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Langhorne Slim performs at the Newport Folk Festival.
August 1, 2009 - Self-described "country-punk" guitarist and singer Langhorne Slim, born Sean Scolnick, plays ramshackle acoustic songs tinged with blues. His albums, which find him pitching his frayed vocals on the edge of a wail, also feature his band The War Eagles; the music acknowledges a debt to his influences as it clatters toward an idea of self-reliance. "Restless," from Langhorne Slim's self-titled 2008 album, contains the line, "I felt restless / I felt soft / I didn't know anymore who I was ripping off."
Slim and his band — Jeff Ratner on bass and Malachi DeLorenzo on drums — are spending the summer touring the U.S. and Canada, playing frequently with fellow Newport performers The Low Anthem and Josh Ritter. A new Langhorne Slim album arrives this fall.
Set List
"Be Set Free"
"Back to the Wild"
"Restful"
"Honeypie"
"Diamonds and Gold"
"Mary/Cut It Down"
"For a Little While"
"Blow Your Mind"
"In the Moonlight"
"Hello Sunshine"
"Collette"
"Coming Home"
"Anything for You"
"I love You but Goodbye"
"Rebel Side of Heaven"
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