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Charles Wesley Godwin w/ Richard Simeonoff
Sat
July 16, 2022
9:00 pm
PDT
(Doors: 8:00 pm )
Tractor
,
5213 Ballard Avenue NW, Seattle, WA
Ages 21 and Up
$10.00
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A native of West Virginia, Charles Wesley Godwin makes cinematic country-folk that's as gorgeousand ruggedly raw as his homeland. It's Appalachian Americana, rooted in Godwin's sharpsongwriting and backwoods baritone. With 2021'sHowthe Mighty Fall, he trades theautobiographical lyrics that filledSeneca— his acclaimeddebut, released in 2019 and celebrated byeveryone fromRolling Stoneto NPR'sMountain Stage— for a collection of character-driven songsabout mortality, hope, and regret, putting an intimate spin on the universal concerns we all share.
"I started a family around the timeSenecacame out,"he remembers. "After my son was born,I remember sitting in the hospital, thinking about how that very experience would eventuallybecome one of those life moments that flash before my eyes when I'm old. I realized that timeis passing, and my time will pass, too. Becoming a father made it all sink in."
Those realizations quickly found their way into his writing. IfSenecapainted the picture of a southernson in the middle of American coal country, thenHowthe Mighty Fall— produced once again by AlTorrence — zooms out to focus on wider themes of time, transience, and the choices we make.Songs like "Strong" "Bones" and "Blood Feud" are roadhouse roots-rockers, driven forward by fieryfiddle, lap steel and plenty of electric guitar. Godwin does most of his painting with more subtleshades, though, often waiting untilHow the MightyFall'ssofter moments to make his biggest impact.On "Cranes of Potter," he delivers a murder ballad with finger-plucked acoustic guitar and elegiacmelodies, unspooling the narrative with a storyteller's restraint. Meanwhile, "Temporary Town" findshim returning to West Virginia after spending five years in the midwest, celebrating his homecomingnot with barely-contained enthusiasm, but with measured excitement, light percussion, and asteadily-building arrangement.
A native of West Virginia, Charles Wesley Godwin makes cinematic country-folk that's as gorgeousand ruggedly raw as his homeland. It's Appalachian Americana, rooted in Godwin's sharpsongwriting and backwoods baritone. With 2021'sHowthe Mighty Fall, he trades theautobiographical lyrics that filledSeneca— his acclaimeddebut, released in 2019 and celebrated byeveryone fromRolling Stoneto NPR'sMountain Stage— for a collection of character-driven songsabout mortality, hope, and regret, putting an intimate spin on the universal concerns we all share.
"I started a family around the timeSenecacame out,"he remembers. "After my son was born,I remember sitting in the hospital, thinking about how that very experience would eventuallybecome one of those life moments that flash before my eyes when I'm old. I realized that timeis passing, and my time will pass, too. Becoming a father made it all sink in."
Those realizations quickly found their way into his writing. IfSenecapainted the picture of a southernson in the middle of American coal country, thenHowthe Mighty Fall— produced once again by AlTorrence — zooms out to focus on wider themes of time, transience, and the choices we make.Songs like "Strong" "Bones" and "Blood Feud" are roadhouse roots-rockers, driven forward by fieryfiddle, lap steel and plenty of electric guitar. Godwin does most of his painting with more subtleshades, though, often waiting untilHow the MightyFall'ssofter moments to make his biggest impact.On "Cranes of Potter," he delivers a murder ballad with finger-plucked acoustic guitar and elegiacmelodies, unspooling the narrative with a storyteller's restraint. Meanwhile, "Temporary Town" findshim returning to West Virginia after spending five years in the midwest, celebrating his homecomingnot with barely-contained enthusiasm, but with measured excitement, light percussion, and asteadily-building arrangement.