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[ATTENDED: January 25, 2024] Aisha Burns

I hadn’t heard of Aisha Burns before this show, although the way she talked about her career, it sounded like she’s been playing music for years and years.  She’s in her late 30s and has been playing violin for ages.   She has appeared on several records as a featured violinist, but she has only released two solo albums in the last ten years.

She actually didn’t play as much violin as I imagined.  The first song opened with some looped violin, but then she played the melodica or guitar for most of the songs.  She had a partner on lead guitar with her but she never introduced him.  He played mostly backing solos and noises. They made a solid wall of sound.

Her songs were a little too slow for me overall.  There wasn’t a ton of variety.  But what she played was great.  I think just not in this setting, maybe–a seated venue with a great sound system would be an amazing way to experience her.

Burn’s voice is fantastic.  I heard hints of Sinead O’Connor, Tracy Chapman and Joan Armatrading in it.

She did a powerfully cool cover of Chris Issak’s “Wicked Game” and her song “Watching the Light” was hauntingly beautiful (although it is not available anywhere to hear at the moment).

1. Unkn
2. Shelly ≅
3. Must Be a Way ∇
4. Wicked Game (Chris Issak cover)
5. Watching the Light
6. We Were Worn ∇

∇ Argonauta (2018)
≅ Life in the Midwater (2013)