Bird
Beth Jeans Houghton -EP- (UK,2008)****
The label seems to have got into the taste of these acidfolk singer-songwriters, with now also already a second single in the field (after Magpahi, see up), and if they continue to come up with the same quality these singles they would either easily become collectibles, or will catch enough attention to be really collected.
“I love this world” is a very short gospel-folk intro, followed by a singing to the garden folk song, ethereal with a dreamy breathy lovely voice, a song with a few odd psalter chords, cello and guitar arrangements and cymbal, with a small breaking point with additional fuzz guitar to the psalter oddities, and wordless vocal improvisations. This sounds very much like a children book song..(-who remembers Mormos with their lovely ‘cow in a colour book’ song??-). From a dedication to the whole garden to the grass, Beth continues with happy fingerpickings, and additional harmonies of breathy vocals for another lovely miniature song. Last track, “Cruel Francis” still has something of a lullaby, but more organised and arranged as if it’s done for a street circus-like performance, with more multi-facetted by additional harmonium (?) and piano ; it is as if a lovely young mother who sings a message of loveliness for all the people in street. Lovely indeed, but oh so short..
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