FolkWorld #60 07/2016
© David Hintz

A Bit Folktronica

Beth Orton

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Beth Orton @ U Street Music Hall, Washington DC - June 11 2016.

Completing the London show tonight is Beth Orton, a folktronica sort of artist that has done extremely well in Europe and commands a reasonably strong presence here in the US as well. Although not a huge crowd tonight, it is packed up front with some serious fans.

Orton has two musicians that play a combination of drums, bass, and keyboards. She starts on electronic sounds and the first few songs are decent, but stray more to a mysterious pop rock sound. Her vocals are always compelling, so it is effective, but not drawing me in as much as her recent excellent album.

Beth Orton: Kidsticks

Then she strapped on an acoustic guitar and the set became more magical. The folk element was there and the band assisted in going a bit folktronica here, a bit psychedelic there, or offering a steady folk rock foundation for Orton's dynamic lyrics and voice.

She even played solo as well, so there was a lot of variety in this set. I can't complain about that, even if I have my favorite songs and styles. It was nice to finally catch a set from this talented artist.


First published @ dcrocklive.blogspot.com.

Photo Credits: (1)-(2) Beth Orton (by Wikipedia).


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