| I
Wanted to Fly |
country, pop, Americana; a true story
of healing between father & daughter; vocal by Christy
Wessler (2008 Nashville Star Regional Finalist)
compared to Emmylou Harris in her prime |
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| Black
Leather Coat |
rock, pop, Americana; compared favorably to Lyle
Lovett songs |
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| Free Fall |
pop, Americana; triumph of the human spirit inspired
by a James Dickey poem "Falling";
cello by Hannah
Alkire (Acoustic Eidolon);
* Warning: lyrics contain "making
love with the wind" |
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| Already
Gone |
acoustic, country, folk; Johnny Cash
would have loved this song; vocal by Colorado folk icon Bob
Turner (Greenwood County
Singers, The Association, "Everybody's
Talkin' at Me") |
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| Maybe
This Time |
acoustic, folk, country; melodically recalls
Jimmy Buffet's Banana Republics |
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| I'll
Hold You Close |
pop, lullaby, Americana; a love song that causes
women's hearts to flutter; cello by Hannah
Alkire (Acoustic Eidolon) |
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| Red Shoes
|
acoustic, Spanish feel with a twist at the end;
inspired by 'El Guitarista,' a painting by
Justin Bua |
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| State
Line Cafe |
acoustic, singer/songwriter, folk, bluegrass
lite, a true story of small-town America (Note: Sandy
Reay wrote the lyrics before she learned her ex-husband
was one of the engineers mentioned in the song) |
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| One
Lonely Rider |
acoustic, cowboy song with a spooky twist; 3
baritones & a bass sound like a cowboy chorus; harmonies
by Bill
Barwick (Western
Music Association 2009 Male Vocalist of the year) &
Jon Chandler;
narration & harmony by Colorado folk icon Bob
Turner (Greenwood County
Singers, The Association, "Everybody's
Talkin' at Me") |
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| Hitchhiker
|
acoustic, bluegrass, old-timea; borrows a line
from John Stewart's into to July, You're
a Woman (with permission) "With a sign that just
said 'Please'” |
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| Car
Full of Collies |
children, humor; a light-hearted clever song
for the kid in all of us |
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| Black
Creek |
folk, singer-songwriter; borrows a word from
Lyle Lovett "Nashberg" |
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| Whole
Lotta Pain |
12-bar blues with interesting chords, syncopation
& alto sax |
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| Sandstorm
From Sedona |
Western swing meets the Andrews Sister with a
surprise; just for fun; counterpoint vocal by Bill
Barwick (Western
Music Association 2009 Male Vocalist of the year)
* Warning: lyrics contain "God that
man looks good in jeans" |
