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"Aireene's songs are mostly originals. They just sound like songs Alan Lomax might have collected during one of his cross country recording jaunts. They carry both historic sweep and personal nuance. The melodies are full of bluesy longing, fingerpicked delicately on her tenor ukulele."
- Richard Rice, San Francisco Free Folk Festival -
"We love Aireene...she is the first artist we have invited back a second time. Her music resonates - even more so in a live setting. Aireene interacts with the audience, giving her performances a specialness that lends itself perfectly to house concert settings. The blend of her playing and her singing is exceptional and adds layers to the already beautiful lyrics. Thank you for another wonderful evening."
- Cindy Canup, SYLA Presents House Concert -
"This is our jaw dropping act of the season...she gathered some of the best musicians in town around her...She has taken off like a rocket ship and everyone is suddenly in love with the music and show of Aireene Espiritu...You might like to say, "Remember When" a short way up the musical road."
- Bob Stane, The Coffee Gallery Backstage -
“Espiritu’s penchant for songs that sound like they came off a 78 rpm record, listeners will be swept away.”
- Good Times Weekly, Santa Cruz CA -
"I love what I heard, It's perfect for my kinda folk show-- bright, melodic,rootsy and with excellent vocals and hot pickin' too. What else can a lifelong Folk DJ ask for. "
- Gene Shay, aka The Grandfather of Philadelphia Folk Music, WXPN Radio, The Folk Show -
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BIOGRAPHY
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BIOGRAPHY
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Aireene's songs are influenced by growing up to her uncles' Filipino folk guitar playing and listening to Alan Lomax's field recordings from the South. She has performed with a mixed genre of San Francisco bay area bands over the past years that have also influenced her music, from latin/african rhythms, folk, bluegrass pickings and inspirations from gospel music - a mix of stompin', swayin', and timeless Americana. Her music is reminiscent of front porch storytelling, of ghosts and the living, times of laughter and tears. Aireene tours solo and as well as with her band as Aireene & The Rarities.
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Aireene Espiritu wuchs mit den Klängen der philippinischen Folk-Gitarre ihres Onkels auf und wurde stark von Alan Lomax´ Aufnahmen volkstümlicher Musik aus aller Welt beeinflusst. Aus dieser Mischung entstand ein Sound, der seine Wurzeln in so verschiedenen Genres wie Folk, Bluegrass und Gospel, aber auch in afrikanischen und Latino-Rhythmen hat.
Espiritus Lieder feiern den Menschen als Menschen und erzählen Geschichten von Geistern und Lebenden sowie von kultureller Identität. Ihr Gesang ist ebenso zeitlos und bodenständig wie ihre Musik, getragen vom zarten Spiel ihrer Tenor-Ukulele.
Seit ihrer Jugend fühlt Espiritu sich hingezogen zu den Geschichten des amerikanischen Südens: Delta Blues, Lieder aus lang vergangenen Zeiten, die aus ehrlichen Emotionen geboren wurden und von den Härten und Freuden des Lebens erzählen. Sie lernte Gitarre zu Liedern von Robert Johnson, Ledbelly, Etta James, Nina Simone und Odetta und nutzte diese Inspiration, um ihre eigenen Songs zu schreiben.
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CONTACT:
aireeneespiritu@songsandwhispers.com
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