Gideon Freudmann

Banking Left

(Gadfly 204)

This cellist/singer/songwriter is nothing if not left-of-center. With influences leaning from classical to pop to '60s to psychedelic to do-wop and more, Freudmann delivers both craftsmanship and punch on this debut release.

Classically trained, Freudmann has spent years honing his writing and performing. Since the mid-'80s he has recorded songs and instrumentals solo and with various accompanists (Fruedmann and John Kruth released an album under the name Raging Peasants). He has also done hundreds of shows on the college and coffeehouse circuits, opening for such diverse acts as Patty Larkin, They Might Be Giants, and Richard Thompson.