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Rebecca Hoggan's "Born In East Virginia" is a culmination of her bluegrass and jazz finesse. The CD layers the outstanding musicianship of today's top acoustic players--including Todd Phillips and Darol Anger of Psychograss and Joe Craven of the Dave Grisman Quintet--with Rebecca's own singing and playing. Rebecca composed or arranged seven of the fourteen tracks and drew upon the talents of classic bluegrass and jazz composers for the rest of the material. Sugar Hill recording artist Bryan Sutton claims, "She sounds great! Her playing, especially on 'Big Mon,' is right on. I dig the vocal stylings on 'Autumn Leaves' and the true Virginia soul on 'Shenandoah.'" Rebecca's love for both picking and singing is clear on this CD. Bluegrass Unlimited's Rick Anderson explains, "Hoggan boasts an unusual double threat combination of talents-- exceptional picking skills and a gorgeous voice-- and puts both skillsets to fine use on this album." (August 2002) Recorded and co-produced by Jim Nunally, "Born in East Virginia" was released on Hoggan's independent label, Dixie Hoedown Music. Fans of Alison Krauss, Claire Lynch, and Lynn Morris-- and fans of classic, American music--are sure to love this contemporary bluegrass/Americana album.