if it’s background music you’re after, we’d like to suggest the mall. Kathleen and Frenchie perform songs to listen to – music that will have you put down your fork, pat your knee to the beat, share a smile with your date and really concentrate on the lyrics. The harmonies are so beautiful you’d swear the two are sisters. Frenchie – who is also a skilled guitarist – offers a sweet folk sound that’s a perfect complement to Kathleen’s strong vocals that range from soulful blues to a sexy growl.
The music choice is a mix of tunes you grew up on, like their bring-down-the-house version of Landslide to Folsom Prison and a rousing Proud Mary that’s become their signature song. But Kathleen and Frenchie also do contemporary pieces in their own style, turning Kings of Leon’s Use Somebody into a ballad of raw emotion and longing. And isn’t that what music is all about?