The Lowest Pair, a duo who has been together for nearly 10 years, performed their story-filled folk at the Sycamore Sessions on Saturday, September 3.
The duo, which consists of Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee, both play banjo and guitar and switch who plays what throughout the set. The soft sounds of their strings and stunning vocals soothed the audience and was a beautiful way to start the second day of the festival.
They started their set with "Keweenaw Flower," a song from 2016's "Uncertain As It Is Uneven" (Team Love Records) about the upper peninsula of Michigan. They then played “It Wished It Was a Song” off their 2022 collaborative album with Small Town Therapy “Horse Camp” (Delicata Records). They followed with "Morning Light" off 2020's "The Perfect Plan" (Delicata Records) and then "Mason's Trowel" off "Uncertain As It Is Uneven."
Next, the duo played "Rosie" from their 2015 "Sacred Heart Sessions" (Team Love Records) followed by “Chandelier,” another track off “Horse Camp.” Winter and Lee closed out the set with “Couple of Jerks” and “Mount Rainier,” both from “Horse Camp." - Jonah Silverman
SET LIST
1. “Keweenaw Flower” ("Uncertain As It Is Uneven") - 4:49
2. “It Wished it was a Song” ("Horse Camp") - 9:59
3. “Morning Light” (“The Perfect Plan”) - 13:09
4. “Mason's Trowel” (“Uncertain As It Is Uneven”) - 18:28
5. “Rosie” (“Sacred Heart Sessions”) - 21:13
6. "Chandelier" ("Horse Camp") - 28:49
7. "Couple of Jerks" ("Horse Camp") - 31:39
8. "Mount Rainier" ("Horse Camp") - 36:39
The Sycamore Sessions are presented by the Nelsonville Music Festival in collaboration with WOUB Public Media and the Ohio University Scripps College of Communication’s School of Media Arts and Studies. The performances were recorded and produced by Media Arts and Studies students under the supervision of Host and Director Josh Antonuccio and Associate Producers - Director of Photography Andie Walla (Media Arts and Studies Associate Professor of Instruction), Audio Supervisor Adam Rich (WOUB), and WOUB’s Arts and Culture Editor Emily Votaw. All performances took place during the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival, which is a production of Stuart’s Opera House.