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Press -- Isaac and Blewett
| Alma, New Brunswick's ECMA nominated blues duo ISAAC & BLEWETT push the traditional boundaries of acoustic-styled blues. Tim Isaac's electrified cello blends with Jim Blewett's arch-top guitar to produce something wonderfully unexpected. With a gift for writing hauntingly beautiful songs, it's no wonder they are quickly becoming one of Atlantic Canada's most respected blues acts. |
Fredericton Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival |
This duo from the Fundy Shores has a reputation for pushing the parameters of the expected. To start, there's the instrumentation. A cello in the hands of Tim Isaac is both the mellow stringed vessel it was designed to be and an amplified side-winding voice alternately reminiscent of an electric guitar, horn, or harp. Add in the percussive work on the body of the cello and you've got a gorgeous display of deep sultry blues. Jim Blewett's arch-top guitar may be a little more conventional, but his unorthodox chords and picking style expand the repertoire of this classic six-string. He's also a capable composer, evidenced on the duo's most recent CD Fingerprint. This duo's a New Brunswick original.... |
Fredericton Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival |
"...Isaac's haunting voice carries a great deal of impact... with his innovative cello picking,bowing and wah-wah pedal, this is a band apart from all others...They play like (two) backwoods boys, having a kitchen party on stage, playing an infectious, mellow groove...." |
Grant Kerr, New Brunswick Times-Globe |
.....Their show is an intimate and interactive journey, where music mixes itself with the impromptu anecdotes of the group while the captivated public tries to discover even more of the universe of Isaac & Blewett |
Capitol Theatre, Moncton,NB |
"'...They have taken the cello, one of the most stubbornly classical instruments in the traditional orchestra, and thrust it into the smoky, boozy world of blues music...it is more than a novelty. Having the cello opens a host of musical possibilities for the blues...bringing the cello out of the salon and into the saloon has given this group a distinctive sound...'' |
Bob Hicks, Saint John Telegraph Journal |
