Balmorhea drew inspiration for its third album, All Is Wild, All Is Silent (Western Vinyl) from William B. Dewees’ Letters From an Early Settler of Texas to a Friend, published in 1852. This video for “Remembrance” certainly captures the more scenic and rustic qualities of the song, along with a bit of the West Texas mystique that permeates the album.

The local neoclassical instrumentalists also filmed a session for Seattle’s KEXP during SXSW 2009. Watch Balmorhea perform “Coahuila.”

This article appears in April 24 • 2009.

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