91.9 WFPK presents
AN ACOUSTIC HOLIDAY SHOW WITH OVER THE RHINE & CARRIE NEWCOMER Thursday, December 9, 2021, 8:00pm | The Kentucky Center-Bomhard Theater
OVER THE RHINE 2021 CHRISTMAS TOUR THOUGHTS One December, not long after Over the Rhine began recording and touring, we were invited to perform some seasonal songs on a public radio station in Cincinnati. It was Christmastime and apparently they thought we were up to the task. We worked up a few carols and traditional tunes and Karin even read a poem by Thomas Hardy called, The Oxen. 8
It actually felt really good and conjured up an unusual mix of feelings from childhood: innocence, loss, wonder, joy, sadness. I think we were surprised. People must have tuned into the radio broadcast, because we began receiving inquiries as to whether we had recorded any of our Christmas songs. I don’t think we had considered it at the time, but any young, struggling songwriter is open to the suggestions of the marketplace, and people were persistent.
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