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"Many
female singer/songwriters come on like slender
glasses of chilled white wine. Simkin, on the
contrary, is a nice warm pitcher of Guinness." "Simkin
recounts the requisite love themes with resonant,
resolute voice that seems from a deep personal
place. Her delivery varies from Baezian to
Chapin-Carpenterish. Keep yer eyes out for Ms.
Linny on the local circuit. She's a player." |
"Linny
Simkin commandeered the stage with the evening's
best combination of strumming, lyrics and
full-throated voice. She performed what she
introduced as 'my only war song' with a tender
assessment of brutality that would make General
Patton cry, singing: 'I will be my country's fury.
And I will fight when duty calls. And I'll come
home a man, or I won't come home at all.' And for
that special moment, (I) sat transfixed, as if Joan
Baez were singing 'Joe Hill' in a precise blend of
art and attitude for a small Monday-night gathering
in Old Louisville." |
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