Glory Hope is a touching homage to the life story of Gloria Montoya Esperanza, as told by her son, Rolf Klausener. Quite the Mother's Day present! To keep with the theme, Rolf did a lot of research on Smithsonian recordings of 50s Honduran Folk Music and West Indian rhythms during the writing of this album. Based on interviews recorded in 2006 and recorded over 9 months, the sometimes haunting, sometimes exuberant tones of the album follow both hope and tragedy in Montoya's native Honduras - a mother dying in childbirth, flash floods, an abusive father - and an ultimately life-affirming move to Montreal in the 1970s.
Following their recent trip to Austin, the band will return to North America once again at the dates below:
11-Apr - Montreal, QC - Zoobizarre (w/ Torngat)
20-Apr - Ottawa, ONT - The Manx (solo show)
23-Apr - Cleveland, OH - Case Western University w/Fiery Furnaces
24-Apr - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio - w/ Le Loup
25-Apr - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
26-Apr - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
27-Apr - Madison, WI - Cafe Montmartre
29-Apr - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
30-Apr - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
01-May - Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight
02-May - Philadelphia, PA - Khyber
03-May - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
04-May - Brooklyn, NY - Sound Fix (instore)
06-May - NYC, NY - Mercury Lounge - w/ Cave Singers & Love as Laughter
07-May- Boston, NY - Great Scott
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