The drunken daydream and sober reflections of "Wedding Day", by Massachusetts bred / Denver based songwriter Wholihan, has such a wonderfully dense narrative that runs the gamut from a sort of bruised up whimsy, spiraling sadness full of youthful awkward romantic wants, maybe unrequited loves and maybe even full fledged drug addictions. These are, of course, all my interpetations based on what makes me, me and you, of course, will imbue Wholihan's poetic reflections (or imaginings) with your own stories or movies in your head and that is what makes this kind of storytelling so magical. In the end, whether dipped with truths or fictional consequences or propped up with malleable metaphors, the indie movie in our heads fueled by these folk tales told with a hint of Neil Young, maybe a smidge of Townes Van Zandt and smoke signals from Kurt Cobain.
Bits of verses, shards of refrains, dance in my head:
"all the pretty girls move to the foreground of my mind / the Vodka swirls and sweats itself down, melts around the lime /
I will follow you down to Raleigh, I won't waste you time / and I can see you up there lonely looking through the mountain pines / we won't contemplate a ruined fate / it's not broken by design / 'Come On Eileen' starts to play, the sunshine walks by your side /
the wedding toast with a jaded ghost, he smiled as I plodded to go / the ladies weren't ladies anymore / and you can't trust a gentleman's word / old and bitter man with broken yellow teeth / stranded with hot blood / trying to make their money speak / suddenly I turned around and you were dancing there / with silver bracelets on your wrists and clovers in your crimson hair..."
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Wholihan’s journey as an artist has its roots in his early exposure to legendary musicians like Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Neil Young during his elementary school days in Portland. Drawing inspiration from these iconic figures, Wholihan started playing the guitar and writing songs in 2020. His friend played a pivotal role in teaching him the art of home-recordings and production, paving the way for his musical exploration.
Wholihan, acoustic rock, acoustic folk, indie rock, folk, storytelling, rustic, dreamy, literate, halcyon days of folk, "Wedding Day", vintage, rustic stories, Denver based, Concord Massachusetts bred, folk tales real or metaphors
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