Coral Cadman's cool, jazzy vocals are a revelation.  Her distinctive style contains echoes of Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, and Diana Krall ... but Cadman is thoroughly original.  She sounds like nobody else.  Her natural musicality is alive in every note she sings.  Great songwriter, too.  Her tunes are a fresh, mesmerizing synthesis of jazz, acoustic rock, world music ... and something else, something indefinable & entirely her own.  Cadman is also a sly, engaging storyteller.  Each track of String of Pearls spins a tale of essential wisdom and crystal-clear insight.  The overall effect of the CD is that of a wonderfully tuneful clarion call beckoning us back to ourselves ... and to each other.  Listening to it made me feel like maybe all is right with the world after all.  Highly recommended!
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String of Pearls is a collection of extremely well composed and produced songs about growing up and coping with a tough world. And yet, the response to all this hardness doesn't succumb to bitterness and anger. Instead, the refrain is one of hope and inner strength. There is a stalwart kind of wisdom in the lyrics; the music will stay with you all day. The voice is strong and carries the words and their meaning extremely well, but is also simultaneously gentle in its delivery in a comfortable, endearing way. The personality of the artist comes through like someone you'd like to have a drink with at an outside cafe by the sea...and just listen. This CD is well worth the price...the music will stay with you all day long, and beyond. If you need a lift or just a good friend, buy String of Pearls today.
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