Five years and many life changing events have happened since our last Christmas recording. We have lost loved ones and watched in disbelief as our world has been torn apart by natural disasters and man’s inhumanity to his fellow man. So this past spring when our friend and bass player, Alison Prestwood, asked us “when are we going to record another Christmas cd...?” we thought, what better way to heal our souls than to bring our extended musical family together again this Christmas. As the music began to unfold, clearly, the fruits of the spirit; love, joy, peace, patience, faithfulness, gentleness, goodness, kindness and self control were woven through the music and lyric, like the threads of a tapestry, blending the talents of all those involved into a beautiful mosaic of God’s love, “The Gift of Christmas.”
Anticipation and joy fill our hearts as family and friends gather to celebrate Christmas together, because truly, “At Christmas the Heart Goes Home.” We are both honored and grateful that you may choose to bring a part of us into your home for this very special time of year. May the love and peace of Christ be with you always. Kim & Lana
Lana Puckett: vocals
Kim Person: acoustic & high strung guitars, autoharp & vocals
Heartfelt thanks to our angel band, we would not have wanted to do this without you!
Catherine Styron: acoustic piano
Kerry Marx: electric guitar
John Gardner: drums & percussion
Andrea Zonn: viola & violin
Alison Prestwood: electric & fretless bass
Brian Wood: acoustic & high strung guitars
Jim Hoke: tenor & soprano sax, clarinet & flute
Pam Rose: harmony vocal arrangements, harmony vocals & synth pad
Jill Colucci: harmony vocals
Mary Ann Kennedy: harmony vocals, mandolin & sleigh bells
Meredith Strange-Boston: narration
4 time Kerrville New Folk Finalists, Lana Puckett and Kim Person are known for their award-winning songwriting, heartfelt vocals, precision harmonies and intricate guitar work. Music critic Monette Austin (The Daily Press) described their music as songs “written in the Key of Life, and although their songs speak of ordinary things it’s the way they put them together that is gaining them national recognition.”
Lana and Kim had each enjoyed successful individual careers as performing artists before their journey as a duo began in 1981. They teamed up after winning the top country vocalist award in the American Songwriter/Columbia Recording Artist Search. With this accomplishment under their belts, they began co-writing and formed their own record label, Cimirron/Rainbird Records.
When Lana & Kim began writing and producing their own music they quickly realized they would have to travel in order to get their music heard and expand their fan base. These travels have taken them on several US cross-country tours performing at coffeehouses, house concerts, clubs, and most of the well known singer/songwriter folk festivals in the country. It was at the 1993 Kerrville New Folk Competition that singer/songwriter artist Steve Gillette (Darcy Farrow, John Denver; Unto Us This Night, Garth Brooks) first heard their music. Several years later, at another songwriting event, Steve
approached Lana & Kim about recording their song “Cornstalk Pony” for his recording “Texas to Tennessee.”
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