This superbly crafted recording with lush, full instrumentaion and strong, clear vocals both surprises and delights.

13 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, FOLK: Political Folk



Details:
Long-simmered songs by an award-winning singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, "a piece of it all" is pure Americana.

Mountain and hammered dulcimers join guitar, mandolin, piano, bass, percussion, Hammond organ, mandolin and more to provide the best settings for these songs, composed over a 30-year period.

Produced by Ken Whiteley, at Pyramid Records in Toronto, Ontaria, recorded and mixed by Nicolas Tjielios, Steveâ¨is assisted by some very talented musicians who have garnered acclaim for both their live and session performances:

George Koller (bass)
Brad Hart (drumkit, djembe, congas)
Anne Lindsay (fiddle/violin)
Chris Whiteley (trumpet, blues harp)
Eve Goldberg (backing vocals)
Ken Whiteley (6 and 12-string acoustic, classical and electric guitars, piano, Hammond organ, mandolin, mandola, accordian, backing vocals and shipâs bell.

âThis superbly crafted recording with its lush, full instrumentation and strong, clear vocals both surprised and delights. Long time fans encounter a maturing artist. First time listeners will be fans before the final chord fades away.
Each song stands on its own, whole and complete. Put together with the other 12 that join it here, each is a piece of a marvelous whole that aesthetically pleases and culturally challenges. As you take this journey into the artistâs soul, you will encounter yourself, standing at the intersection of your own life and todayâs culture. What will you find when you look around there?â
âfrom Jim Pierceâs liner notes

Taste the different flavors of each piece:

Blues-flavored:
#3 porch swinginâ; #12 careless love; #13 set your back (to the setting sun)

Tender/thoughtful:
#7 thereâs nothing like the sound of a woman; #10 didnât know i was lost;
#11 sad

Toe-tapping: #1 a ship may be safe;
#4 war is sweet; #12 careless love; #8 who am i?; #9 rock on rock; #13 set your back (to the setting sun)

Political folk/thought-provoking:
#2 i miss America; #4 war is sweet;
#5 i said nothing

Inspiring:
#1 ship may be safe; #6 beauty in the world; #8 who am i?; #9 rock on rock; #13 set your back (to the setting sun)