Here's a note to singer-songwriters based in Toronto: It's hot
there in the summer. Come east, the weather's lovely and the ocean is
magic this time of year. That's exactly what Melanie Peterson has
figured out, as she makes her East Coast debut 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11,
at the Petite Riviere Vineyards at Crousetown, N.S. That's on the South
Shore, near Bridgewater, and a great afternoon drive from Halifax. That
sounds like a perfect introduction for Peterson to the charms of the
area.
Peterson is actually from Saskatchewan
originally, now making Toronto her headquarters. She's put out a couple
of albums and a couple of EP's the last few years, featuring a couple of
directions for her sound. Her most recent, What You're Selling,
features three songwriter tunes in her acoustic folk style. Before that,
her EP Two has larger, pop productions, which is what she plans for her
next full album. I'm kind of torn between both styles, although the
layered vocals and strings on the pop EP shine.
For
her Sunday show, it's Melanie and her bass player, so I'll concentrate
on the folk EP. On this less-adorned material, her voice stars,
high-pitched and warm, charming and very appealing. She makes you want
to lean in and soak up her stories, especially in "Lillian," the young
girl from the troubled side of town, who needed a friend. She can do
heartbreak too, but with strength. "What you're selling, I no longer
buy," she advises the lying guy who she's giving the boot.
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