Helen White – One of the Last Artists
April 7th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
She’s not on iTunes. She boycotts Nestle.
She sings jazz on the side, and writes artsy pop tunes, or is it the other way round? Either way, her voice and personality are truly delightful.
How did I meet Helen? I think I was her accompanist for a few mornings while she taught vocal lessons. Not at all my favorite kind of gig, with my sight reading skills and all, but she made it fun because, well, she cared. Actually, that sums her up perfectly. She cares. She has plenty of marvelous opinions to share, both through her music and in conversation. It’s election time right now, and oh how I wish she were eligible to vote (nothing sinister, she’s from across the pond, where she got all her charms!), we’d get some wonderfully fiery insight from her.
About the music. I’ve done two recordings with Helen, one of originals, and one of standards. I’d have to say what really stands out in these two records are the vocals. She’s just a great, inspired singer. Jump over to her site here, and check out two songs, Midnight Sun off the jazz record, and As I Picture You from her originals. These are the kinds of things a recordist can only hope for doing a session: inspired, great sounding music. And it’s all her.
Oh Helen, if only you were on iTunes I could put the fancy link right here __________, and people could just zap it up! But of course, Helen’s music isn’t for anyone. It’s for those who appreciate art.
Helen apparently would much rather love it if you emailed her for a disc, which she would probably personally deliver. It’s worth it, just to catch the accent 
helenwhitesings@yahoo.ca
