )another of my favorites on the release; Elvin Bishop ( Fooled Around And Fell In Love ), Leon Russell ( I'd Rather be Blind ), Bill Withers ( Ain't No Sunshine )and Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell ( The Thrill Is Gone ). A relatively sedate folk blues recording, Thien really uses the stage to showcase her voice nicely. There aren't ...