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Rain by Katherine Hughes & Collins Trier
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fave it Modern Folk | New Age
12 tracks | 48 minutes
Released Oct 2002
on Northport
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:03 Before the Rain lyrics BUY MP3 05:03 Before the Rain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:03 Before the Rain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 Rhapsody lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 Rhapsody lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 Rhapsody
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:21 I Think of You lyrics BUY MP3 05:21 I Think of You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:21 I Think of You
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 Summer lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 Summer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 Summer
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Solo hammered dulcimer, duo with violin, and added rock rhythm section--two vocal tracks.
Editorial review
Founded and owned by acoustic pianist Bradley Parker-Sparrow, the Chicago-based Southport Records is primarily a jazz label. But Parker-Sparrow started dabbling in non-jazz releases when, in the '90s, he founded a sister label called Northport. Keeping the two labels separate was a wise move on the pianist's part; it allowed him to branch out without hurting Southport's reputation as a Chicago jazz indie. One of the first non-jazz releases that Parker-Sparrow put out on Northport was violinist/singer Katherine Hughes and dulcimer player Collins Trier's Rain, which was recorded in 1994 and 1995 and released in 1996. The music on this CD is for the most part instrumental folk-pop -- Rain has nothing to do with jazz, and that is why Parker-Sparrow released it on Northport instead of Southport. An expressive and charming vocalist, the Chicago-based Hughes sings on "I Think of You" and "Summer" -- both of which are pastoral songs that should appeal to fans of singer/songwriters like Eliza Gilkyson, Mary Fahl, and Sandy Denny. But the rest of the material is instrumental, and Hughes does a lot more violin playing than singing on this album. All of the tunes, however, fall into the folk-pop category, and Hughes is as appealing a violinist as she is a singer. Hughes lays out on some of the tracks; "Rhapsody," "Wish," and "Halloween" are among the Trier pieces that find him playing unaccompanied on the hammered dulcimer (an instrument that has often been heard in Celtic settings). But when Hughes and Trier play together -- which is what they do on most of the CD's 12 tracks -- they enjoy a strong rapport. Rain didn't make Hughes a superstar, nor did it establish Northport as the next Rounder. But the enjoyable disc demonstrated that Parker-Sparrow was quite capable of putting out something other than jazz. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Katherine Hughes and Collins Trier are two very versatile musicians who both write and play together on this CD.
Collins is an accomplished double bassist who has held his position in the orchestra of the Lyric Opera of Chicago for over twenty years. He was introduced to the hammered dulcimer at an early age and has played it and written for it since he was ten. He plays electric bass and sings some background vocals on the CD as well!
Katherine plays the violin and is known in Chicago for performing in many settings and covering many styles of music. She sings on two songs, "I Think of You" and "Summer". "Summer" appears as well on Katherine's new CD, "the four seasons," but in a much different arrangement.