Album Notes

The music I listen to and have been influenced by ranges from 60's rock bands like the Beatles and the Stones to blues artists such as Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Eric Clapton, and Ray Charles. I'm also a big fan of Sheryl Crow, Chris Isaak, and Lyle Lovett - to name a few. My family is originally from Tennessee and so I have an affinity for Appalachian music and country artists like Emmylou Harris and Patty Griffin. Throw in my love for black gospel music and spirituals and you could say my influences are widely varied! As a result, my music reflects that variety - some songs have a definite bluesiness to them, others have more of a pop/rock sound while still others lean towards contemporary folk. The feedback I've gotten from people is that they like the variety of moods and styles and feel like they can go to different places and times within a single CD experience.

I like to write about things that are important to me but not every song is biographical. Many of my songs are spiritual in nature without being religious. I often write from the place of being a woman in today's world, emerging from all the social and familial programming that has limited women - I guess you could say I write about the process of getting free. Of course there are a few heartbreak songs as well, because that is the nature of life, and without forgiveness there can be no freedom.

Please take a moment to listen to a few songs and see if my music speaks to you and thanks again for checking me out!