OUT TODAY: Shawnee, Ohio - Plus: NEW video and first reviews
I am thrilled to announce the release of Shawnee, Ohio today on Berlin-based Karlrecords. Look below for a new live video of "Boy," information on how to purchase, first reviews, and more. This release has been many years in the making, and I am so glad to share it with you now. My best, Brian.
Performing "Boy" Live at the Tecumseh Theater, Shawnee, Ohio
NEW: a never-seen-before live video of "Boy"
Recorded in the Tecumseh Theater in Shawnee, this live video of "Boy" has never been released. This beautiful theater is slowly being restored, and it was such a pleasure to play here. It is hard not to imagine traces of the past: we are performing on the very floor where my grandfather played in the Shawnee Orchestra (and as the Shawnee High School basketball captain) in 1924-5.
Shawnee, Ohio out today on Karlrecords
You can purchase physical copies of the CD in a large digipack with a twenty page booklet, or as a digital download (with a PDF of the booklet). Click below to head to Karlrecords to purchase it!
First reviews of Shawnee, Ohio
Here are a few quotes from initial reviews of Shawnee, Ohio. Click below to read the full reviews:
"Shawnee, Ohio...is a lot at once: acoustic portrait, empathetic narrative, and historical search for clues. It is music that opens a door into an unknown room. 5 / 6 stars."
— Frank Sawatzki, Musikexpress
“At a time in our history when empathy seems more needed than ever, and the past is either held tightly to in a form no one who lived through it would recognize, or discarded with a sneer, Brian Harnetty’s vital work should be seen by everyone.”
— Richard Sanford, Columbus Underground
"It all sounds quite intimate like
we're sitting in a barn and in one corner there is small ensemble playing sparse music, while in
another corner there is a conversation going, or a talk, or such like and you can easily listen to
both at the same time."
–– Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly
“[Shawnee, Ohio] is an impressionistic tour de force through this region’s past and present... One comes away wanting all of history to be accompanied by a live score.”
— Mya Frazier, Columbus Monthly