On Pieces Of Driftwood, New Zealand outsider Maxine Funke collects music from compilations and non-album singles along with new songs for a kind of mini anthology of her quirky folk fare.
Fans of Karen Dalton, Josephine Foster, and surprise will feel right at home in Funke’s sound world that mainly relies on acoustic guitar and vocals for storytelling time but some tracks veer off road into tape cutups and electronic haze (that’s the surprise).
I have a big soft spot for so-called outsider art, which is really art made by people who aren’t trying to swim in the mainstream or anywhere near it which can lead to solitary sounds and unique voices. Maxine Funke happily lives in this world and its a wonderful place to explore.