Sunday, January 30, 2011

"Quiet Girl" by Jude Johnstone (Folk Artist)

The extremely talented singer/songwriter, Jude Johnstone, releases another brilliant Folk CD, "Quiet Girl." This album is a beautiful collection of songs that fuses together Johnstone's rich vocals with her reflective and melodic lyrics. You will also hear the talents of some special guest artists such as Emmylou Harris and Clarence Clemons. Opening up the album, the title track, "Quiet Girl," reels you in with its charming bouncing beat that swirls around the engaging vocals with a delightful tonality. Another song, "Don't Wake Me Up," offers Johnstone's magnetic vocals singing with a strong and powerful expression as this song has some thought provoking lyrics. Showing a soulful side, the song, "It's Gonna Take a While," has passionate vocals cascading around the bass, guitar, and soft drums with an expressive vitality. If you like superb Folk music riveted with captivating vocals and insightful lyrics then you will thoroughly enjoy the album, "Quiet Girl."

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

"Dancing on the Moon" by Lisa Bell (Rock Artist from Colorado)

Talented singer/songwriter Lisa Bell releases another outstanding CD, "Dancing on the Moon," that is overflowing with a superb blend of Blues, Jazz, and Pop music. Bell takes these genres and creates an album that is sheer entertainment. The opener/title track, ""Dancing on the Moon," grabs you right from the start as Bell's vocals are rich and soulful while the rhythm flows with an expressive groove. The song, "Change is Free," has a Bluesy tonality as Bell sings this catchy melody with refreshing flair. "Stand Up," is a song that moves with a bouncy beat as Bells excellent vocals are complemented by the dynamically balanced instruments. This album offers a hypnotic fusion of finely crafted songs that is well produced. If you like wonderful Blues, Jazz, and Pop music all wrapped up into one CD, then you will really enjoy the excellent album, "Dancing on the Moon."

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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"In My Right Mind" by Mary Beth Cross (Acoustic Artist from Colorado)

The recently released CD, "In My Right Mind," by talented vocalist Mary Beth Cross, is comprised of beautiful Contemporary Folk music. Cross creatively blends her well written original compositions with familiar standards throughout this album. The opener/title track, "In My Right Mind," flows with a nice vibrant energy while Cross sings with a sweet and charming style. Cross takes her roots of living in the country and artistically writes some thought provoking lyrics as you can hear on the song, "Paint the Sky." This song has some nice Country flavors with rootsy instrumentation. Her rendition of the classic song, "Amazing Grace," is quite moving as she sings with a gentle and emotive tonality. You can also hear tones of Celtic ambiance collectively mixed with Country flair on this wonderful song. You will thoroughly enjoy the entertaining collection of Folk songs on the album, "In My Right Mind," especially if you are a fan of Mary Chapin Carpenter.

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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