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The Accident That Led Me To the World

The Nave Gallery at Clarendon Hill Church
Somerville, MA

Saturday, May 2, 2009, 7:30 p.m., The Accident That Led Me To the World and Tom Thumb at The Nave.

The Nave Gallery presents The Accident That Led Me To the World, an all-acoustic, non-percussive chamber folk trio from Massachusetts. The name was derived from a song that band member Mark Mandeville (guitar, banjo, vocals) wrote called "The Accident That Led Me To The World," which he then elaborated into the concept of an allegorical narrative involving a boy who sails away to an island to be alone. From this concept sprung an entire album's worth of songs, and Mandeville incorporated Raianne Richards (guitar, clarinet, vocals) and Zack Ciras (upright bass) to flesh out the material.

The result was the eponymous 2006 debut released on Nobody's Favorite Records, an angular, concise mixture of bluegrass picking, sea chantey sing-a-longs, and folk singer-songwriting. This release was followed by 2008's The Island Gospel, more expansive, more focused, and more lyrical than its predecessor, and which also travels a more country-driven direction. The Island Gospel also continues the allegorical narrative concept that was begun on the first album, and both albums feature artwork which illustrates the narrative.

"There are moments, whilst listening to the fragile masterpiece that is Nervous Hands, that you become so in tune with the record, so absorbed that you basically hanging on every last strum or hushed vocal utterance that you wonder what else this band might be capable of in the future."
(Americana UK, May 2008)

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Contact

Who:	R. Winchester
Phone:	617-593-3744
Email:	rwinchester@artsomerville.org
Web:	http://www.navegallery.org/upcoming.html
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