Dorthia Cottrell Announces Solo Shows
Windhand vocalist Dorthia Cottrell has a couple of solo dates booked beginning this weekend in Virginia en route to Texas over the course of the next week. Her eponymous solo album was released last year (2015) on Forcefield Records, and found her reveling in classic dark Americana forms, a moody atmosphere pervading original and covered material while her hypnotic croon that has proved such an enduring part of Windhand‘s appeal remained at the core. To the best of my knowledge, the vinyl of the album is gone, but you can still get it on CD if you, like me, retain an affection for the oft-maligned format.
And of course, the Richmond-based Windhand released their third album this past fall in the form of the Jack Endino-produced Grief’s Infernal Flower (review here), the oppressive atmosphere of which was given breadth by the acoustic tracks “Sparrow” and “Aition,” each positioned as a landmark to round out a half of the record. Windhand has toured the country and beyond several times over, and barring some shift it seems likely 2016 would continue that thread, but Cottrell‘s solo shows are somewhat rarer, so if you happen to be in her path, keep that in mind. I was fortunate enough to catch her at Vultures of Volume II (review here) in September, and zero regrets.
Plus, she’s bringing her dog on the road. Dates follow:
SURPRISE! Ryan and Delilah and I are heading to Texas to hang out with some friends and I’m playing a few shows on the way down, low key like! Come see us and pet our dog in the following places:
January 2 Harrisonburg, VA : Golden Pony
January 3 Johnson City, TN: Hideout
January 4 Nashville, TN: No show, but we are down to chill for the night
January 5 Little Rock, AR: Vino’s
January 6 Texarkana: The Road Map
January 9 Austin, TX: The Lost Well
See ya soon
https://www.facebook.com/dorthiac/
http://dorthiacottrell.bigcartel.com/
http://www.forcefieldrecords.org/site/bands/dorthia-cottrell/
https://forcefieldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/s-t
