Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Eric Leckbee – Songbird

What a delight to hear some spoken word. Eric Leckbee’s “Songbird” is an elegantly told story of a young man brought face to face with his two greatest fears. Throughout the piece we are there with the storyteller as he tells his tale. We can picture ourselves on the streets of the lower Haight. We can feel our blood pulsing as the girl in the story says “serenade me.” At which point, the storyteller breaks into song, seemingly spontaneously. The story takes on new heights at that point. He faces his fears head on. I applaud the storyteller’s confidence in telling the story and laying down his tender side for the audience to see. His cadences,  pacing, and tone are all well placed. One should be able to sit down, listen and be taken out of their shoes for six minutes while listening to “Songbird.” The experience is an uncommon one these days, but one that is delivered eloquently by this artist.