Tango (Patty Larkin album) explained

Tango
Type:	studio
Artist:	Patty Larkin
Cover:	PL_Tango.jpg
Released:	1991
Studio:	Different Fur
Genre:	Folk
Label:	High Street/Windham Hill^[1]
Producer:	Patty Larkin, Will Ackerman
Prev Title:	Live in the Square
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Angels Running
Next Year:	1993

Tango is an album by the American musician Patty Larkin, released in 1991.^{[2] [3]} Larkin promoted the album by participating in the "On a Winter's Night" tour, with Christine Lavin and John Gorka.^[4]

Production

Recorded at Different Fur, in San Francisco, the album was produced by Larkin and Will Ackerman.^{[5] [6]} Larkin played a 1946 Martin D-18 guitar.^[7] Lyle Workman contributed on electric guitar.^[8]

"Metal Drums" is about a toxic waste site in Holbrook, Massachusetts.^{[9] [10]} "Waiting for the Dawn" concerns South Africa.^[11] "Solo Flight" is an instrumental.^[12]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "the ensemble creates delicate textures, with Larkin's percussive acoustic guitar and sandpaper-brushed near-whisper working against Michael Manring's fluid fretless bass, and Mike Marshall's mandolin."^[13]

Track listing

1. "Tango"
2. "Used To Be"
3. "Upside Down"
4. "Time Was"
5. "Solo Flight"
6. "Dave's Holiday"
7. "Chained to These Lovin' Arms"
8. "Metal Drums"
9. "Letter from Vancouver"
10. "Deadlines and Dollar Signs"
11. "Waiting for the Dawn"
12. "Kathleen"
13. "Tango Reprise"

All songs were written by Patty Larkin.

Album personnel

• Patty Larkin - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Michael Manring- (fretless bass, e bow bass
• Brian MacLeod - drums, percussion
• Richard Gates - bass
• Lyle Workman - electric guitar
• Mike Marshall - mandolin
• Darol Anger - violin
• Josef Brinckmann - accordion
• John Gorka - backup vocals on "Dave's Holiday", "Chained to These Lovin' Arms"

Notes and References

1. News: McCarty . Patrick . For the past decade Patty Larkin... . Richmond Times-Dispatch . September 19, 1991 . A23.
2. News: Release Rounds . Austin American-Statesman . 3 Oct 1991 . Onward . 4.
3. News: Kestler . Lisa . Acoustic babe . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 30, 1991 . Life . 1.
4. News: Lannert . John . Musician Finds Friends, Support on Concert Tour . Sun Sentinel . 5 Dec 1991 . 3E.
5. News: Nobles . Barr . Fresh Faces on Folk Scene at Music Hall . San Francisco Chronicle . October 15, 1991 . E3.
6. News: Morse . Steve . Patty Larkin moves ahead . The Boston Globe . 14 Nov 1991 . Calendar . 11.
7. Ransom . Kevin . Patty Larkin: Folk Diva Gets Guitar-Happy . Guitar Player . Feb 1992 . 26 . 2 . 20.
8. News: King . Peter B. . Entertainment . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . November 3, 1991 . E4.
9. News: Patty Larkin gets serious ... for a while, anyway . Telegram & Gazette . 23 Feb 1992 . Datebook . 10.
10. News: Holden . Stephen . Marginal Repertory, But Not Dead . The New York Times . 1 Mar 1992 . A52.
11. News: Gewertz . Daniel . Larkin's 'Tango' breaking new barriers Larkin looks for new audiences . Boston Herald . November 12, 1991 . Entertainment . 47.
12. News: Hamel . Chris . Larkin album updates folk music . The Republican . October 21, 1991 . Springfield . Arts & Entertainment . 23.
13. News: Brown . Joe . New Wave of Folk Rolling into Town . The Washington Post . 8 Nov 1991 . N19.