Come Away With Me By Norah Jones
Buy Mountain Stage: Norah Jones
It is not just the timbre of Norah Jones’s voice that is mature beyond her years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognizable, blending shades of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Any way you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with.
New from Norah Jones: Little Broken Hearts
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Mountain Stage: Vince Gill
Guitar Slinger is the follow-up to Vince Gill’s critically acclaimed four-CD, 43-song box set, These Days, which was certified platinum, won the 2006 Grammy for Best Country Album and received an overall Grammy Album of the Year
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Mountain Stage: Kathy Mattea
Grammy winner and environmental activist Kathy Mattea, known for classic hits such as “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” has dreamed quietly about one day recording an album like Coal. Raised near Charleston, West Virginia, her childhood was steeped in the Appalachian culture and her mining heritage is thick: both of her parents grew up in coal camps, her grandfathers were miners and her mother worked for the local UMWA. But the songs on Coal are more than just mining songs. Mattea says she wanted to pay tribute to “my place and my people.”
The idea for Coal began to gel during the Sago Mine Disaster, which killed twelve WV miners in 2006. “I knew the time was right,” says Mattea. “I think there’s a mystery there. Somewhere in my DNA, there’s my great-grandmother singing, my grandma, and my people singing through me, with me.” Singer, songs, producer and pickers have come together flawlessly to form Coal, a career record for Mattea and a great gift for music lovers.
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Come Away with Me by Norah Jones
After her performance, host Larry Groce told the audience, “I don’t think you have to be a genius to predict big things for this singer.” Just one year later, Come Away With Me had sold over 10 million copies and Jones was posing for photos with an armload of Grammy awards, among them Best New Artist and Album of the Year trophies.
Backed by her own band, Jones performed six songs from Come Away With Me, including the title track, as well as “Don’t Know Why,”
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Bright Morning Star by The Wailin’ Jennys
Features A Prairie Home Companion regular Heather Masse
Bright Morning Stars is a sparkling collection of heart-filled songs that speak to the world around us and the heavens above. The album takes its name from a traditional tune that The Jennys cover—a beautiful a capella tune about the passing of loved ones. Like this ethereal title track, many of the songs are about searching for what has been lost, whether it’s a once-whole heart, a lover gone or family that is far away. From the soulful pop of “Swing Low Sail High” to the gut-busting gospel of “Storm Comin’” to the sultry jazz of “Cherry Blossom Love,” the album sparkles with a light and energy that is “guaranteed to soothe your soul with its unique blend of earthy passion and heartfelt compassion” (Creem). Even amidst songs about loss, there is a quiet elation underpinning the album and is present in such tracks as “Bird Song” (a fan favorite with lyrics co-written by Heather Masse and Nicky Mehta), giving hope and courage to weary souls and broken hearts.
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