By Jon Graham
Raider Shakedown
Reporter
SPRING HILL,
Tenn.-- The up-and-coming folk duo Esau and the Giant played its first show at
Windfarm Café in Spring Hill, Tenn., on Nov. 30 to commemorate the soon-to-come
EP, “How I Got Here”.
The
duo features guitarists and singers Charley Plowman and Cameron Arnold. Looking
at the two, it’s obvious Plowman is meant to be “the Giant” seeing as he is a
clear foot taller than Arnold. As for the name ‘Esau’, “It just sounds better
than Cameron,” Arnold said with a laugh.
On
the night of the show, they were joined on the stage by bassist Beau Collins
and electric guitarist Michael Meadows. Normally Collins and Meadows play for
the contemporary post-rock band ‘Retreat’. However, they all thought that for a
live show, a stronger unified sound seemed appropriate.
Esau
and the Giant’s reputation multiplied in June when the duo competed in Radio
Station Lightning 100‘s local "Battle of the Bands" contest. The act
made it to the semi-finals of the bracketed contest playing the songs
"Darling" and "Church Bells" live on the radio. Ever since
then, the duo's sound and following have strengthened beyond Arnold and
Plowman's expectations.
“It
was really just for fun when we started.” Plowman said. “But now it’s real. I
think it could actually be something.”
They
both desire to maintain an authentic sound as they continue playing.
“I really like the fact that we leave
the grit in our recordings,” Arnold said. “I may not be the best singer, but
I’d rather it be my real voice in the song than some Auto-Tune version.”
Both
members of Esau and the Giant hope to begin playing shows more often,
especially in the Murfreesboro area. The duo's music can be found both at
http://www.bandcamp.com and iTunes.
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