To Be Still
Reviews
canuck
Reviewed 2009-06-22
Reviewed 2009-06-22
Beautiful, folky, female singer-songwriter material from Nevada City/ Portland. In line with some of the folk-revival singers (Vashanti Bunyan?) or current folk/ freak folk singers (Joanna Newsome or Gillian Welch) with strong, stylized, octave-jumping, vocals. A great voice. Individual songs are good but the album is a bit too much of the same.
-Adrian
My picks: 1, 2, 7 FCC: none detected
1. med-slow, guitar, plenty of pedal steel and strong, octave-jumping vocals.
2. mid tempo. finger-picked guitar and prominent fiddle. Lots of harmony vocals. drums + cello later. pretty song.
3. mid tempo. drenched in pedal steel. light drums + fingerpicked guitar as well. a bit too wandering.
4. mid tempo, with a lilt to it. most vocals, w/ violin flourishes.
5. mid tempo, again with a lilt to it.
6. mid tempo. constant, pensive guitar + violin.
7. slow. plodding drums under vocals with guitar only entering later. mandolin added later. compelling song.
8. mid tempo. finger-picked guitar. dark song with mandolin and piano flourishes.
9. med-fast but subdued. A light and airy song. primarily guitar but also banjo + more.
10. mid tempo. mostly finger-picked guitar and vocals. simple and quite nice.
-Adrian
My picks: 1, 2, 7 FCC: none detected
1. med-slow, guitar, plenty of pedal steel and strong, octave-jumping vocals.
2. mid tempo. finger-picked guitar and prominent fiddle. Lots of harmony vocals. drums + cello later. pretty song.
3. mid tempo. drenched in pedal steel. light drums + fingerpicked guitar as well. a bit too wandering.
4. mid tempo, with a lilt to it. most vocals, w/ violin flourishes.
5. mid tempo, again with a lilt to it.
6. mid tempo. constant, pensive guitar + violin.
7. slow. plodding drums under vocals with guitar only entering later. mandolin added later. compelling song.
8. mid tempo. finger-picked guitar. dark song with mandolin and piano flourishes.
9. med-fast but subdued. A light and airy song. primarily guitar but also banjo + more.
10. mid tempo. mostly finger-picked guitar and vocals. simple and quite nice.
Recent airplay
The Alder Trees
Moon — Apr 30, 2013
White As Diamonds
Happy Hour — Aug 06, 2009
To Be Still
B-Side Sub — Jul 29, 2009
Tatted Lace
in the groove — Jul 23, 2009
Age Old Blue
Jokers Wild — Jul 12, 2009
White As Diamonds
Time Traveler — Jul 10, 2009
Charting
2009-06-07 — 2009-08-09
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 9 | 1 |
| Aug 2 | 1 |
| Jul 26 | 1 |
| Jul 19 | 1 |
| Jul 12 | 1 |
| Jul 5 | 1 |
| Jun 28 | 1 |
| Jun 21 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Dry Grass & Shadows | ||
| 2. | White As Diamonds | ||
| 3. | Age Old Blue | ||
| 4. | To Be Still | ||
| 5. | Take Us Back | ||
| 6. | The Alder Trees | ||
| 7. | My Brambles | ||
| 8. | The Ocean | ||
| 9. | Every Path | ||
| 10. | Tatted Lace | ||
| 11. | Lady Divine |