A few weeks ago (April 15th) my wife Kristy and I went to see Amelia at The Old Oregon Hotel in McMinnville. Fantastic music!
Teisha Helgerson has the voice of a fallen angel guaranteed to enchant man or woman. She knows how to tappy-tap those drums too.
Scott Weddle is a guitarist you have to see (hear) to believe. How does he get those fingers to do all that at the same time? He mixes his notes smoothly with Teisha and it is just sublime. Then he does this happy feet thing that makes you want to play guitar like he does.
Where would they be without the foundation of Jesse Emerson’s bass work? You can feel more than hear his grounding thrum through each artful piece. The trio should not be missed.
Accompanying the three mentioned above are Megan Sorenson on violin and Mark Orton on keyboard. The duo are known in local music circles as the Hitchhikers, Megan and Mark add an orchestral component to Amelia’s otherworldly creations and down-to-earth rock. Mark does this part calliope, church organ, and piano keyboard magic. Megan’s violin strings say everything that a human voice cannot.
The Old Oregon Hotel had a full house when the group did its three sets. I am looking forward to hearing them again. Oh, yeah, checkout www.ameliaband.com.
