Music Spotlight: Shannon Pelcher Debuts 'Tightrope'

Shannon Pelcher Releases Debut

EP

Today’s musicians are wise enough to channel

the talent of music Gods that lay before them,

and let the music that they create shine with

inspiration from these legends. Shannon

Pelcher welcomes the voices of the past,

letting them gently echo in her past--but don’t

be fooled. Pelcher roots herself in the present

day, growing a style that is all her own.

The recipe of Pelcher’s debut EP consists of elements from many musical eras, cooked into the

modern day singer/songwriter’s storytelling traditions. Her voice blends the strong smoothness

of Billie Holiday with inflections of today’s fierce females, wearing a present day edge with soul.

The guitar arrangements volley between chipper and bluesy, complimented by colorful piano

lines and tasteful horn arrangements. Strong drum beats and bass walks serve as percussion

that’s present, but not intrusive. The solo project is supported by a rotating supporting cast of

New York and Philadelphia’s finest musicians.

Spanning decades, the album has a genuine interpretation of an era that she never lived.

Pelcher keeps open a direct, personal like to her past, channeling her great grandmother. Grace

Gillespie, or "May Grace," was a vaudeville performer, creating a name for herself in an aweinspiring

era of high caliber talent, and raising five children. Sadly, she died at an early age,

leaving Pelcher on the hunt for her history.

“By incorporating some of the jazz elements that were present in her performance, I keep her

story with me, even if I'm not sure of the ending” says Pelcher.

Her single, “Tightrope,” is based on Collum McCann’s "Let The Great World Spin" a 9/11

allegory using Phillip Petit’s tightrope walk between the Twin Towers. It’s smooth melody, touch

of horns, and pensive lyrics confront the consequence of risk, and how much harsher those

consequences are when we don’t fully commit ourselves to what’s ahead.

To find out more, log onto www.shannonpelcher.com or contact kate@theoutletmusic.com

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