Gerald Thomas' Burnt Potato - Allison Crowe and Band W2U1
Tatties, patates, kartoffel… whatever you call ’em - communicating in an universal language is the potato (even tho’ they speak to us only with thine eyes).
“Gerald Thomas’ Burnt Potato (Les Patates Brûlées à Gerald Thomas)” is composed by the late, great, fiddler, Émile Benoit, who’s born in Black Duck Brook, Dominion of Newfoundland. The title alludes to a stove-top incident involving Benoit’s friend and fellow musician, Memorial University of Newfoundland Professor of Folklore, Dr. Gerald Thomas.
Maestro chef on the tune here is accordionist+ Keelan Purchase and it’s an appetizer for the fun to come when Allison Crowe and Band’s “Welcome to Us” Acts 1 and 2 are served-up worldwide. April 3, 2018 is “official” release date for W2U1 and W2U2. The music’s served hot whenever Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify and all get cooking.
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Allison Crowe (vocals, piano, guitar, fiddle, bodhran), Céline Sawchuk (cello, vocals), Sarah White (mandolin, guitar, vocals), Dave Baird (bass, vocals), and Keelan Purchase (accordion, 12-string guitar, bodhran, harmonica & vocals) meld the rawest of folk roots and the richest of arena rock.
Captured fresh at the LSPU (Longshoremen's Protective Union) Hall in St. John's, NL, Canada - it’s music that’s food for the soul and fun for all.
For our video wrapper here - hearty thanks to Alick Tsui Photography and Mind Palace Design.