Album Notes

S.J. is, quite simply, the finest voice I have ever heard. I was a fan of hers long before I met her this March, and all of our dastardly plans started with me shyly asking her to play at The Orphan's Tales launch party. We have since become close friends and mutual admirers. Our worlds have merged quite a bit in the last year, culminating in a full album in celebration of The Orphan's Tales, called For the Girl in the Garden. I could say I'm biased in my total love for the music she created, but it has proved itself in live performance -- the thing rocks, I'm telling you. The Orphan's Tales, before it even came out, sprinted through the folkloric cycle, all the way from narrative into song.

--Catherynne M. Valente