Coffeeshop Conversations #11: Pilar French brings her guitanjo to the coffeeshop

February 12, 2015 Jessica Black in 2012, singer/songwriter Pilar French described herself thus: I guess I'm just somebody... a thoughtful, philosophical person. I think about life a lot. Life is kind of a struggle, but [there are] joyful experiences as well, and we just adapt to the changing environments. nyone who has heard her songs or talked with her knows how true that is. The 2012 interview was around her last album Deliver. She's not quite ready to release her new album. She'll tell you why in our conversation. She brought a new friend with her to World Cup Coffee and Tea at NW 18th and Glisan, where we do these things. It's a guitanjo. Kind of the Prius of musical instruments. A banjo body with a guitar neck. When she told me about it, I thought we had to hear it. And that's what we did. She kicked off our Conversation with a song which will end up on her next album.