Jeffrey Martin returned to delight and devastate the audience’s eager ears and hearts with his thoughtful and poetic songs during his show at The Martin Hotel Dec. 5. Once a high school English teacher, Martin turned to writing songs and touring full time, continuing his love of words and stories. Martin has three intensely lyric-driven albums under his belt, two of which were released on the Portland indie-label, Fluff & Gravy Records.
Martin was joined by singer-songwriter Anna Tivel, an Oregon based performer whose newest album is titled ‘Outsiders’. Tivel recently recorded a Tiny Desk concert for NPR.
UP NEXT — The Alash Ensemble-Tuvan Throat Singers will be at the Martin on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. Tuvan throat singing is a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. The Washington Post described their music as “utterly stunning,” quipping that after the performance “audience members picked their jaws up off the floor.”