7.4
Contact: harmonysing@gmail.com
Web: openbookmusic.com
Seeking: Booking, Press, Film/TV
Style: Singer/Songwriter
Michele Gedney’s work as Open Book with her late husband Rick Gedney was built on thoughtful songwriting and interwoven harmonies, and that lived-in quality remains central.
With five albums and folk songwriting accolades under her belt, the performances are steady and assured, though sometimes almost too comfortable in their pocket; the vocal delivery can settle into a similar shape from song to song. Gedney’s lyrics frequently reach for profound emotional depths, but the restrained vocal delivery can make the tracks feel a bit monotonous.
If she really let ‘er rip, these heartfelt folk tunes would hit with considerably more force.
