When Mitzi Cowell sits in with a band on stage, she doesn't need to take the spotlight at center stage.  Soon it becomes apparent that playing guitar so well has gained Mitzi alot of fans, pleasing them always with the drive and passion she brings to her performances.  Just as Mitzi reserves some of her best performances on stage to those fleeting, chancy and intuitive opportunities to wow her listeners, her talent is showcased in Ways and Means. On track after track Mitzi reminds us that songwriting and musical performance are dependent on experience and passion in a musician who is comfortable in the live venue.  With each original composition she provides the heat, drive and structure to reveal her vocal and instrumental talent.  In the process Mitzi convinces us of the power of her lyrics, delivered in the free and intuitive style of her art.
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I absolutely love Mitzi's '33', and I was a little worried her new album might be a disappointment, but her new album is even better! I am totally in love with it. It is so totally passionate and heart-felt, while it has a musicial depth you very rarely find, even in the classic albums of the past. And everything still has this rootsy bluesy honesty at its base, so the appeal is instant. There is not one note that I don't immediately 'get'. Mitzi, your new album totally blew me away and I will be playing it a lot, probably even more than '33'!
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