Songs from a Rocking Chair

If old-time, pre-World War II Americana is your thing, then Aaron and Nicole Keim, the husband-and-wife singing duo collectively known as The Quiet American, have got just what you’re looking for. Joining Aaron (banjo, ukulele and guitar) and Nicole (ukulele and accordion) on three tracks are Ben Bonham (harmonica and dobro) and Ronnie Ontiveros (bass). Songs from a Rocking Chair represents the next step in the Keims ongoing journey using the way-back machine to explore the deeper roots of the American songbook.

These newly wrought folk songs, a mix of originals and standards, conjure up evocative imagery of country life and vivid emotional portraits of places (‘Carroll County Blues’, ‘Mobile Line’) and people (‘Ingrid Bergman’, originally composed by Woody Guthrie and arranged by Billy Bragg). It all springs from a deep appreciation for the tradition that moulds their artistic vision, and the chops to transform that vision into an especially satisfying listening experience.