Angela Desveaux - The Mighty Ship

Although she has been living and playing in Montreal for the last few years, the maritime stories of loss and death and the classic country tales of wrong doers and wrong doing from her childhood continue to haunt and inspire Angela Desveaux.
‘The Mighty Ship’ borrows its title from a traditional folk ballad about the Titanic, but it also refers to Desveaux’s grandmother, with whom she is very close and who sadly lost her first husband at sea.
‘The Mighty Ship’ is a bold step forward for her: the song writing is assured and, as always, her remarkable voice and range takes centre stage. Songs are decorated with her beloved country flavours of pedal steel, piano and viola, but new to the mix are flourishes of horns and a bolder interaction between rhythm and lead guitar. Also striking are Angela’s vocal harmonies with Mike Feuerstack (Snailhouse, Wooden Stars), whose voice is familiar to many from his Juno Award-winning work.
While on her debut album ‘Wandering Eyes’ Desveaux claimed the influence of great women of country music like Gillian Welch and Lucinda Williams, she now points to Chrissy Hynde, Wayne Coyne and Neil Young as sources of inspiration.

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