Tammerlin-Lee Hunter & Arvid Smith

Tammerlin's fifth collaboration, ?No Small Thing? is an impressive collaboration with a group of very talented players, including Darol Anger, Joe Craven and Byron House. The CD features nine of Hunter's original songs. From the introspective, hook-driven opener ?Autumn Refrain? to the bittersweet title song to the hope-filled closing tune ?The Last Dance?, beautifully arranged by Darol Anger, her writing is stronger than ever-lyrical and intelligent, with melodies that stick in your head.

Smith masterfully handles the instrumental work-fingerstyle and slide- on acoustic and electric six and twelve string, lap steel, melobar and dobro. He also contributes a mesmerizing sitar piece, ?Cross Currents?. Lee and Arvid have always been known for their treatment of traditional songs and this recording is no exception. There's a richly textured reading of ?I Once Loved a Lass?. In contrast is ?Leaves of Life?, a sparse duet where Joe Craven's haunting solo violin illuminates Hunter's vocal. Rounding out the sound are inspired covers of Steve Winwood's ?Can't Find My Way Home? and Coldplay's ?Kingdom Come?. Sing Out Magazine had this to say, "an entertaining excursion from start to finish"!