You may not know her
by name, but it’s highly likely that you’ve seen the enormously
talented musician/actor Erin Hill on TV or on stage. A masterful
harpist with a golden singing voice, Hill has performed as back-up to
such major artists as Kanye West, Enya, moby, Cyndi Lauper, ‘80s
new wave icons A-ha, Randy Newman, Sinead O’Connor, Jewel, and many
others. In addition, Hill has appeared on several TV shows such as
Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing and Comedy Central’s
Chappelle’s Show appearing in the infamous skit as the
“Pretty White Girl” who sings Dave’s darkest, most private
thoughts, PLUS the Tim Robbins film Cradle Will Rock, HBO’s
The Chris Rock Show, and PBS’s American Masters.
Now this exciting
artist has released Harp Town, a full-length album of pop
music classics from every era, uniquely arranged for harp and voice,
and recorded with intimacy and delicacy by producer Mike Nolan. The
album, whose title is a nod to Steve Earle’s 1986 debut album
Guitar Town, includes gorgeous and haunting versions of Tim
Buckley’s “Song To The Siren,” Smashing Pumpkins’ “Disarm,”
Kate Bush’s “This Woman’s Work,” Adele’s “Someone Like
You,” Rihanna’s “Stay,” and Radiohead’s “Black Star” as
well as such all-time classics as “La Vie En Rose,” “Eleanor
Rigby,” “Come Fly With Me,” “Habanera” and many more. Each
song features Hill’s extraordinary harp playing and her own
distinctive interpretations. “This has been such a big, exciting
project for me,” Hill enthuses, “I do a lot of different styles
of music, and I write as well, but one of the things I’m most proud
of is what I do with my harp and voice covers of pop and rock songs.
I started playing the harp when I was 8 years old, and right from the
start, I was playing and singing songs that I’d hear and fall in
love with. I’m just such a music fan, and I go nuts for some of
these songs and artists, so what a joy to get to spend a year working
on arranging and playing and singing these songs.” With Harp
Town, music fans everywhere will have the opportunity to
experience these classic songs as they’ve never heard them before!
Available on all digital music retailers from Cleopatra Records.
Track List:
1. Song to the Siren
2. Disarm
3. More Than This
4. This Woman's Work
5. Voices Carry
6. Someone Like You
7. La Vie En Rose
8. Dust in the Wind
9. Song for Someone
10. Hallelujah
11. Black Star
12. O Mio Babbino Caro
13. Eleanor Rigby
14. Fallin’
15. Come Fly With Me
16. Speechless
17. Habanera
18. Stay
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