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Photography by
Kevin Meynell
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| Folky, rootsy, down to earth vocals backed by her tenor ukulele taken to different places and time. |
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| First inspired by Alan Lomax's field recordings, Aireene's music draws from folk, bluegrass pickings and gospel, accompanied by her tenor ukulele, its tonalities complementing her deep and down to earth vocals. |
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While browsing through the aisles of a local bookstore over 15 years ago, Aireene randomly pulled
The Land Where the Blues Began by folklorist Alan Lomax and has since become drawn to stories from the South...delta blues...songs that go way back ...deep...songs born of emotion that tell stories of hardship, happiness and of words to pass the time. She picked up a guitar to learn songs by the likes of Robert Johnson, Ledbelly, Etta James, Nina Simone, Odetta, and field recordings by Alan Lomax. These were the tools that laid the grounds for writing her songs.
She later found her fingers at home on the tenor ukulele, and its tonalities complementing her deep and down to earth vocals.
Aireene's experience is long and varied, which adds to her depth as an artist. She was born in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. at 10 years old, growing up in the third culture: the old country, the new country and the mix of both worlds.
She has performed with other artists in various genres covering world music, folk rock, and gospel, including the Glide Ensemble of San Francisco. Her music draws from latin/african rhythms, folk and bluegrass pickings and inspirations from gospel music.
Her lyrics celebrate human beings being human, stories from ghosts and the living, and identities of cultures within cultures.
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