Henry Wolfe
Los Angeles, California, United States | INDIE
Music
Press
L Magazine
“...The songs were written by a guy named Peter Field and arranged for a string quartet
and harpist by the conductor onstage, whose name I also missed. Wolfe handled vocals
along with two professional backup singers. The music was beautiful - gentle and
meandering, played by an unquestionably talented group. Especially considering Wolfe is
probably best known in NYC as one half of the now mostly defunct indie pop band Bravo
Silva, the performance was one of the more eccentric and unexpected I'd seen this
weekend.
MusicSnobbery.com
“...I saw the piece Wolfe Sings Field during Northside Festival last month at the
Gothamist day show where Mia Riddle and the Motel Motel gang were playing. It was
such an extraordinary set and everybody there found it just as interesting as I did.”
AprilSmith.com
“...Last night, I ventured out into the damp night to catch Henry Wolfe at Coco 66 in
Greenpoint. I had been dying to see this fellow for some time and last night I was
fortunate enough to get the chance. Accompanied by a lone horn player and his guitar,
Henry played a fine batch of songs from his latest release, Wolfe Sings Field. Though his
friend, Peter Field, penned the songs, Wolfe manages to deliver each one with honesty
and care. Field’s witty vignettes-cum-songs compliment Wolfe’s earnest vocals perfectly,
and vice versa. Every song was a different story and Wolfe told them all as if they were
his own.”
Spicy Times with Nora & Jinners (spicytimes.tumblr.com)
“...I saw Henry Wolfe perform on Saturday night at Union Hall, and his songs caught me
by surprise. Sweet, poetic and endearing... I can’t wait to hear more.”
Racked LA
“...The rainy weather brought bundled-up shoppers in from the cold and they sipped
boozy holiday punch and nibbled on Crumbs cupcakes and peanut brittle. Guests pulled
up some floor to sing along with Henry Wolfe, who performed some Christmas songs in
a Santa hat he purchased for the occasion.”
- Various...
L Magazine
“...The songs were written by a guy named Peter Field and arranged for a string quartet
and harpist by the conductor onstage, whose name I also missed. Wolfe handled vocals
along with two professional backup singers. The music was beautiful - gentle and
meandering, played by an unquestionably talented group. Especially considering Wolfe is
probably best known in NYC as one half of the now mostly defunct indie pop band Bravo
Silva, the performance was one of the more eccentric and unexpected I'd seen this
weekend.
MusicSnobbery.com
“...I saw the piece Wolfe Sings Field during Northside Festival last month at the
Gothamist day show where Mia Riddle and the Motel Motel gang were playing. It was
such an extraordinary set and everybody there found it just as interesting as I did.”
AprilSmith.com
“...Last night, I ventured out into the damp night to catch Henry Wolfe at Coco 66 in
Greenpoint. I had been dying to see this fellow for some time and last night I was
fortunate enough to get the chance. Accompanied by a lone horn player and his guitar,
Henry played a fine batch of songs from his latest release, Wolfe Sings Field. Though his
friend, Peter Field, penned the songs, Wolfe manages to deliver each one with honesty
and care. Field’s witty vignettes-cum-songs compliment Wolfe’s earnest vocals perfectly,
and vice versa. Every song was a different story and Wolfe told them all as if they were
his own.”
Spicy Times with Nora & Jinners (spicytimes.tumblr.com)
“...I saw Henry Wolfe perform on Saturday night at Union Hall, and his songs caught me
by surprise. Sweet, poetic and endearing... I can’t wait to hear more.”
Racked LA
“...The rainy weather brought bundled-up shoppers in from the cold and they sipped
boozy holiday punch and nibbled on Crumbs cupcakes and peanut brittle. Guests pulled
up some floor to sing along with Henry Wolfe, who performed some Christmas songs in
a Santa hat he purchased for the occasion.”
- Various...
Discography
The Blue House EP (Undermountain 2009)
Wolfe Sings Field (Undermountain 2009)
Stop the Train - Single (Undermountain 2009)
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Bio
This summer, Undermountain Music is thrilled to announce the release of “Stop the Train”, a download-only single from Los Angeles-based songwriter and singer Henry Wolfe. Featured prominently in the upcoming Sony Pictures film Julie & Julia (directed by Nora Ephron), “Stop the Train” will be available through major online retailers in time for the film’s domestic release on August 7th and will include as a B-side a song entitled "The Other Man”.
An east coast native, Henry Wolfe Gummer first made his mark as the lead singer of New York indie-pop group Bravo Silva before striking out on his own to pursue a solo career in the sunnier climbs of California. His first release as Henry Wolfe, The Blue House EP (Undermountain, 2009), is an eclectic collection of modern, guitar-driven folk songs co-produced and recorded by Malachi DeLorenzo (Langhorne Slim). Soon after releasing The Blue House, Henry recorded an album of songs penned by Portland-based writer and satirist Peter Field. Entitled Wolfe Sings Field (Undermountain 2009), the album’s distinctive instrumentation features arrangements for harp and string quartet by the Los Angeles composer Oliwa. Paired with Henry’s hushed renditions of Field’s darkly comic story-songs, the resulting genre might best be described as “gothic-baroque-folk.”
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