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Interview: Sarah Borges (Pt. 2)
Interview: Sarah Borges (Pt. 2)
- Genre : More Music
- Type: News
- Author : Super Admin
- Date : Fri, 11 Apr 2008
I'm down to rock out, but, personally, I connected most with your high lonesome numbers.
I think those are the easier songs to write, especially in this genre. It's a lot easier to communicate honest emotions about being sad, or having lost someone, or something, you've loved. You have the opportunity to open up, and be a little more honest, and expansive, in your language. The rockers are good too, because people have an easier time dancing to "let's go" kinds of songs and lyrics.
This is your first album with Sugar Hill. They seem like a label that really nurtures artists, and lets them grow. How has it been with them?
You know, you sort of nailed it. We have gotten a lot of attention from this record, and they're a big part of the reason why. They've been able to put us in front of different crowds, and different press outlets. So more people can find out about what we've been doing. They've been really supportive about any kind of music that we want to make. Even though it's more of a traditional label, they also have a wide-ranging music taste. We've had a good reception from them from the get go.
Would you say your fans tend to be younger or older?
I would say, typically, we see people who know a lot about music, and know what they like. They're a little bit older than the typical rock kids. They have a really great record collection, and they appreciate that we just love music, and that our music is reflective of a lot of different styles.
Have you been able to tour internationally?
Well, we did some stuff in Canada, which isn't overseas, but they have some great festivals over there. We went to Ireland right before the record came out. They have a roots music festival over in Ireland. There were a lot of American bands involved. It was amazing. If you think it's weird that Boston has a thriving country roots scene, it seems even more weird that Ireland has it. They have country and western bars. They even know how to do Texas two-step dancing over in Ireland. It's everywhere.
That's news to me. I'd love to see the two-stepping in an Irish pub.
There's nothing like a country song being sung with an Irish brogue. It's really interesting.
America is the land of immigrants—people who brought their music with them from other places—so at the core of our sound are traditional songs from all around the world.
One of the things that we found most striking when we went to Ireland, is at the end of the night, when the bars were closed down, everyone knows how to sing. And they all know the same songs that have been passed down from their parents to them. They're beautiful folk songs. I feel like country music has that same great oral tradition.
Sometimes I'm afraid that the idea of music as community might get a little lost in modern pop music, but I think records like yours are maintaining that tradition.
Right. Like a great melody. As long as you can whistle it, you can remember it and you can, sort of, bang it out on a guitar. That way, you'll always be able to take it to a party, and share it with others.
—Chas Reynolds
04.11.08
1
I think those are the easier songs to write, especially in this genre. It's a lot easier to communicate honest emotions about being sad, or having lost someone, or something, you've loved. You have the opportunity to open up, and be a little more honest, and expansive, in your language. The rockers are good too, because people have an easier time dancing to "let's go" kinds of songs and lyrics.
This is your first album with Sugar Hill. They seem like a label that really nurtures artists, and lets them grow. How has it been with them?
You know, you sort of nailed it. We have gotten a lot of attention from this record, and they're a big part of the reason why. They've been able to put us in front of different crowds, and different press outlets. So more people can find out about what we've been doing. They've been really supportive about any kind of music that we want to make. Even though it's more of a traditional label, they also have a wide-ranging music taste. We've had a good reception from them from the get go.
Would you say your fans tend to be younger or older?
I would say, typically, we see people who know a lot about music, and know what they like. They're a little bit older than the typical rock kids. They have a really great record collection, and they appreciate that we just love music, and that our music is reflective of a lot of different styles.
Have you been able to tour internationally?
Well, we did some stuff in Canada, which isn't overseas, but they have some great festivals over there. We went to Ireland right before the record came out. They have a roots music festival over in Ireland. There were a lot of American bands involved. It was amazing. If you think it's weird that Boston has a thriving country roots scene, it seems even more weird that Ireland has it. They have country and western bars. They even know how to do Texas two-step dancing over in Ireland. It's everywhere.
That's news to me. I'd love to see the two-stepping in an Irish pub.
There's nothing like a country song being sung with an Irish brogue. It's really interesting.
America is the land of immigrants—people who brought their music with them from other places—so at the core of our sound are traditional songs from all around the world.
One of the things that we found most striking when we went to Ireland, is at the end of the night, when the bars were closed down, everyone knows how to sing. And they all know the same songs that have been passed down from their parents to them. They're beautiful folk songs. I feel like country music has that same great oral tradition.
Sometimes I'm afraid that the idea of music as community might get a little lost in modern pop music, but I think records like yours are maintaining that tradition.
Right. Like a great melody. As long as you can whistle it, you can remember it and you can, sort of, bang it out on a guitar. That way, you'll always be able to take it to a party, and share it with others.
—Chas Reynolds
04.11.08
1
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