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fave it Folky Pop | Modern Folk
11 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Mar 2003
on Anke Summerhill
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:13 Wild Bird's Wing lyrics BUY MP3 04:13 Wild Bird's Wing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:13 Wild Bird's Wing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 Windowsills lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 Windowsills lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 Windowsills
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 Shine On Through lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 Shine On Through lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 Shine On Through
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:21 Some Things lyrics BUY MP3 04:21 Some Things lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:21 Some Things
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:36 If A Day Was An Island lyrics BUY MP3 04:36 If A Day Was An Island lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:36 If A Day Was An Island
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 Like The Water lyrics BUY MP3 04:18 Like The Water lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:18 Like The Water
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 New Year's Resolution lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 New Year's Resolution lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 New Year's Resolution
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Lush, (mostly accoustic) arrangements & infectious melodies -- "Like feng-shui for the Heart" -- Brian Cutean
Bio / Background
"Anke Summerhill's new release, shine on through, is replete with richness, insight, warmth and a tribute to our fragile but triumphant spirit. The music is as soothing as basking on a sun-warmed boulder while the iridescent mist of a waterfall settles over us. We don't feel inundated by its power, simply blessed.
Richly expressed in its wistful quality are a longing, compassion and exploration of relationships. Composed primarily of love songs, with a hearty dose of self-introspection, the work includes a worthy nod to a diversity of styles. Also present, though not as prominently as in her previous CD, The Roots Run Deep, is the sensuous engagement with landscape as comfort, as a bridge or sacred ground where we coincide despite our differences.
Anke has brought back several musicians from Roots, with some added to boot. Most notably is the piano virtuosity of local [ Utah ]performing artist Steve Keen, on piano and accordion.
↓ more ↓His lilting artistry on "If a Day Was An Island," takes me back to the early 70's when Steve graciously swapped piano lessons for macrobiotic cooking sessions.
The album's first cut features John Mock's penny whistle, which functions not so much an instrument of the British Isles but for its plaintive "Wild Bird's" voice. The rich percussion of earlier works is replaced by drum work of John Gardner, the house drummer for the Grand Ole Opry. Harmonies of voices familiar to local acoustophiles (did I make that up?) recorded here then engineered in Nashville, are so well mixed, the voices merge, often almost indistinguishably--not unlike the intimacy between two people that the songs seem to yearn for.
Matt Flinner's banjo & mandolin move jauntily, sometimes evocatively behind many of the melodies, especially emphasizing the playfulness behind the "New Year's Resolution." Here a certain poignancy sometimes suggested in the songs is replaced by a bold declaration: "I don't want to hear about it. Go and tell somebody else." The work resounds with smiles of an artist enjoying herself, the musicians, even the listeners.
Still, compassion and depth reign throughout the songs. Whether expressed in a bluesy way in the title cut or with a jazzy, saxophone-infused questioning in the mysterious "Big House," or while "waiting for wisdom and grace... to scatter the darkness," Anke's lovely talent clearly shines through." ~ Lin Ostler, Catalyst Magazine
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