When’s the last time you felt a song in your bones? Not just heard it, but felt it? Mike Craver (Red Clay Ramblers) calls Volatile Baby “just plain spooky.” Carlene Carter calls singer Gina Stewart her “soul sister”, and American Music Belgium named “Traveling Light” one of the top 10 CD’s of 2007.
Producer Don Dixon (REM, “Murmur”) discovered Volatile Baby in Charlotte, NC. Four sophisticated songwriters, singing about dreams and devils and ghosts,
With bone chilling harmonies…Mary London, DJ, calls them “breath-taking”….Brian Dukes, Fayetteville Observer, says “a gorgeous exercise in beautiful harmonies and soul-searching writing”…and RAM MAGAZINE says…”5 out of 5 stars.”
Sounds Like
Volatile Baby - 'Blue Lights'
Directed by Joanne Hock Cinematography by Nicole Lobell..
In the words of veteran producer Don Dixon, Volatile Baby sounds like The Carter Family & The Roches decided to team up and record a bunch of newly discovered Gram Parsons songs.
Volatile Baby is the love child of three semi-southern artists: Gina Stewart, Brenda Gambill and Allison Modafferi. Gina, songwriter, actress and composer for the theatre; Brenda, a songwriter, violinist and percussionist from The Doubting Thomas Band; and theatre director and pianist Allison Modafferi are creating a musical landscape that pushes traditional boundaries and pulls at the listener.
Volatile Baby's new release, Traveling Light is available in May, 2006. Guest musicians include Carlene Carter, daughter of June Carter Cash, Jim Brock, former drummer for Kathy Mattea, Don Dixon and Wayne Jernigan.
Don Dixon (REM) produced their first full length CD and describes the band best: Volatile Baby builds on the grand tradition of female vocal groups while adding their own ingenuity, spirit, instrumental prowess, and joy. Their inimitable chemistry shines through their songs live and in the studio.
Backroads is the new release featuring David Childers and The Modern Don Juans, Irwin Bostian, Don Dixon and Carlene Carter. The songs were recorded at Reflection Sound Studio, Charlotte, NC-2007. Bob Engel and Gina Stewart produced and engineered the cd with additional assistance by Mike Pepe. The songs were basically recorded live with all the musicians sitting in a circle fashion, a style which we all agreed would honor this stunning tribute to the traditional country songs of Ola Belle Reed and The Carter Family.
Traveling Light and Backroads may be found online at www.cdbaby.com and i-tunes!
photo credits on site: kat starcher, daniel coston, stephanie mccarson, greg lilley, chris english, tony elwood
Gina, Brenda, Allison: THAT was a blast! The energy was so great from all the fans you brought out on a great Friday nite. I got a huge kick out of Matt O having to peak in from the window!!!
Squonk Opera will be in your neck of the woods soon with its roast/toast of your fair town in a little show we call… Charlotte: The Opera!
Our show is not exactly ‘opera’, but a multi-media live concert that weaves music, video projections, props and puppets. To see more of what we do, check out our website at http://www. squonkopera. org.
Charlotte : The Opera will include amazing Charlotte dance groups, your 2-time National Champ Slam Poets and lots of video interviews with your fellow citizens.
Shows are at the McGlohon Theatre: Friday, November 21 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 22 at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 23 at 3:00 p.m.
I was already bummed that I was going to be out of town when The Rescues play here in November, and then yesterday I noticed that y'all are on the bill, too, so now I'm twice as bummed. I hate that I'm going to miss it, but I hope it goes wonderfully :)Best wishes, ladies!
We (Electroboys) have just added all our new songs to our profile, and it would be great if maybe you wanted to check them out. Yeah! Maybe not quite up your alley, but anyway. We're constantly changing.
New Record "Mitchell Williams Fo Govena" featuring Erik Lawrence of the Levon Helm Band- out today on Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, and on JuniorLeagueBand. com. Tour to boot! cheers, Junior League Band
You ladies were fabulous! Ok, so I only got to hear one song before heading out on the route, but it was amazing and I continue to receive praises on your show from our cyclists. I can't wait to hear you again soon and look forward to listening to a few more songs...ok, a lot! Thanks again ladies!
Hello Beautiful Ladies! I saw this and it made me think of you. I will come see and hear y'all in October. I hope life is full and each of you are brimming with joy and laughter.
So, I was walking out of the grocery store Sunday when I glanced over at the free magazines and saw familiar faces, so I grabbed a copy of Charlotte Woman and checked out the feature – awesome! Glad to see you ladies getting some press like that, particularly since when I called them earlier this year and asked if they ever did anything involving the women of the local music scene, they said, "That's not the direction we want to go in. " Looks like you changed their minds :) Congrats!
