Krista Detor – new album and tour dates

Krista Detor - new album and tour dates

Krista Detor’s solo albums have reached national and international prominence, including No1 on the Euro-Americana Chart, and placement within the top 10 of the U.S. Folk and Independent Music charts, but she is no ordinary songwriter: Detor has been involved in several award-winning collaborations, including the highly-acclaimed Wilderness Plots, (PBS national), for which she and fellow writers, including American College of Arts & Letters inductee author Scott Russell Sanders, were recognized by the Indiana Legislature for contributions to the arts (2010), and which resulted in two Emmy nominations and a Golden Eagle award.

A collection of songs that are spare, pared-down; the new album, Barely, utilizes only one or two instruments to give ground to the work. The title reflects the content: close to the bone, no ornamentation, bare.

Produced by Krista’s partner, David Weber, at Airtime Studios in Bloomington, Indiana, the album itself speaks to the Indiana countryside, and embodies a strong Americana and roots bent.

Guest vocal artists include a handful of the most talented women in music: Moira Smiley of Solas, the brilliant Amanda Biggs, and Northern Ireland’s stunning Mary Dillon with whom Detor has collaborated on a duet about the human cost of war entitled, ‘The Coming Winter’.

The songs are at times vulnerable, at times mournful, yet always hopeful – in Krista’s inimitable style. With the help of a few of her friends, the vocals are gorgeous. David Weber brings a variety of backing guitar and vocal lines to the pieces, as does Krista’s long-time cellist, Anne Hurley.

Artist’s website: www.kristadetor.com

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