Folk

Description

On "Folk" from 2018, New Orleans singer-songwriter Sabine McCalla presents her own interpretation of popular Southern music. Combining elements of jazz, country blues, calypso, New Orleans R&B, and Haitian creole compas, Sabine tells stories of heartbreak and hope through intimate arrangements and honest inflections. Recorded by Sam Doores (of the Deslondes) and Duff Thompson (Mashed Potato Records), "Folk" showcases Sabine's love for laments and folk spirituals, her penchant for simple truths, and her interest in uncovering fundamental wisdom about love and loss from a small tangle of words. Striking in its simplicity, with most songs sung a cappella or accompanied minimally by guitar or vocals, the five songs on the EP tell stories of lost souls and broken hearts, imbued with painful truths that reach us quietly, those that are physically and psychologically impossible to ignore.