Patty Loveless, Jim Lauderdale, Sean Barry O'Connor, Rodney Crowell, Ralph and Carter Stanley, Larry Sparks, Ben Folds, Kasey Chambers, Buddy Miller,Aerosmith, Patty Griffin, Terry Eldredge, Alison Kraus, Bob Dylan, Leslie Satcher, George Jones, and Jay Joyce, anything "gut", anything "real".And God, who created the entire cast....
Congratulations on 2008 Grammy win for artist/songwriter/performer Jim Lauderdale! This is the second Grammy Jim's won, both projects included songs that Candace has co-written with Jim, pick it up when you get the chance.
A songwriter and artist with compositions on five Grammy nominated, two Grammy winning projects to date,Candace has just finished in the studio working on a second solo project of self penned songs.
Lending their time and talents to Candace's current the project are Jim Lauderdale, Kenny Vaughn, Jay Joyce, Shad Cobb, Marc Lacuesta, Dave Roe, Pete Finney, Tim Lauer, Jen Gunderman, Randy Kohrs, Jeannie Winn, Jesse Baker, and Darith DeLisle. Give it a listen, and keep checking back for new music.
In the mist surrounding music, there's a plethore of styles going by names like "contemporary","progressive", and "acoustic country",and sometimes they're the best we have to describe the music's nuances.
Candace floats beautifully in that misty cloud, somewhere between solid bluegrass and acoustic country vocals.
"Whose Heart Is This?" is Randolph's polished debut album , with an initial quick listen presenting a , mostly bluegrass sound. Her voice is strong, sometimes gutsy, sometimes gentle, and her lyrics deal with love and broken hearts. A more thorough scrutiny of the liner notes reveals that not only is Candace a prolific songwriter (all ten tracks are originals),but she also plays a mean banjo as well as a commanding lead guitar. And if you're attracted to an album by it's cover,"Whose Heart Is This?" has a beautifully yet tastefully sexy sepia-tone illustration, a real eye-brow raiser.
Many of these songs need only one voice, (Candace's ) to deliver the lyrics.Who needs complex harmonies when you're singing a tender ballad about a painfully broken heart? Ever been lied to by a married man? "I Don't" examines a situation best kept between a woman and her conscience "...I'm not the one who said I do/...you might as well have said I don't). The title track is equally heartbreaking as it quietly ponders a familiar situation we've all experienced once or twice.
Although broken hearts abound, not all songs are slow and sad. "Kentucky boys" pokes fun at our less-than-stellar choices in love (There's a reason why they call it Hazard), yet the cd winds up on a positive note with "Goin' Back To Tennessee", a waltz that reunites two lovers for a happily-ever-after ending. Thank Goodness! There's hope yet for love.
-Julie Koehler
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No worries. I'm not on myspace too much anymore either... just seems like a sea of spamming and adverts. We need to have a paint store music day where we just talk music haha. See ya soon bud!
Thanks so much for coming out to my show last night. Hope you had as much fun as I did! :-) I just wish "you know who" could've been there to see that. Whatever. Big River was fun too! You and I together is nothing but TROUBLE! :-) Love you!
i believe we are gonna go to lonnies tonight and hang out a bit,... if you wanna come out and hang wit us then by all means please, please do come join us,... i will be leaving thursday morn - it seems time just keeps on movin and theres never enough time with the people you wanna hang with.
great show tonight! you sounded awesome and i know im not the only one who thought so,... you had some quite vocal fans who seemed to be smitten with you - incase you didnt notice, haha it was a great time,...see you tomorrow
Drink or Drown at Lonnie's (on West End) THURSDAY night! Buy a cup at the door for $10 and drink draft beer all night long! Join us for some karaoke (and alcoholic) goodness! :-)
hello my dear! i will be in town from like the 12th through the 17th and i hope to get to hang out with you for a little ,.... if you gots some free time to spare wit me let me know and we can do the hang out and speak of songs in the making and i could hear some of yer playin as i aint never heard you play in person. k, okay with you?
Karaoke at Sam's tonight. Come hang out if you're free! The parents will be there too. If not, let's try to do drinks soon. I haven't seen you in many moons.
Thanks 4 the add...
