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SouthWind?s material has origins ranging from sea chanteys and Irish drinking songs to early American folk and blues, and incorporates styles ranging from romantic ballads to bluegrass (some have termed their style "folkgrass"). Their harmonic vocal arrangements are supported by Don?s strong rhythm guitar style, Frank?s intricate guitar riffs, and Ed?s folk/bluegrass banjo work. The CD Every Now & Then is a great tour through SouthWind?s varied landscape. You think you have troubles? The bouncy "Worried Man Lament" will make you feel a lot better! "Reuben James" and "Remember the Alamo" are rousing, heartfelt testimonials to past American heroes, while "Leaving Home" is a hard-driving adaptation of an old story that is just plain fun. "Rivers of Texas" is a captivating old cowboy song of love gained and lost, as is the haunting "Colorado Trail". The defiant "Greenback Dollar" and the melancholy "Poverty Hill" give two further perspectives of the American experience. From the old-time delta-bluesy "Make Me a Pallet" to the traditional bluegrass standard "Georgia Stockade Blues", stopping along the way at a sea chantey ("Away Rio") and variants of songs dating back to the 1700?s ("Blow the Candles Out", "The Escape of Old John Webb", "Hangman"), there is something here for a broad range of musical preferences, styles, and moods. Special mention for a special song: Frank wrote the title track "Every Now and Then" specifically for this CD. Starting with references to SouthWind's background as pre-adolescent folksingers and ending with a truism of life, the song contains special meaning for the group, as it undoubtedly will for many others.