Tracy Grammer Albums - Book of Sparrows, Flower of Avalon, Drum Hat Buddha, When I Go, Seven Is the Number, Tanglewood Tree, the Verdant Mile (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Book of Sparrows, Flower of Avalon, Drum Hat Buddha, When I Go, Seven Is the Number, Tanglewood Tree, the Verdant Mile. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Book of Sparrows - The seven compositions are all covers from highly acclaimed writer/performers and many of the songs have themes of love and loss. These include titles by established artists such as Paul Simon's "April, Come She Will," and Tom Russell's "Blue Wing." There are also songs by artists who are relative newcomers to the folk scene, like David Francey's "The Waking Hour." Kate Power's "Travis John" tells the story of Corporal Travis John Bradach-Nall, one of the first soldiers from Power's home state of Oregon to die in the Iraq War. Also, notable are the two songs by her former partner, the late Dave Carter. "Lord of the Buffalo" is a previously unreleased song, and this version of "Gypsy Rose" has been described as a "slower more reflective" take than the one that appeared on her previous album. Reviewers have noted that Grammer does make each of these songs her own. Writing for MusicMatters Review Michael Devlin sums the album up stating, "Each song has a lingering beauty that makes this a book of unique creations that all fly in a similar direction. Well-done in every way " Kevin McCarthy outlines the albums themes as follows: "Longing for difference yet also connectedness, for independence but not separateness, wishing at times to be someone or somewhere else, with harmony just maybe over the next rise." A couple of writers while giving favorable reviews of this EP seem to express an even greater anticipation for a full-release from Grammer to follow-up on 2005's Flower of Avalon. ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=17525126