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Orpheum Bell : Pretty As You
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"Country and Eastern" • ". . . the album has about as panoramic a take on old time folk music as one could hope to have: the band experiments successfully with traditions as disparate as bluegrass, klezmer music, vocal jazz, even off-kilter rural stomps.”
Genre: Country: Americana
Release Date: 2007
Pretty As You Record Label: Orpheum Bell
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Pretty as You 3:11 $0.99
Mama Waits 4:55 $0.99
Rabbit Field 4:46 $0.99
Two Over Ten 3:59 $0.99
Midnight Terms 6:09 $0.99
Motor in the Weeds 2:56 $0.99
Lucinda's Lament 4:39 $0.99
Something From Above 2:41 $0.99
Metropolitan Waltz 2:17 $0.99
Feel Like a Million 4:11 $0.99
Slowly, Betty Pulls Ahead 5:03 $0.99
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Album Notes

Dear Orpheum Bell,

I do wonder what to call your music - I grew up in Snyder, Oklahoma, where my father played "cowboy" music on the radio loudspeaker each Saturday from dawn to midnight. I heard hints of that - plus some bluegrass?

I went to school in Mississippi, near New Orleans and loved visits to Beale Street. I studied piano/saxophone with a pretty pure classical background, and grew up dancing away every night every chance I got to big band music. And I heard a little of each from you.

As you can see - the pleasure lingers on.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Wright

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REVIEWS

this all the time...
author: Michael S
I really like this album a lot. found it on a limb or a whim and haven\'t lost sight of it sense. I like the Eastern European influence - perhaps because I\'ve spent a lot of time there and appreciate their musical sensibilities (tending toward a melodic chaos with some sorrow, spite and poetry). look forward to seeing them live - please come play in Portland Oregon!
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Pretty As You
author: Paul Alma
I first heard Orpheum Bell at Farm Fest 08. What a treat to be able to experience them live. That being said, I knew this band was fantastic. I normally do not listen to this style of music, but the talent and composition of these musicians is phenomenal. I highly recommend this album to all. I also anticipate the following album. This album was a GREAT BUY!
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gorgeous mix of great and novel styles
author: Mike
I'm not music savvy, but even I recognize a well balanced, experimental collection that appeals to my toe tapping sensabilities as well as my pensive appreciation.
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