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StitchCraft is a story of the way that community creates music and music creates community. Like a communally created quilt, or the feast in the folk tale of Stone Soup; the players of StitchCraft took their name to honor the participation of the muse, the audience, and play with the questions of life, death, adventure and self realization in our human experiences. These musicians have a powerful presence and their visible connection on stage makes their music shine and their audiences attentive.
Combining a unique mix of guitar, fiddle, drums, mandolin, percussion, and weaving vocals, this San Francisco based group plays a dynamic and versatile array of music - from lyrical ballads to driving and powerful anthems - from pop-driven, loop-based electric pandemonium, to genre-bending, world-music-inspired folk fusion.
Their music mixes rich harmonic arrangements, thoughtful lyrics, and undercurrents intricately woven rhythms to produce delicate yet vivid melodic textures.
Their newest album, Through the Hoolaboo, released in May, 2009, creates a densely rich and atmospheric soundscape with powerful vocals, orchestral arrangements, and a creative range of instrumental influences. The name of the album, and much of the lyrical substance originates from the quilted history surrounding Heather and Anna's first collaborations. The song "In Memory" was written to be choreographed as a therapeutic expression for members of their community to memorialize the death of a friend. To honor the life that remains with us is a strong undercurrent of the album and band's internal ethos.
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