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Feb 9 - Feb 16,2003 |
ON THE BEAT
Filippa returns
By Kerry Doole
Originally Published: 2002-05-19
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Filippa Giordano
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FILIPPA GIORDANO: This young Italian songstress burst onto the scene with a self-titled debut album that sold over a half million copies around the world. She has a classical meets pop approach ("popera"), and her label, Warner Music, considers her a top priority. That means a big promotional push behind her second CD, Il Rosso Amore, released here on May 28. The album includes her versions of selections from Madama Butterfly, Nabucco and Les Contes d'Hoffmann ("La Barcarolle"), plus original new songs from such writers as LUCIO QUARANTOTTO, FRANCESCO SARTORI, the famed ENNIO MORRICONE, and Canadian DAVID FOSTER. Morricone and Foster assist in the production, as do ROBIN SMITH (ANDREA BOCELLI) and RICCARDO CIMINO. The 28-year-old Filippa comes from Palermo, and, fittingly, was born on Valentine's Day.
THE FOGGY HOMETOWN BOYS: The O Brother Where Art Thou?-fuelled resurgence of interest in bluegrass music continues. This young quintet, one of the best local practitioners of the form, has a popular Saturday afternoon residency at Black Friar. This is a pub on College, just west of Dovercourt, and was packed for the matinee we caught. The best-known member is banjo-player CHRIS QUINN, whose group HEARTBREAK HILL was playing this style before it got so trendy. Equally impressive was bassist JOHN McNAUGHTON, who has a lovely high and hurtin' tenor voice, a key component of bluegrass. The Foggy Hometown Boys mixed instrumental and vocal tunes, and covered such genre classics as "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" and "Rocky Top" with real flair. Let's hope they get to record soon.
HERMANS END: These local rockers are proud of their independent status, as, in bassist DAMIAN COLEMAN's words, it means "we make the music we want to make." Which is a melange of styles reflecting such diverse influences as alt-country, hard rock, punk and emo-pop. The most obvious reference point would be HUSKER DU, as can be heard on their debut CD, This Could Be A Book, which was launched recently with a release party at Clinton's. This is a band to watch out for (check out www.hermansend.com)
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