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Back in my early teens, I once passed by The Speakeasy on MacDougal Street (now sadly just a memory) in Greenwich Village and recognized Shawn Colvin's name on the calendar posted outside their window. This was before she was even signed, so I only knew that she had done some backup work for another singer I adored, Suzanne Vega. So as Shawn happened to be playing the night I was passing by, I decided to check out her set. It was just she and her guitar, and from the first song it was clear - this woman was no backup singer. The performance was absolutely riveting. "Shotgun Down The Avalanche" was one of the songs she played that instantly drew me in. The lyrics, the melody, the chord structure... I don't know what it was, probably all of it, but I was thoroughly enchanted. I remember buying her live cassette (I know, "ok boomer") after the show, and thoroughly playing that thing out!
So as #SteadyOn, the album on which "Shotgun Down The Avalanche" first officially appeared, turns 30, I wanted to pay homage to a song and album that I love from an artist that has been a guiding force in shaping my musicianship. Teaching it to my students reacquainted me with my love for the song, and while it's a rather different take than the original, we think they did it some terrific justice.
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Back in my early teens, I once passed by The Speakeasy on MacDougal Street (now sadly just a memory) in Greenwich Village and recognized Shawn Colvin's name on the calendar posted outside their window. This was before she was even signed, so I only knew that she had done some backup work for another singer I adored, Suzanne Vega. So as Shawn happened to be playing the night I was passing by, I decided to check out her set. It was just she and her guitar, and from the first song it was clear - this woman was no backup singer. The performance was absolutely riveting. "Shotgun Down The Avalanche" was one of the songs she played that instantly drew me in. The lyrics, the melody, the chord structure... I don't know what it was, probably all of it, but I was thoroughly enchanted. I remember buying her live cassette (I know, "ok boomer") after the show, and thoroughly playing that thing out!
So as #SteadyOn, the album on which "Shotgun Down The Avalanche" first officially appeared, turns 30, I wanted to pay homage to a song and album that I love from an artist that has been a guiding force in shaping my musicianship. Teaching it to my students reacquainted me with my love for the song, and while it's a rather different take than the original, we think they did it some terrific justice.
