Though they have known each other for over ten years, Corbin Keep and Mel Watson did not "officially" become a duo until Nov 2009. Since that time, the pair have musically ignited like a fire doused with gasoline. Much of their first full length album, 'Travelin' Light' (soon to be released) was co-written within a matter of weeks and they consider it to be amongst the best music they have ever produced.
QUOTES:
Todd Stockner, Artistic Director, Kispiox Valley Music Festival, Kispiox, BC
"Corbin Keep's contributions at the Kispiox Valley Music Festival was like having a virtuoso's
virtuoso play the cello at the same time as having the court jester keep us on our toes with
wit and humor that would make most professional clowns come across as dimwitted dunces.
The breadth of Corbin's contributions to a festival like ours is what makes him such an
outstanding and entertaining performer at any event; within one performance you can expect
to be in awe of his technical mastery and innovative techniques with his cello, you can listen
to intimate and deeply moving pieces of music with profound personal and spiritual bent one
moment only to burst out in barely containable fits of laughter the next as he goes off on
some spontaneous humorous riff; and when it comes to riffs, you will see very few performers
who can improvise the way Corbin does.
Kristen Froneman - Vernon Morning Star
Multi-instrumentalist Watson is a genius. She is up there with some of the jazz greats,
playing horns, sax's, flute, percussion.....Watson also uses her voice as an instrument
emulating sounds in an aural scat, reaching tones that would give Mariah Carey and Celine
Dion hernias.....it was Watson who blew me away with her songs Jennifer Says (Burn) and
Mamma Mamma (Here for Days). The Latter tune starts with her valved trumpet
blaring.....Watson blows her horns into a bluesy melody. Just when you think she's out of
wind, she starts singing. And what a voice. When she gets down low, and note by note rises
to sing "Mamma Mamma Mamma, you never told me it was going to be this good," you want
to throw up your arms in elation.
Doors @ 7:00pm
Show Starts @ 8:00pm
TICKETS: Available at Kingfisher Books (131 12th Ave. N.)
Advance $10.00/ at the Door $12.00
more info @ http://www.melwatson.com/traveling_light
