Entertainment the Good way
Elkin is gone, but his art lives on
Dusty Good
Issue date: 10/20/08 Section: Entertainment
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College lost more than just
a teacher in Elkin Brown, we lost an
artist.
My first experience with Brown's
music was at Beansn-
Bytes. A percussionist
and I showed
up to play the Open
Mic Night which occurred
a??er Brown's
set. We sat in awe of
the beautiful music
produced by just
this one man and
his guitar.
Brown may
have left this life,
but his art remains,
and this week I got a
chance to review his
CD, "Eireann In Her
Eyes."
The album starts with soothing
guitars carrying your mind to a flourishing
green landscape that echoes
music. The guitar work is masterful
and eclectic, though the Celtic side
shines, there remains a folksy, free
form side that is worth every second
of silence it inhabits.
Brown is joined by fellow musicians
Cindy Wyatt on the harp,
Charles Wyatt on the flute, and Cady
Finlayson on the fiddle on selected
pieces.
The addition of these musicians is
astounding adding multiple textures
and layers to the music. The harp is
enchanting, echoing celestial sounds
that carry you. The flute dances, and
makes me think of a song the wind
howls when the breeze blows calmly
through a forest.
The fiddle has to be my favorite
accompaniment
though. It
gives the
music a
very traditional
sense,
and creates
a wonderful
smooth
breath in
the songs.
The
album does
a wonderful
job mixing
traditional
songs with updated ideas and innovative
collaborations. Some of
my favorite tracks are the ones that
a very different from one another.
Track nine, "Cup of Dreams/ Tune
for Peter," is a wonderful piece. It
creates a world inside the music and
floats along from a breeze to a storm.
Brown's intense playing in the song
will move you and your feet.
Other great tracks off this CD
include, "Autumn Air," "There is a
Home," "Tune for Chip," and "The
Storyteller."
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