This album is a collection of songs inspired by Anton Chekhov’s play “Cherry Orchard”, which Ian Fisher is currently performing in at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, Austria. Like Chekhov’s writing itself, the record’s sound is beautifully bare and direct with nothing to hide behind. Just a voice and guitars. Feverishly recorded in one night, it’s urgency and ease give it life. These are nine dark songs taken refreshingly lightly, six of which were written specifically for the theater piece and three are reworked versions of songs that appeared on Fisher's last release, "Idle Hands”. The Austrian newspaper, Der Standard, describes them as “Melancholy songs of pain that yet somehow beautifully woe the cheerful [characters of the “Cherry Orchard”] and provide the solid ground that they so desperately need.” The album is currently available on Fisher’s website (ianfishersongs.com), Bandcamp, and at the Theater in der Josefstadt, where he will be performing in the “Kirschgarten” for the rest of the season.
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“and if only Charlotta had someone to talk to”
lyrics
what is to me the world and its roar
is a foe or is a friend worth fighting for
how sweet it is to play the mandolin
when you’re in love for two
it don’t matter who you’re in love with
I feel the sky is falling down
cause every time I jump my feet don’t leave the ground
how sweet it is to play the mandolin
to sing alone you’ll always know
how the song ends
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