microphones in the trees: keijo

Monday, February 01, 2010

keijo

"Keijo's songs draw from country-blues sources, as is often the case with his releases, there's a couple of Woody Guthrie interpretations included here. Harmonicas whine and woe, but also keep up the rhythm of keepin' on. In these songs, people get up early and travel in a land "that used to be your land." It's a place where luck comes and goes, just like the people that you meet. The girl knows how to hit you like rolling thunder, the workers are left unpaid (the boss ain't), the ones with no work are standing in the welfare line, your "true love" throws you a suitcase and shows you the door, there's working in the country and in the cities, an anonymous wanderer carries the blues wherever he goes...but it's bigger than just being down: you don't see me worrying, 'cos I've got nothing left to lose. That's why we all share the blues." ikuisuus

todas sus canciones podrían dar vida a un western mágico...don't remember me, don't remember me when i'm gone. y tanto que sí, larga a vida a keijo virtanen!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

el otro día al escuchar un pedacito me trasportó a otro lugar. Como el de la foto pero en amarillo polvoriento.

Es un finlandés con alma tejana ;-)

mar said...

'Es un finlandés con alma tejana ;-)'... acertadísimo...

keijo, we love you :)