Sparrow & The Crow (Dig)

William Fitzsimmons | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Downtown
• ASIN: B001TN1EBG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,071 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2009 release, the third album from the American singer/songwriter. William Fitzsimmons is one of the oddest people you will ever meet. Born the youngest child of two blind parents, William was raised in the outskirts of the steel city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Due to the family's inability to communicate through normal visual means, William's childhood home was filled with a myriad of sounds to replace what eyes could not see. The house was suffused with pianos, guitars, trombones, talking birds, classical records, family sing-a-longs, bedtime stories, and the bellowing of a pipe organ, which his father built into the house with his own hands. When his father's orchestral records were not resonating through the walls, his mother would educate him on the folk stylings of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Simon & Garfunkel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evocative and ethereal, October 25, 2008

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RickChicago "All We Have is Now" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sparrow And The Crow (MP3 Download)

While looking for new folk guitar artists and songs to download (Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Ray Lamontaigne, etc...) Amazon listed this as one of the recommended items. The album cover art first grabbed me, then the title. The two things appeared to me something not something a record label exec might have put together. I thought OK, this looks like an introspective, dark, personal, and reflective - my kind of music (at least the mood I've been in musically speaking). I never heard of Fitzsimmons but after listening to the trial tracks, I liked the overall feel of the work and downloaded all the songs. I love love love "If you Would Come Back Home". I love the interplay of the guitars and the haunting piano work. In fact, that evocative interplay is what drove me musically to many of the tracks. And Fitzsimmon's voice and words are the perfect accompaniment, or is that in reverse? I guess structurally and technically speaking I love the weaving in and out of the instruments and his voice. A very beautiful work in my opinion. I'm very impessed at the quiet beauty fo this work. I'm going to let this album sink in and then I'll look into his other albums, which I hope he'll enliven me down a different musical path...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most hauntingly, beautiful albums ever, November 2, 2009

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J. Steiner "Lina" (World Traveler) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sparrow & The Crow (Dig) (Audio CD)

I love music, particualary the genera that William Fritzsimmons is in. But he is by far one of the best musicians in this or any other genera. His music calms the soul and carries a message that is pure, as it is deep. I really cannot say much more than this album speaks to me on so many levels. His voice is perfect, soft, and easy to listen to. The instruments prefectly compliment the vocals. And the two combine to create a sound that is unforgettable and simply a pleasure to hear. All of his music is phenominal, but this CD is, in my opinion, the best!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album...Very Intimate With Emotion, August 20, 2009

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R. Lilley (Arlington, Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sparrow & The Crow (Dig) (Audio CD)

I would recommend this album to many of my friends. It is very intimate and from the soul. If you are interested in introspective, reflective, melodic music that is married will to excellent lyrical content, this is the album for you!