Biography

JOANNE RAND
Dubbed "Psychedelic-Folk-Revival", Rand writes "songs that span the human condition." Originally from the Deep South, she has been touring Nationally for over 20 years garnering "praise usually reserved for healers & saints."(-Santa Cruz Good Times). Recently finishing her tenth CD & a BFA in music composition. Her current set includes Avante-garde Apallachian traditionals, orchestral compositions, southern blues rock, all sung in Rand's own inimitable style. Rands composition background is apparent in the rich crafting of these songs. Her compositions have been compared to Aaron Copland. Her voice was dubbed "hair-raising" by poet Gary Snyder.The title of her latest CD, "Snake Oil and Hummingbirds," derives from the medicinal quality of Rand's muse: some goes down easy (Hummingbirds), some stirs & stimulates (Snake Oil).

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Music

Rise
2011
“Through her songs, Rand traverses love, politics, conservation, spirituality and life with a seasoned-to-perfection voice, that, according to Terry Tempest Williams, ‘Opens the doors of creation’.” -Santa Cruz Weekly, 2010
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Snake Oil and Hummingbirds
2009
"Psychedelic-Folk-Revival", "Songs that span the human condition". Avante-garde Appalachian traditionals, orchestral compositions, southern blues rock, all sung in Joanne Rand's own inimitable style. Goes down easy (Hummingbirds), stirs & stimulates (Sna
CD: $15.00 MP3: $13.00
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Where Our Power Lies
2005
Singer songwriter Joanne Rand's style has been described as: "Psychedelic-Folk-Revival" (by producer Stephen Hart), "Acoustic Ritual" (by author Terry Tempest Williams), "Intimate", (by Dirty Linen Magazine), "Power-Fusion-Folk-Rock"
MP3: $15.00 CD: $15.00
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Into the River
2003
Dubbed "Psychedelic-Folk-Revival", with brilliant voice and mastery of guitar and piano, Rand takes listeners on a buoyant, rhyhmic, musical journey, examining family, love, fear, faith and the tragedy of September 11.
MP3: $15.00 CD: $15.00
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Family History
1999
Psychedelic folk revival / acoustic ritual music.
MP3: $9.99 CD: $13.00
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Grant Me Eyes
1997
Acoustic ritual / psychedelic folk revival
MP3: $9.99 CD: $10.00
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