What do musicians read when on tour? We asked Charity Thielen, vocalist and violinist in The Head and the Heart, to give us a peek at her nightstand reads (or, rather, tour van reads) when they were on the U.S. leg of their three-month tour (they’re playing in Amsterdam tonight, then it’s on to Glasgow). We’ve been following their tour and so we asked Charity what she’s read recently.
Tour Reads from Charity Thielen:
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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
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The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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I Heart Your Style by Amanda Brooks. My guilty pleasure/favorite quotation from the book: “You`re considered superficial and silly if you are interested in fashion, but I think you can be substantial and still be interested in frivolity.” — Sophie Coppola.
Thank you so much for asking! Reading is the best!
Editor’s note: We feel even more of an affinity for the group when we read that their song “Down in the Valley” was actually created in the Library – in one of the free music rooms on the 8th floor of the Central Library. Check out this Seattle Times article on their background, take a look at a recap of their SXSW appearance, view the “Lost in My Mind” video and place a hold on their debut CD. Soon they’ll be back in the U.S. to play the Troubador before a triumphant return home to two shows in Seattle on April 29 and 30, and next month at Sasquatch Music Festival.
Thank you, Charity, for writing to us from the road!
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