2007 – Remington Road Records

Partners in marriage for over twenty four years, professional musicians for longer than that, Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore are just now starting on another journey – that of a performing duo. [inset side=right]The intimacy of one voice and one guitar showcases Mollie’s spot on inflections, phrasings and nuances that bring to mind the great jazz and blues singers.[/inset]The release of their new live cd, 900 Baseline, in June 2007 is proof that working couples can make beautiful music together. Blues,vintage roots covers and gorgeous ballads all get the Mollie and Rich treatment – just one voice and one guitar covering the whole range of great America music.

Mollie O’Brien is simply one of the best interpreters of American music. She has built a loyal national and international following with both her solo career and her collaborations with brother Tim O’Brien. She has performed and recorded with a virtual who’s who of modern acoustic music including Chris Thile, Jerry Douglas, Todd Phillips, Nina Gerber, Sally Van Meter, Scott Nygaard and many, many more.

Now Mollie’s unleashing her secret weapon – her husband and guitarist Rich Moore. Thro[inset side=left]Rich’s fills and interludes are so attentive that the end result is a pure distillation, a richer, deeper interpretation of the song for the song’s sake.[/inset]ughout their married lives whenever Mollie toured she’d leave Rich and the kids at home. Rich would run the house, feed the kids and work a day job. Somehow during all that time he managed to get up early in the mornings and practice guitar and bass and get ready for whatever the next local gig was – playing bass for songwriter Celeste Krenz or Pete Wernick’s Flexigrass or backing up the legendaryTom Paxton on guitar.

Well, the kids are grown and the good news is that Rich and Mollie are out on their own – just the two of them. And the new CD, 900 Baseline, is an eclectic live collection that proves the wait was worth it. The intimacy of one voice and one guitar showcases Mollie’s spot on inflections, phrasings and nuances that bring to mind the great jazz and blues singers. Rich’s fills and interludes are so attentive that the end result is a pure distillation, a richer, deeper interpretation of the song for the song’s sake. It is such a hand in glove feel that it sounds as if it’s just one being making all this music.

Excellent musicianship, great material and humor – Mollie and Rich are in synch and you know it. It’s a partnership that’s fun to watch and delicious to hear.