This CD is a wonderful piece of audible art.  Throughout this recording, the members of this band show incredible talent and versitility.  Defying categorization, the songs range from folk-inspired, to rock-like, to soothing ballad.  My favorite song on this album is "Precious," which has a lovely set of harmonies in the chorus.  The entire album is great, and you'll find yourself listening to it over and over, then singing it in your head when you turn it off.  I give it 5 stars.
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This is an album written by a Christian women. They are songs which you probably won't hear on your popular Christian radio station.That's a compliment. The songs are in the folk/bluegrass genre, not the over-polished play it on the radio type. That makes the album real, and honest. Kimberly uses a lot of words, but they are all quite easy to hear amongst the varied instrumentation. And there is a part of each song which will stick to you. So, beware of giving this a serious listen. You'll come away wanting to "Sing down the Ozark Mountains", or "go to a quiet place where the mist hangs over the water." "Why you wanna leave a good thing." 
The dulcimer and fiddle are quite good, but I think it is the lyrics and arrangements which make this group of songs by Kimberly McMartin Newland easy to get into. I don't usually buy "Christian" albums, but this is not a Christian album. It is an album done by a Christian.
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It is awesome. Praise God that there are still Christians
to make music worth listing to.
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There is so much to like about this debut album, it's hard to know where to start.  The opening notes of the first song, "Blessed Defeat," make a promise that this album is many cuts above your run-of-the-mill Christian music, and then the rest of the album delivers on that promise.  Kimberly Newland's voice travels seemingly effortlessly up and down the scales, occasionally calling to mind this singer or that one, but always infused with an expression of character that claims her sound as wholly her own.  The harmonies blend to perfection.  The band uses some unique instruments, and the music (sometimes rocking, sometimes folk, sometimes even a little country-gospel) is very complex and interesting. The lyrics will blow you away.  Some of my favorite songs are "Precious," "I'm Gonna Fly," "These Hands," "A Quiet Place," "When the Truth Finally Shines," and "The Love of God."  There isn't a false note in this album, though, and every song offers some new insight to contemplate and a melody to enjoy.  I only wish music this good got air-play more often.  If you're looking for really good music in the lyrical tradition of Rich Mullins or Sara Groves or Carolyn Arends, the vocal tradition of Jewel or Alison Krauss, I think you'll really like this group.
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