Description
The Whitmore Sisters established their separate musical identities long ago. Bonnie has released four solo albums to critical acclaim and has played with such notables as Hayes Carll, Justin Townes Earle, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Eleanor has one solo record and has performed with Tanya Tucker, Kelly Willis, and Steve Earle. She is most famous as half of the Mastersons (a duo with her husband, Chris).
Bonnie and Eleanor played together when young as part of their family band. Both of their parents are musicians. But the two sisters have maintained their individual careers. The recent pandemic stopped them from touring and provided them with the time and opportunity to work together. The results are outstanding. As its title suggests, Ghost Stories is a hauntingly beautiful record about life after death—the real physical one as well as the end of friendships and love. The sisters wrote nine out of the 11 tracks, with both women providing vocals and Eleanor on violin and Bonnie on bass. Chris Masterson takes on the guitar parts (and produced the record), and Jamie Douglass plays drums and percussion. However, the sister’s voices capture most of the attention. They share what Bonnie called in a recent interview “blood harmonies”, that magic sweet spot that occurs when siblings sing together and create a third voice that’s superior to the individual contributions.
