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Fine, fine music

Wayne Lobb | Sudbury, MA United States | 03/09/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Intimate, pure, unaffected, calm. Traditional and modern melodies, one by Erica, plus a surprising duet. Like a small and varied exhibition of black and white photos, each executed with transcendent care, each with passion right at the surface or just below. Fine, fine music, and great promise. If you like the mp3 downloads then you'll like the whole album."

Coffeehouse Folk

Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 06/14/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Erica Smith's debut CD from 2001 is a folk music gem that hearkens back to the folk era of the early 1960s when Bob Dylan, Eric Von Schmidt & Peter, Paul & Mary did gigs at coffeehouses. Although other musicians guest on the disc, it is predominately Erica's guitar and unadorned voice singing songs in a traditional folk style. She sings Greg Brown's "Driftless" with a forlorn wistfulness that brings out the beauty of the simple melody and lovely lyric, "Let us cry all of our tears, cry them all out now; Let them flow down & clean all the rivers; And the evening sky is the reason why I'm going driftless." Rebecca Hall's "Come Around" sparkles with Smith's tender touch. "No More, My Lord" is a gospel tune with Alison Kelley on harmonies in a vocal rendering of spiritual dedication to doing the will of God. Erica wrote "Love You All the Way," a sweet melody & lyric that articulates romantic devotion. The CD concludes with Gillian Welch & David Rawling's "By the Mark." With only eight tracks, this independent recording is short & sweet. It is well worth exploring for fans of the traditional folk sound. Enjoy!"

Simple and graceful

Lee Armstrong | 12/11/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I like this record. It reminds me of Judy Collins and Joan Baez. I listen to it a lot and the whole family enjoys it."