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This lady can sing, sing, sing and then sing some more. Plus she plays several instruments on this album like very few have the talent to do. Marion Walsh is as fresh as a new box of Tide. Her new CD is just packed with great music. The production on the CD is excellent and the words to her music will take the listener on a ride of the lifetime. Marion sings with so much conviction she should be convicted for affecting the hearts of all who listen to this new music. A sparkling release from the great country of Canada. American roots-rock finds itself a new obsession in Marion Walsh. Vocally the woman is insanely gifted and when you add to that the talents she possesses on harmonica, guitar, and mandolin, you've got one musical soul that heaven let escape for a little while so we could all enjoy her blessings. Ranging from new country jangles to bouncy folk tunes to Americana's greatest Midwest sounds one would think this came from a Southerner rather than a lady whose closest home to the Mason-Dixon line was Baltimore. Soulful and honest this is an album that plays well in a variety of settings. Listed as "Americana/Roots", which usually means somethin' like Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs, Marion's vocals definitely remind me of bluegrass influenced tunes I used to listen to (over a jug of corn likker) down Kentucky way. That's not necessarily a "bad" thing, at least when the music is performed with the passion Ms. Walsh displays... she has a unique style, & makes it very difficult to pigeonhole her music - which is a good thing! Those (like me) who are used to music that pretty much categorizes itself from the first 8 bars will find a great amount of joy in the songs Marion crafts, & will know (from those first few bars) that she is a truly independent spirit with a real gift for singing & playing about life & the living! I really like this album.... I rate it a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for sensitive/aware listeners of all genre persuasions.
On "Home to Home" Marion Walsh presents some great folk, Americana, country and roots sounds. I liked the variety in themes, moods, and vocal styles as well as the music... ...clearly Walsh is a multi-talented artist...very nice listening..."
Good ol’ girl with a gypsy soul comes in with a homegrown Americana flavored date powered by zesty songwriting that comes right from the heart... Walsh is on to something here and you can feel safe finding out what that is.
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