We here at Laundromatinee/My Old Kentucky Blog will always have a soft spot for a fellow Kentucky expatriate, especially one as talented as Mark Charles Heidinger. Heidinger is a modern day troubadour and story-teller with a classic style. When he joins forces with his sister, Rose Guerin, the two might spin a dark tale, but they'll trick you into feeling good about it with their achingly beautiful harmonies.
An interesting story accompanies the band's name : The son of a preacher, whose father was a gambler, whose father was both judge and US Congressman, Heidinger one day found himself in possession of a golden pocket watch owned, wound, and regularly counseled by each of these men. On the backside of the watch was a family name engraved, passed down for more than a century like the timepiece that followed. Vandaveer was that name, and while not part of Heidinger's name, he carries it on and pays homage to it through his music.
The siblings released the project's sophomore album, Divide & Conquer, this past August. It is a much richer, fuller vocal sound by comparison to Vandaveer's more-often solo debut's lo-fi bedroom folk sound and style.
Comparisons to Nick Drake, Tom Waits, even Andrew Bird and , of course Bob Dylan, are often made.
MP3 Session Downloads :
Vandaveer - Turpentine
Vandaveer - Woolgathering
Vandaveer - A Might Leviathan Of Old
Vandaveer - Resurrection Mary
Studio Album Download :
Further Exploration :
Check Vandaveer performing Woolgathering/Roman Candle on La Blogotheque.
Recorded and mixed at The Indy Hostel by Jeff DuPont
Shot and Edited by Doug Fellegy & Abby Goldsmith
Words by Dodge
