Martha Bassett is one fine lady. I've admired her music and her mega-watt smile since I first heard her play with Bruce Piephoff a couple of years ago. Martha's doing all sorts of touring and collaborating and is in the midst of releasing two albums. When she called me last June to see if I would take some photos of her, I jumped at the chance.
Martha admitted to me that she hates having her picture taken and was sort of dreading the whole experience. I was surprised to hear this considering her obvious beauty and ability to stand in front of large crowds of people and perform every night, but it is a feeling I am very well acquainted with myself. So, I did my best to make it relatively painless and Martha was as gracious and good-humored as that smile conveys.
I should add that Martha was one of the first musicians to brave Harvey's Kitchen and we are very thankful for artists like her who trusted us before anyone had any clue what we might be up to! The Martha Bassett Band will be playing on October 2nd in Greensboro as part of the first ever Save the Monkeywhale Festival! Come on down for lots o' fun and great music.
