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Po' Girl
When: Wednesday 13th May 2009 - 7.30 P.M.
Where: The Globe, 125 Albany Road, Roath, Cardiff. CF24 3NS
Urban Roots. The beauty and mystery of Po Girl's music – a sound that has beguiled fans the world over - springs from the dynamic, improbable, mesmerizing bond shared by its two principal singers and writers – Allison Russell and Awna Teixeira.
Hailing from Montreal and Toronto respectively, both women left untenable home situations at fourteen, found music instead of bad ends, and lived to sing the tales. Together with strings player Benny Sidelinger, the music of Po’ Girl includes echoes of speakeasy jazz, the western lament and the accordion-strapped ghosts of European folk, all delivered with soulful clarity and depth. Suffice to say it's 21st Century roots music, urban roots – never derivative, not faithfully aping a beloved tradition. Teixeira and Russell don't re-hash the old forms; they reshape and reinvigorate them for new ears.
£10