Info: Cara Luft war Gründungsmitglied des kanadischen Folktrios "The Wailin’ Jennys". Das war gleichzeitig die Gründung einer der meistbeachteten Folkbands der letzten zehn Jahre, mit dem Erfolg den "Juno Award" (der kanadischen Version des "Grammy") für das hervorragende Album "40 Days" erhalten zu haben.Seit 2004 ist sie wieder als Solokünstlerin aktiv. Sie wuchs in einer Familie auf, die begeisterte Folkmusiker waren. Bereits mit 4 Jahren begann sie, ihr erstes Instrument (Dulcimer) zu erlernen und zu singen. Gitarre zu spielen begann sie mit 11. Sie hat im Laufe der Jahre eine ausgereifte Technik in open-tunings und verschiedensten Pickingarten entwickelt. Ihre Stimme ist sehr klar und ausdrucksstark, man kann ohne weiteres sagen, das ist eine echte "Roots-Stimme" aus Kanada. Und zwar aus dem Westen, genauer gesagt aus Calgary. In ihren Kompositionen sind verschiedene Einflüsse zu hören, wie Led-Zeppelin, 80er-Jahre-Pop, Kirchen- und Pop-Musik. In den Texten mischt sie Dichtung und Kommentare zum Alltagsgeschehen. Ihr Solo-Debüt "The Light Fantastic" zeigt alle diese Einflüsse. Produziert wurde die CD von Neil Osborne (von der kanadischen Rockband 54-40), was dem Album einen eindeutigen Stempel aufdrückt. Das Album ist sehr abwechslungsreich und bietet sowohl ruhige wie auch rockige Stücke. Vor allem ihr Tribut an Jimmy Page im Stück "Black Water Side" gefällt. Es ist ein Album, das zeigt, wie zeitgemäß und frisch Folkmusik klingen kann.Kein Wunder, dass Produzent Neil Osborne für seine Arbeit am Album für den Western Canadian Music Award nominiert wurde. Info english: Cara Luft likes to laugh. She does it a lot. It’s one of the first
things you notice when meeting her, that and her engaging smile. It’s
endearing and infectious. Nothing pretentious about her, Cara’s the real
deal. What you see is what you get from the former founding member of
Juno award winning folk music trio The Wailin’ Jennys. And that sense of
honesty, integrity, personality and spontaneity permeates and resonates
throughout both her music and her live performances. After all, what
other folk-based artist unabashedly cites Buddy Holly, prog-rockers Yes,
and even Led Zeppelin among their inspirations and influences?
Singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire Cara Luft is that rare
artist steeped in folk and traditional roots music almost from birth yet
willing to alter that fabric, stretch the boundaries, not afraid to
bend genres, styles and integrate what others might regard as a
disparate set of influences. Her music has been described as “a rich
roots travelogue whose traditional heart beats with a wholly
contemporary pulse spanning the distance between the mists of English
folk balladry and Middle East mysticism, through to the Mississippi
Delta and the rustic wonders of the Appalachian Hills, with a certain
fearless reverence and no small amount of soul.” (Ottawa Xpress)
Americana UK declares her “a consummate performer. Unlike so many
singer-songwriters, Luft’s music has an urgency that can’t be denied.”
Critics have drawn comparisons to Julie Miller, June Tabor, Gillian
Welch, Linda Thompson and even Brit folk-rockers Pentangle.
The Light Fantastic (Black Hen Music, 2007), Cara’s latest solo
album, produced by 54-40 frontman Neil Osborne and engineered by Warne
Livesey (Matthew Good, Midnight Oil), has garnered superlatives far and
wide. Reviewers fell over themselves in praising her original material,
her distinctiveness and daring mix of styles, her execution and her
eclectic approach drawing on folk, roots, Elizabethan and rock. Her
songwriting is always evocative and insightful, her guitar playing fully
accomplished and intricate, her voice distinctive, compelling and
heartfelt. Cara’s choice of cover songs, notably the traditional Olde
English ballad “Lord Roslyn’s Daughter” and the timeless English folk
classic “Black Water Side” reflect her innate understanding of the
traditional folk form redefined within a contemporary context. Born into a folk musical family in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Cara
played with dulcimers and autoharps while her peers played with Barbies
and Nintendo. Music was an integral part of her growing up experience.
In her early twenties she struck out on her own, recording two EPs and
the Prairie Music Award-nominated album Tempting the Storm (2000) which
signaled the arrival of a major talent. Based in Winnipeg, Cara has
become a widely-respected and well-traveled member of the Canadian
folk/roots music community. She has graced the stage at Lilith Fair and
been invited to perform at the prestigious International Guitar Festival
in the UK. With The Wailin’ Jennys she created one of the most talked
about folk groups of the last ten years and recorded the exquisite 40
Days, winner of the 2005 Juno award for Best Roots Recording (Group).
Since leaving the trio she has wowed audiences and critics with her solo
performances across North America and Europe.
Leave it to Canadian music elder statesman Terry David Mulligan to
sum it up best: “This is her time and this is the album. Make way for
Cara Luft before she kicks your door down.”
Tourneezeitraum: 24.Mai bis 1.Juni 2013
