I met Bob & Jen Strom at The Landing in Manchester-by-the-Sea MA where they regularly host a song and tune session on alternate Sundays, along with singer Michael O’Leary. It’s one of the most pleasant sessions in which I’ve participated: attentive, engaged audience, good acoustics, hospitable staff and a welcoming crew of fine musicians and singers. This CD was one of the more organized, well-planned and rehearsed projects I’ve been a part of, demonstrating once again how economical and efficient the process can be when well thought out. One thing they did, which I encourage everyone to consider: they arrived at each session an hour or so early, and, ‘off the clock’ (while I was at work catching up on other things in the control room), used the Live Room to warm up and rehearse the day’s material.
This is very sweet traditional folk music indeed!