Artist/Band: Jo Hamilton Album: "Gown" Released: 2009 Jo Hamilton's debut album, entitled "Gown" is a collective of earthy, soothing, uplifting songs charged with emotion. Melodies that can only be described as expansive lullabies reflect our hopes, our glories and our tragedies. Jo draws from the experiences of her nomadic lifestyle which influence her naturalistic lyrics that are filled with observations of the world both small and large -- ranging from grief and global warming to the mountains of Scotland and the long-legged beetles of Kuwait. A classically trained musician and member of The Rainbow Chasers, Jo Hamilton was born into a semi-nomadic family, with roots in Jamaica and Kenya, but spent her youth globe trotting from a remote base in northern Scotland to as far afield as Cambodia, to where she later returned, making recordings that eventually worked their way into songs now on Gown. This album is a similar journey; crammed with the multitude of global influences she has gathered along the way. During the journey, Hamilton returns to her Scottish origins with two of the album's best tracks, "Think Of Me" being one of them. The song begins as a tender greeting and builds to an uninhibited, celebratory, homecoming cry. With Gown, Hamilton manages to blur the boundaries between folk and electronica with consummate ease. The result is an album full of atmosphere that is rich, warm and often stunning. It is an exotic musical journey, brushing the multicultural ...
Jo Hamilton - Think of Me
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Jo Hamilton - Think of Me Video Clips. Duration : 4.78 Mins.
Artist/Band: Jo Hamilton Album: "Gown" Released: 2009 Jo Hamilton's debut album, entitled "Gown" is a collective of earthy, soothing, uplifting songs charged with emotion. Melodies that can only be described as expansive lullabies reflect our hopes, our glories and our tragedies. Jo draws from the experiences of her nomadic lifestyle which influence her naturalistic lyrics that are filled with observations of the world both small and large -- ranging from grief and global warming to the mountains of Scotland and the long-legged beetles of Kuwait. A classically trained musician and member of The Rainbow Chasers, Jo Hamilton was born into a semi-nomadic family, with roots in Jamaica and Kenya, but spent her youth globe trotting from a remote base in northern Scotland to as far afield as Cambodia, to where she later returned, making recordings that eventually worked their way into songs now on Gown. This album is a similar journey; crammed with the multitude of global influences she has gathered along the way. During the journey, Hamilton returns to her Scottish origins with two of the album's best tracks, "Think Of Me" being one of them. The song begins as a tender greeting and builds to an uninhibited, celebratory, homecoming cry. With Gown, Hamilton manages to blur the boundaries between folk and electronica with consummate ease. The result is an album full of atmosphere that is rich, warm and often stunning. It is an exotic musical journey, brushing the multicultural ...
Artist/Band: Jo Hamilton Album: "Gown" Released: 2009 Jo Hamilton's debut album, entitled "Gown" is a collective of earthy, soothing, uplifting songs charged with emotion. Melodies that can only be described as expansive lullabies reflect our hopes, our glories and our tragedies. Jo draws from the experiences of her nomadic lifestyle which influence her naturalistic lyrics that are filled with observations of the world both small and large -- ranging from grief and global warming to the mountains of Scotland and the long-legged beetles of Kuwait. A classically trained musician and member of The Rainbow Chasers, Jo Hamilton was born into a semi-nomadic family, with roots in Jamaica and Kenya, but spent her youth globe trotting from a remote base in northern Scotland to as far afield as Cambodia, to where she later returned, making recordings that eventually worked their way into songs now on Gown. This album is a similar journey; crammed with the multitude of global influences she has gathered along the way. During the journey, Hamilton returns to her Scottish origins with two of the album's best tracks, "Think Of Me" being one of them. The song begins as a tender greeting and builds to an uninhibited, celebratory, homecoming cry. With Gown, Hamilton manages to blur the boundaries between folk and electronica with consummate ease. The result is an album full of atmosphere that is rich, warm and often stunning. It is an exotic musical journey, brushing the multicultural ...
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