Album Notes

Joe Peters is a singer-songwriter who has released five solo CDs of original music since 1998, and can often be found playing in the Lafayette area, whether solo, as a duo with Linda Hicks, or in the trio Deep & Simple with Linda, and Allison Edberg. Joe’s songs hearken back to a time when young people sought the experience of peace, love and adventure and expressed this search in their music. Also, many of his songs are influenced by oriental philosophies and were written while living and working overseas. Joe’s music has been frequently featured on local music radio programs.

Linda Hicks began her musical journey when she was introduced to the joy of old-time and bluegrass music at the Indiana Fiddlers Gathering. Since that time she has enjoyed songwriting and making music with friends while exploring various music genres. Linda’s songwriting talent and remarkable vocal skills are the feature of her 2007 CD release, In the Corner.

Linda and Joe became musically acquainted a decade ago through the Songwriters Association of Mid-North Indiana (SAMI). Initially, Joe was attracted to Linda’s pure, clear voice and Linda seemed to appreciate Joe’s global perspective as reflected in his songs. When recording his second CD with Lafayette guitar wizard Michael Kelsey, Joe asked Linda to sing one of his songs as a duet with him. A couple of years later, after recording a CD of her own, Joe suggested a musical partnership to promote their recordings through live performances in the Lafayette area. For the past four years, they have performed frequently as a duo, and Linda has appeared more and more prominently on each of Joe’s subsequent three CDs. They are currently working on a joint album due for release sometime in late 2011.

The music these two make together is often times gentle and soothing, to the ear and to the soul. Whether it is an original song of the mundane or the exotic, or a cover of a traditional or contemporary folk song, their performances are engaging as well as entertaining.

For more information, including audio tracks, videos and performance schedules see www.lindahicksmusic.com & http://www.myspace.com/joedaiwarriors.