" Life and Art"
I wouldn't presume to review Tracy Spring's life and art
(at last count she's still in the middle of both), but her new CD
"Life and Art" is done, and it exhibits nearly everything I
love about the Northwest music scene. Tracy's songs are thoughtful
and accessible at the same time, and cover a wide range of basic
human experience. The settings they are given here by Tracy and her
producer Linda Waterfall are sublimely *musical*, done with
intelligence that doesn't point to itself, but breathes life into
every cut. Tracy is a natural born singer whose alto voice is a
wonderful folk and pop instrument, and always under exquisite
control.
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She's surrounded on this disc by a virtual Who's Who of
Northwest musicians, including Ms. Waterfall, Orville
Johnson, honorary Northwesterner Nina Gerber, Cary
Black, Kim Scanlon, John Miller, Janet
Peterson, and The Righteous Mothers. If you could afford
this much talent at this level in Nashville or L.A., you probably
wouldn't be allowed to exhibit this much fun at the same time--this
CD isn't the product of an industry, but of a lovingand supportive
community of musicians. There is a generosity of spirit that shines
through this disc, and not only in the fact that in 13 well crafted
songs you get 51 minutes and 31 seconds of great-souled music. As any
kind of CD I call that a bargain; as a debut, independently produced
CD it's really remarkable."
Bob Franke - Folk Music Digest
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