Acoustic Live: K.C. Clifford- The Orchid Finds the Light
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Somewhere in late spring of last year, I listened to Sonicbids press kits for applicants to the 2009 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s Emerging Artists Showcase. There were many standouts, but one in particular was really special. The singer’s voice came through the ether like mercury — liquid and shining. I was listening to a preview of Orchid, K.C. Clifford’s newest CD (it releases March 2, 2010). The first track, “Broken Things,” offered a glimpse into the wrenching, soul-searing journey she’s taken. “I gave up hopin’ for a guarantee, but love keeps her promise every time you look at me. Somewhere between hell and sheer happiness, there’s a house by the oceanside. And we’ll fill it with dreams and all the broken things that the morning washed in with the tide…”
K.C. Clifford paints her life with every breath. That golden voice, forged, sharpened and honed for its life’s purpose, bears truth, like a mother cradles a newborn. Read More…
