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Shannon Curfman, who recently moved from her hometown of Fargo to the Twin Cities to be closer to the area's vibrant music scene, has just released her debut album, Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions. On the new album she sings every song, plays lead guitar on most of the cuts and wrote over half of the tunes. During the past year she has opened for such groups as Tab Benoit, Delbert McClinton, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Steve Miller. She has sat in with Jonny Lang and Jeff Healy and has recently spent time in Memphis, writing songs with some of the areas best tunesmiths. Reviewers are calling her "the princess of soul," "a seasoned blues singer," "a real belter, with a big Janis Joplin-like delivery," and "a blues sensation who sings like a legend." Fans are calling her the best new act in the Twin Cities. On top of all this, she has just signed with a major record label (Arista Records). This sounds like a pretty impressive resume for any seasoned blues singer. What's remarkable here, however, is that Shannon has done all of this before she even turned 14. Born July 31, 1985, Shannon Curfman is another of the young blues phenomenon to hit the Twin Cities in the past few years. Singing before she could barely talk, Shannon began playing the guitar when she was 10, saying her biggest overall influence was Jonny Lang, "because he's an amazing musician, and also because he was a young musician just starting to break out. He was the first person I ever saw that played blues. Robert Johnson also made a huge impact on me." Lang also played guitar on several tracks of her new album. Shannon is a fresh young talent with an impressively mature voice. You just have to wonder what she'll be up to by the time she's old enough to drive. Shannon Curfman will also be appearing Friday night at the Canal Park Inn and Sunday night at the Bayfront Blues Saloon, under the tent.
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