Album Notes

Rhiannon is a vocal artist with a vision of music as a vehicle for healing, transformation, and social change. A vibrant, gifted singer, performance artist, composer, and master teacher, Rhiannon has been bringing her unique and potent blend of jazz, world music, improvisation and storytelling to audiences for over three decades. From her stellar collaborations with Alive!, the all-women’s jazz ensemble to Bobby McFerrin and Voicestra to her ground breaking solo and ensemble performances, Rhiannon enthralls and inspires her audiences. Rhiannon is deeply interested in the healing power of music, and takes her songs and improvisations beyond the realm of clubs and concert halls to one on one sessions in hospice and other settings. The unique body-based vocal improvisation and sound healing process that she teaches internationally is a result of living in these times as an artist on the cutting edge of music and theater. www.rhiannonmusic.com

Rhiannon honors her Great Plains roots in this spectacular vocal collection. On this 1991 release, she focuses on a diversity of material: from the emotionally-charged song-poem Love of the Land about her prairie origins, to the sultry, sensual Swimming Upstream, to a rendition of the traditional Shenandoah which could make you weep. Rhiannon is joined by members of Voicestra, Bobby McFerrin's acclaimed vocal group (of which Rhiannon herself is a member), on the powerful vocal arrangement by Frank Martin, Say a Prayer. This album beautifully showcases the artist's range and style, featuring beautiful, simple instrumentation with Nina Gerber on guitar.