The Near Demise of The High Wire Dancer

Antje Duvekot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 17, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Black Wolf Records
• ASIN: B001RIATSM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,887 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vertigo

2. Ragdoll Princes And Junkyard Queens

3. Long Way

4. Lighthouse

5. Dublin Boys

6. The Bridge

7. Scream

8. Reasonland

9. Coney Island

10. Merry-Go-Round

11. Augen, Ohren und Herz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection!, March 29, 2009

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Dawn Willis "Lily Place" (Brewster, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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For those of you who were disappointed in Big Dream Boulevard (I was not one of them) because of what you felt was over-production, you'll be in heaven with 'The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer.' I have seen Antje several times and this cd is as close to a live performance as you can get without actually being live. 'Long Way'... 'Dublin Boys'...every single song---this is a gorgeous cd...not a single clunker...it's all delicious!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, June 29, 2009

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Every ten years or so, I hear a song that feels like a life anthem. The first time I heard "The Bridge" on XM, I knew I had to have this CD. I'm not in the least bit disappointed with the other 10 songs.

Duvekot has a soft voice that lends itself to stories. She speaks of deep personal issues in one verse and then takes you high above the crowds in a circus the next without missing a beat. Her circus themes remind me of the late-great Jimmie Spheeris.

I really cannot add much more to the accolades the top folk artists have added to this CD above. Duvekot is a stellar addition to the folk scene.

My favorites:

The Bridge--a life anthem, a eulogy

The Scream--sharp as a knife

Dublin Boys--takes you there

Rebecca Kyle, June 2009

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars mellow, lyrical folk, April 26, 2009

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Chris Waterous (northern IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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Antje Duvekot's latest album is everything I look for in modern acoustic folk--sweet and sad, poetic and inventive. She manages to bring fresh imagery to the timeless subject matter of longing, loss, love, loneliness and vulnerability. Her voice reminds me of a younger Shawn Colvin in its straightforward husky sweetness, and the clean-lined arrangements allow it to shine through. My favorite track is the opening waltz, Vertigo, but there's not a bad song on this CD. Great for cruising country roads in the car.