Wren Cove released its debut EP entitled Trees by Basement Factory Music on Aug. 1. Wren Cove is an instrumental band consists of multi-instrumentalist Andrew Cloninger,a former member of Daniel Bennett Group, and cellist Melissa Davies of the band Cottage Street.
They met in a record studio when Cloninger was recording his first EP in 10 years while Davies came to record the cello parts. This session was the beginning of an interesting musical journey. They hope to bring one-of-a-kind instrumental performances to the Rochester and Finger Lakes region.
Melissa Davies lives in Rochester, NY, with her husband and two children. She is the cellist in the indie rock group Cottage Street Band and enjoys creating art installations and murals. Andrew Cloninger resides in Canandaigua, NY, with his wife and son. He was the primary singer/songwriter in various Americana roots bands as well as the founding guitarist in the Daniel Bennett Group. Over the years Andrew has shared the stage with such acts as Father John Misty, Unwed Sailor, Joy Electric, and jazz great Charlie Hunter.
Opening with cello solo, then transitioned to the combination of cello and drums through a series of electronic static, synth, and guitar melody, the first song of the EP “Wheeler” brought out a powerful energy.
The next song “Douglas” is more tender. Davies’s cello flew out like a continuous running river, and Cloninger’s guitar is adding drops on the river like rain.
Overall, the pieces in the EP conveys a sence of nature. Referring back to its name Trees, the cello is the steady main stream while the guitar and other instruments injected modern enegery into the songs. Their further performances on Sept. 10 at Pollot Gallery in NYC and Oct. 9 at Big aLICe Brewery in Geneva worth expectations.
