Jangling Sparrows Duo Take Flight in July

Jangling Sparrows Duo take flight in July, with their first live show at Brevard’s top live music venue, 185 King Street, this Thursday, July 8 at 7PM. $5. cover. Info: (822) 877-1850 or visit https://www.185kingst.com.

Jangling Sparrows Duo are frontperson Paul Edelman (guitars, vocals) iand Bobby Frith (guitar). They’ll perform songs from the Asheville, NC-based band’s vast catalog, as well as tracks from the group’s upcoming release Telecoaster, follow-up and sister album to 2020’s critically-acclaimed Bootstraps And Other American Fables.

Telecoaster takes an even-deeper dive into themes of the human condition, culture at large and our place in it and generates an exciting ‘vintage’ sonic experience with songs that, while fresh and unique, still find a retro quality with songs actually recorded on an old reel to reel analog machine. “This record is so alive to me. It was largely a collaborative process with the producer at Marshal Sound, Amos McGregor,” says Edelman, long renown as the talented, cerebral front-person for Asheville roots-rock ensemble, Jangling Sparrows. “His input was integral. We kept experimenting and things kept changing and growing. I ended up trashing half the songs to write music that I felt was more about where this was going. I was actually writing half the album while we were recording the other half.

In keeping with the retro theme, this is an album experience, meant to be listened to front to back. A journey, a roller coaster ride with guitars. Hence the title. Ironically perhaps, dealing with modern times and looking forward is a big theme throughout this body of work. A little nod to the best parts of the past maybe just the ticket to navigate the future confidently.

Paul Edelman, song interpreter, songwriter, guitarist, poet and performer, fronts Asheville, North Carolina-based group, Jangling Sparrows. Edelman can be found sitting comfortably in Roots Rock, Country, Folk, Soul or Storyteller. His lyrics have a way of making people feel understood and his emotional vocal delivery underscores that ability. Edgy and misty, his vocals often go from a holler to a whisper seamlessly and with crisp intention. He has been compared to John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and Jay Farrar for his ability not just to create a picture with words but a whole movie with the music.

Jangling Sparrows Duo – July Live Shows Itinerary