Contact: helgamitejones@hotmail.com
Web: lisbethsabolcaseyfirkin.bandcamp.com/album/patchwork-of-diamonds
Seeking: Review, Label
Style: Roots Rock
Sabol and Firkin say that they, “offer up a unique blend of roots rock based on Americana and blues, with a hearty dash of Appalachia—our own hand-crafted originals.” That’s fair enough. There’s a rare passion on display in a song like “Patchwork of Diamonds.” The duo are clearly adept at taking the traditional and planting it firmly in the now, and there are elements of Joan Baez to Sabol’s vocals that is instantly attractive and suggests a sense of the authentic. As they say in that aforementioned song though, “The devil’s in the details.” The songwriting needs some attention, including the lyrics. Still, not bad at all.
