House and Land
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Background information | |
Origin | Asheville, North Carolina |
Genres | Old-time music, Experimental music |
Years active | 2017— |
Labels | Thrill Jockey |
Members | Sally Anne Morgan Sarah Louise Henson |
Website | House and Land |
House and Land is a two-person experimental Appalachian old-time music band based in Asheville, North Carolina. The band members are guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Louise Henson and fiddler/banjoist Sally Anne Morgan. Both musicians contribute to vocals.[1] They have two albums, the self-titled House and Land, released in June 2017, and Across the Field, released in June 2019.[2][3] Their first album received a very positive 83 aggregate score on Metacritic and was named the 25th best album of 2017 by Magnet magazine,[4] while their second received an 84 and was named Folk Album of the Month by The Guardian.[2][5]
The two have toured in the United States and the United Kingdom.
History
The band members met when Sarah Louise opened as a solo act at the Mothlight in Asheville for another band, the Black Twig Pickers, in which Sally Anne is a vocalist and fiddle player, and after appearing separately at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.[8][10][11]
Outside of their music careers, Morgan is a
Musical style
The duo are known for giving a modern, feminist spin to historic and sometimes patriarchal or misogynistic ballads from Great Britain, Appalachia, and the Ozarks region by giving greater voice to the songs' female protagonists.
Discography
- House and Land (2017)
- Across the Field (2019)
References
- ^ Meyer, Bill (July 10, 2019). "Essential New Music: House And Land's "Across The Field"". Magnet Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Rogers, Jude (June 28, 2019). "House and Land: Across the Field review – a magical recasting of music history". The Guardian. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Sodomsky, Sam (June 19, 2017). "House and Land". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ Meyer, Bill (December 2017). "MAGNET's #25 Album Of 2017: House And Land's "House And Land"". Magnet Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "House and Land". Metacritic. 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "House and Land". Bandsintown. 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Lucky Barn at Pickathon: House and Land, "The Day Is Past and Gone"". The Bluegrass Situation. January 3, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f McRobbie, Josephine (July 3, 2019). "Folk Duo House and Land Makes Traditional Folk Music Speak Through Modern Times". INDY Week. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ Gallacher, Alex (June 7, 2018). "Appalachian folk duo House and Land touring Fanø Free Folk & UK Tour". Folk Radio. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Clark (June 7, 2017). "House and Land: Music Review of the Month". 103.3 FM Asheville. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Hughes, Rob (August 2, 2019). "House And Land – Across The Field". Uncut. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ Jurik, Andy (July 19, 2019). "House and Land Breath New Life Into Folk and Ballad Songs While Honoring the Past". PopMatters. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (June 6, 2017). "House And Land Transform An Old Hymn's Plea Into Rapture". NPR. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ Adrian (June 3, 2019). "House and Land – Across the Field (Thrill Jockey)". Concrete Islands. Retrieved August 7, 2019.