2008-03-14
Sally Barris has been known more as a writer for other singers, mostly country (e.g. Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Ann Womack), but this is her third CD and the one poised to give her the attention, thanks to a marriage of her country style with a Celtic flair. The merger of these approaches on a number of these songs inches her closer to Alison Krauss, with a little Kate Rusby thrown in for good measure. The country-Celtic mix is heard on the best of this set, on songs like "Huntington River" (#2), "My Love Loves the Ocean" (#3) and "Tears of Joy" (#11). Stuart Duncan's fiddle is the key ingredient in all three. 03/08 MJVD F-Alt Country
SOUTHSSIDE JOHNNY & THE POOR FOOLS
SONGS FROM THE BARN
RUTHIE AND THE WRANGLERS
AMERICANA EXPRESS
Pure Prairie League
All In Good Time
Dan Mills
Something Good
BIG LEG EMMA
The Color Of Wind
Weyes Blood
Front Row Seat To Earth
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