Saturday night was the coffee shop performance of my friend Abigail Stauffer. I can’t stop listening when she starts singing and plucking the divine strings on her guitar. Her voice is pure like an angel but cultured with the depth of folk singing.
Abbie sings both covers for today’s music and her own original songs. She makes songs like Jay Sean’s Down sound romantic and poetic. It is truly beautiful. Her best songs, however, are the ones she writes herself. She is the most talented songwriter I know. She is a poet with music, a painter with a guitar. My favorite song, College, Love, and Cheesecake, is one about love and simile. I constantly listen to another one of her songs Beloved. I bought her CD because of these two songs, but there are so many other great pieces on it and it was totally worth the $8.
Abigail’s friend Rebecca sang with her on many of her songs and was really great, but this was Abbie’s show and I want to write about how amazing she really is. To listen to some of her music, search for Abigail Stauffer on www.youtube.com or become a fan of her on www.facebook.com.
Abigail’s voice is what is so amazing about her performances. It is clear and strong, yet she makes it sound so easy to put all of that emotion into it. She has complete control of her voice and can jump octaves in an instant only to come right back to the same note. The note strings that she puts together are original and flawless, sometime surprising and unexpected. Her style itself screams unique.
I would love to go to another concert or buy another CD, so you can be sure that I will be there next time too. Café Ambrosia was a great venue for the occasion, this being their first concert, and it was comfortably packed. I know that Abbie enjoyed herself and that the crowd loved her, so it was a great night and I’m sorry if you missed it.
As always,
This is Danny Fob: Artist and Art Reviewer
I am definitely bummed I missed this one but- definitely not the first Café Ambrosia show. They’ve been hosting shows there pretty frequently the last two.5 years. That basement is kind of a weird set up for any type of show but- huzzah for any performance space in this town!
I know exactly what you mean Bennett, I thought the same thing about the other shows, but the manager said that this was the first actual concert at Ambrosia. I’m just repeating what he said. He might have meant this is the first one that they’ve sold tickets for, but I’m not entirely sure. But you are right. they have posters up advertising for different shows during the month.