8 PM at the Sellersville Theatre on a Thursday night, middle-aged people to my left, right, front, and back of me. As a child I was reluctant to attend shows with my parents. And yet, I had looked forward to this show for days, finally out to discover new sounds for my ears to enjoy.
I heard from a nearby patron, “Who’s that Emily Gimble?” Clearly he’d been looking forward to the headlining act. Gimble is no new name. Before beginning her solo career, she was part of Asleep at the Wheel. The band has charted 20 singles onto Billboard’s rankings. Now, Emily Gimble takes the road with her own backing, opening for Doyle Bramhall II, who is most known for his work with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters. Bramhall’s father played with Stevie Ray Vaughn and opened for Jimi Hendrix. Much more can be said.
It only makes sense that Gimble would travel with Bramhall. She’s loud, and you’ll want it that way. The entire show was loud. This isn’t country, which may surprise you when you consider her bloodline: Gimble is granddaughter of the Western legend, Johnny Gimble, who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The five-string fiddler screams Western from first pluck. His granddaughter? A smidge more modern, but just a smidge.
By the end of her set, that man who hadn’t heard of Gimble before was speechless, as was the rest of that section he had conversed with prior to the opening. His expectation: country sounds from a country girl. But Gimble’s sound progresses past her roots into the modern-day rock and roll, delivering the feel of an old soul in a new form. Electric guitars replace acoustic and fiddles, but the fact remains that Emily Gimble is a country woman who will break out on her own just fine. I have trouble finding an exact artist to connect her to, but I’m still trying. Ella Fitzgerald meets Aimee Man? Possibly, but I’d like to hear what you think.
At that point we had both discovered Emily Gimble. What started with me enjoying a sound turned to becoming a fan. Emily Gimble is expected to release her EP, Certain Kinda, in the coming weeks. Right now, you can find a single of that same title on her SoundCloud, here. I’ve had the opportunity to listen to the EP ahead of time, and I assure you from first play, you’ll feel as if you’re living out a new school Western movie.
I heard from a nearby patron, “Who’s that Emily Gimble?” Clearly he’d been looking forward to the headlining act. Gimble is no new name. Before beginning her solo career, she was part of Asleep at the Wheel. The band has charted 20 singles onto Billboard’s rankings. Now, Emily Gimble takes the road with her own backing, opening for Doyle Bramhall II, who is most known for his work with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters. Bramhall’s father played with Stevie Ray Vaughn and opened for Jimi Hendrix. Much more can be said.
It only makes sense that Gimble would travel with Bramhall. She’s loud, and you’ll want it that way. The entire show was loud. This isn’t country, which may surprise you when you consider her bloodline: Gimble is granddaughter of the Western legend, Johnny Gimble, who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The five-string fiddler screams Western from first pluck. His granddaughter? A smidge more modern, but just a smidge.
By the end of her set, that man who hadn’t heard of Gimble before was speechless, as was the rest of that section he had conversed with prior to the opening. His expectation: country sounds from a country girl. But Gimble’s sound progresses past her roots into the modern-day rock and roll, delivering the feel of an old soul in a new form. Electric guitars replace acoustic and fiddles, but the fact remains that Emily Gimble is a country woman who will break out on her own just fine. I have trouble finding an exact artist to connect her to, but I’m still trying. Ella Fitzgerald meets Aimee Man? Possibly, but I’d like to hear what you think.
At that point we had both discovered Emily Gimble. What started with me enjoying a sound turned to becoming a fan. Emily Gimble is expected to release her EP, Certain Kinda, in the coming weeks. Right now, you can find a single of that same title on her SoundCloud, here. I’ve had the opportunity to listen to the EP ahead of time, and I assure you from first play, you’ll feel as if you’re living out a new school Western movie.