February 18 2013 Feb. 18: Nellie McKay, the charming vocal, piano, and ukulele diva, performs a couple of sets dubbed "A Grand Experiment of Song," with the Amigos Band, three-part harmonists wielding accordion, washboard, and sax.
Her charming, delicate vocals have memorable melodies that are frosted in a mysterious ambience.
Charming, charming, charming" by NPR.
The mix's otherwise unruly mash-up of distant genres and decades is unified by a penchant for charming melodies, lovely vocals, quirky percussion, and multiple instances of Amen jungle breaks (not mad).
Drake, however, easily shone forth from this company in most every respect: a prolific songwriter, a dauntingly-fine-to-the-point-of-innovative guitarist and – a moot point this – the possessor of a more than fair vocal style; a charming, almost-breathy sound that fitted in somewhere between the incredibly diverse likes of Kevin Ayers and a male Astrud Gilberto.
McCalla's light, unfussy vocals complete a charming, resonant spell.
It encapsulated everything Futterman wanted in a duet between the two; she observed "it's effortless, charming, full of power musical theater vocals and Rachel gets to channel Barbra Streisand".
He adds relaxed and soulful vocals to three tracks, and the charming set ends with an upbeat, but still delicate funk finale.
"A Brush With Death?" There were touches of Balkan influence in Meredith Monk's "Basket Rondo," which the vocal ensemble M6 performed with a certain charming self-consciousness.
Whereas the original "Moves Like Jagger" isn't really to my taste, this robot rendition has a charming quality to it with all those blippy sounds and digitized vocals.
Jim Abbott, of the Tribune News Service, described The Greencards as polished, "earthy, charming roots music with a sophisticated sheen", but noted that some bluegrass purists may miss the vocal idiosyncrasies that can be found on other acts such as the Del McCoury Band.
