Mississauga News
By: Chris Clay
November 5, 2007 - Gravelly-voiced Delta blues artist Sean Pinchin will be front and centre when the Mississauga Stars Series debuts Thursday at the Living Arts Centre (LAC).
Pinchin, a Port Credit resident who performs almost exclusively on a lap steel guitar, got his start in the world of music a few years ago when the band he was playing with lost its lead singer to a bad case of wrecked vocals. Pinchin stepped in and gave a masterful performance, and he hasn't looked back.
Earlier this year, Pinchin released the 16-track album, Folklore. Several tracks, including God Moves On The Water and Cardigans, can be heard by visiting www.myspace.com/seanpinchin.
Most of the songs feature original music and lyrics. Others, including God Moves On The Water, have lyrics pulled from an old book of blues poems, with Pinchin adding his own original music to them.
"Why cover blues songs?" Pinchin previously told The News. "If someone wrote a song that inspired me into playing my guitar 10 hours a day, I want to give them back my own interpretation of it."
The album was recorded live in homes, mostly bathrooms and bedrooms, in Port Credit. The singer/songwriter eschews an overly-polished album and did all the tracks in one take.
The original songs are intensely personal and a form of therapy for the artist. Robin's Nest, for example, is about a woman he loved and with whom he developed a solid friendship, but who would ultimately remain elusive to him.
Also on the bill are local ska-punk heroes, The Knockouts, who'll be joined by the atmospheric The Paint Movement. Gil Moore, legendary drummer with local rock act Triumph and owner of the world-renowned Metalworks Studios, will introduce the first show. The series continues throughout the winter and spring.
