CATHARINE CARY – AIR CAKE and other summery occupations

Out: June 21st, 2024, from Orchard of Pomegranates (DL)

Genres: improvised music, spoken word, children’s

As Catharine Cary herself aptly puts it “AIR CAKE is an invitation to see the world upside down.” Indeed this recording — Cary’s first—makes what seems like an absurd proposition. On it, she takes her original children’s stories, themselves the whimsical product of spontaneity, and combines them with improvised music. As she brings these peculiar tales to life, in her characteristic animated delivery, the words bounce and flutter beside and between the contributions of her two musical compatriots Eric Lewis (Cornet, Bass Clarinet and Toys) and Ivan Bamford (Drums and Toys). It all comes together seamlessly.