Carson McHone – Idiom

With each new single from Carson McHone’s forthcoming album Pentimento, a new element of the project’s staggering scope comes to light.

Today, with the release of the McHone-directed video for “Idiom,” a new layer reveals itself: the first blush of the project that will premiere at the In the Soil Arts Festival in St. Catherines, Ontario next month. The video, filmed by Daniel Romano during a workshop session for the larger project, features a dance routine from choreographer Allie Blumas, with lighting by theatre director Deanna Jones.

Illustrated by the delicate, starkly-lit articulation of Blumas’ body,  “Idiom” is at once an intimate, interior epic and a striking example of the sweeping soundscapes McHone and her collaborators are able to call into being, a folk song dappled by turns towards chamber pop and rushes of stirring harmony.

In addition to the song, McHone recently announced a string of US and Canadian tour dates with Daniel Romano’s Outfit following the September 12 premiere of Pentimento.

Carson McHone on tour:

Aug 14 Trondheim, NO – Moskus

Aug 15 Ringebu, NO – Arnemoen Gard

Aug 16 Lidköping, SE – Bustad Brewing

Aug 17 Lund, SE – Merjeriet*

Aug 19 Drammen, NO – Kulturhus

Aug 20 Bergen, NO – Statraden

Aug 22 Vangen, NO – Haugesund Festival

Aug 23 Stockholm, SE – Stockholm Roots

Sep 12 St. Catherines, ON – In the Soil Arts Festival (Pentimento performance & listening party)

Sep 15 Regina, SK – The Exchange

Sep 15 Winnipeg, MB – Sidestage

Sep 18 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club

Sep 19 St. Louis, MO – The Old Rock House

Sep 21 Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village

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