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Kemp Harris

"Sometimes...I feel like I want to go back...Sometimes." This plaintive haunting lyric sets the tone and establishes the theme of singer songwriter Kemp Harris’ sophomore release, Edenton. This album is both a literal and figurative journey back to Harris’ roots in Edenton, North Carolina, the town where he was born. For Harris, an African-American who left the small-town south for the Northeast decades ago, this is a trip home -- home as a musical foundation steeped in southern gospel and the simple truth of the blues, and as a place where we reflect on our place in the world. In the tradition of such intensely personal albums as Sam Cooke’s Night Beat, the album bears a soul of its own. With almost four decades behind him as a songwriter and performer, Kemp Harris has collaborated with a surprising list of talent

Kemp Harris: Edenton

by David King
September 6, 2007

Singer Kemp Harris is an artist of remarkable depth and talent. Perhaps you recall seeing him as Ben Fowler in the movie Next Stop Wonderland (1998), or you may have seen him in the movie Beacon Hill (2003). As well as doing these movies he has also done voiceover work in a Steven Spielberg production, as ...

Edenton

By Kemp Harris

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2006