Bearded Beauty: William Fitzsimmons
Bearded Beauty: William Fitzsimmons
Feeling lucky enough to be provided a chance to see William Fitzsimmons at on his latest wiz-round-tour round the U.K I headed out to the freebutt, to watch him play, and promote his latest album, “Goodnight”.
This bearded beauty of a man – rated as one of americas finest finest folk musicians – fuses his own emotive lyrics with simplistic guitar folk melodies. Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, born the youngest of two blind parents, his relationship with sound began. Having to communicate through sound in a variety of different ways, the house being covered with the likes of pianos, talking birds, guitars, trombones, and a huge pipe organ (which his father built with his own hands), including parents with very varied music styles, the mother being more interested in the contempery folk artists of the time, including Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and James Taylor. His dad resonating with a more classical taste, you could say that along with his own passion for music he was destined to be a fantastic musician.
His history in working has not however been straight into music,being a qualified threpist in the U.S.A his lyrics retain an outside view point, and a melonconic quality about them. His latest album about his parents divorce, was said by him to be an important album in in releasing the regret and pain, and moving on.
Arriving at the freebutt venue at 7.30pm, the venue conspicuasly hidden with hardly any frontage and not ready for any punters, me and a couple of other punctuals were asked if we were actually in the band.
If anyone has been to the freebut the layout is sunwhat unusual a seperate room for the bar, and a mirad of pillars scatter a small room with a stage at the far corner, its deffinetly a personal experience. To start a young lady sung meodic pop and got the crowd started, and a band called “The sea will decide” bored me to tears.
William entered the stage with just one other member on guitar a very simplistic band outfit. Laughing, connecting and making relationships with the audience, he would tell the audence what particular songs meant ask questions, and have fun, being such an intimate venue it seems we could really get a feel for the real William, his voice so peaceful and quiet was so beautifully different and unique, songs such as “the song of the sparrow”, shone through for me, and also “you still hurt me” His voice was not forced it seemed he did not have to try hard to get his voice across, his emotions being resolved through his music. His music will deffinetly fill apart of you and nourish the soul, reccommended listening.
Reviewed by Luke Tonks
What's on your mind?
-
July 30th 2011 | 1
sadul says:
I heard his album – it was great! I like his voice.
