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fave it Traditional Folk | like Joni
19 tracks | 51 minutes
Released Jun 2003
on Detremental Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:04 I'll Do It lyrics BUY MP3 02:04 I'll Do It lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:04 I'll Do It
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:28 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? lyrics BUY MP3 03:28 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:28 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:41 Better Medicine lyrics BUY MP3 03:41 Better Medicine lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:41 Better Medicine
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:10 Living Souls lyrics BUY MP3 01:10 Living Souls lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:10 Living Souls
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:46 Lullaby of Broadway lyrics BUY MP3 02:46 Lullaby of Broadway lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:46 Lullaby of Broadway
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:30 Don't Let Go lyrics BUY MP3 02:30 Don't Let Go lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:30 Don't Let Go
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:13 Zen Gospel Singing lyrics BUY MP3 03:13 Zen Gospel Singing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:13 Zen Gospel Singing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:17 Oh, Brethren Ain't You Happy? lyrics BUY MP3 02:17 Oh, Brethren Ain't You Happy? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:17 Oh, Brethren Ain't You Happy?
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:34 Soldier, Soldier lyrics BUY MP3 01:34 Soldier, Soldier lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:34 Soldier, Soldier
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:27 Moonglow lyrics BUY MP3 02:27 Moonglow lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:27 Moonglow
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 Mozambique lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 Mozambique lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 Mozambique
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:23 The Last Time I Saw Richard lyrics BUY MP3 04:23 The Last Time I Saw Richard lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:23 The Last Time I Saw Richard
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Tiny Sparrow lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Tiny Sparrow lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Tiny Sparrow
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:01 There is a Ship lyrics FREE 03:01 There is a Ship lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:01 There is a Ship
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:13 Teeny Tiny Sparrow lyrics BUY MP3 01:13 Teeny Tiny Sparrow lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:13 Teeny Tiny Sparrow
Sweet three-part harmonies abound as this folk trio takes the listener on a journey from Shaker to Swing.
Bio / Background
On "Better Medicine" Raison D'Etre(Violet Rae Downey, Vickie Ellis, and Roberta Schultz) display their vocal versatility for three-part settings of Shaker hymns, 60s anthems, swing tunes, traditional folk ballads, and sensitive singer-songwriter renderings. The title cut was written by group member, Roberta Schultz, to express her belief that music is a "better medicine" for what ails the 21st Century.
Backing themselves on guitars, keyboard, light percussion, and mountain dulcimer, Raison D'Etre delivers straight, uplifting three-part arrangements. Chris Philpotts adds soprano sax to the standard, "Moonglow" and to the Great Depression's theme song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" A three-part setting of Joni Mitchell's "The Last Time I Saw Richard," and a gospel-flavored cover of Mark Graham's "Zen Gospel Singing" round out the eclectic flavor of this disc that represents the group's first ten years together.