Donations Encouraged. No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds. The
uniqueness of Saint Ophelia’s sound lies within the blend of its
vocals, musicianship, and eclectic original songs within a vast range
of styles. Joe Panzetta describes their sound as primarily folk rock.
“My songwriting is from the school of Stephen Stills and Neil
Young,” says Panzetta, “but we also get pretty funky at times and
people start dancing. We lean a little country western on one of our
songs, blues and soul on others, and we have some ballads as well.”
This makes listening to Saint Ophelia a unique and visceral
experience. One of the band’s stand-out qualities are the harmonies
of lead singers Rebekah Kuzma and Joe. Rebekah’s vocal talent comes
from years of classical training, singing in choirs and growing up
with singing parents, as well as more recently working as a church
cantor. The two sang together for the first time on the Voice of
Vashon radio show, Live on the Highway, and came away knowing they had
to collaborate more. From there, they say the band just organically
happened.
“There’s a synergy around the band coming together that feels
magical,” Kuzma said. “It’s unfolded in ways I couldn’t have
imagined, culminating in the creation of this recording.” The fun is
visible in their live performances. The bandmates are connected and
are locked-in with each other as the songs seem to move through them
more than coming from them. Michael Marcus’ jazz training is evident
in his masterful bass playing, and Dan Tyack takes the songs to new
heights with his leads. Tyack is a consummate innovator on the Steel
Guitar, who has performed, and recorded with artists such as Derek
Trucks, Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, and Bill Frisell, said, “this
is the best playing I’ve done ever done. This music just explodes at
you with all these ideas you haven’t heard before. This is the best
music I’ve ever been involved with.”
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