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「新碟」Caroline Herring -- Golden Apples of the Sun

[size=3]    Intro：Set for release on October 27, 2009 through Signature Sounds, Caroline Herring's fourth album Golden Apples of the Sun is her most intimate and mature to date. Combining haunting originals with some surprising new takes on old standards, Herring has created an album that at once recalls the folk heyday of the 1960s and 70s while also sounding entirely fresh and new.

Caroline Herring Releases Fourth Album Golden Apples of the Sun on October 27th
New Collection of Songs Is A Strikingly Intimate Follow-Up To Critically Acclaimed Lantana

Nashville, Tenn. – Set for release on October 27, 2009 through Signature Sounds, Caroline Herring’s fourth album Golden Apples of the Sun is her most intimate and mature to date. Combining haunting originals with some surprising new takes on old standards, Herring has created an album that at once recalls the folk heyday of the 1960s and 70s while also sounding entirely fresh and new.

Herring has built a name for herself by crafting in-depth story songs, with critics continually describing her work as “timeless”, “pure”, “graceful” and “powerful.” Her last release, Lantana, was named by National Public Radio as one of the “Top Ten Best Folk Albums for 2008.” While critics and fans have long praised the purity and complexity of her voice, drawing comparisons to Joan Baez and Kate Wolf, the vocal performances on Golden Apples of the Sun are as comfortable and intimate as any Herring has produced. It is the most true to stage release of her career, and Herring gives credit to producer David "Goody" Goodrich, who crafted the stripped-down sound in the Signature Sounds studio in Connecticut. Armed primarily with just her guitar and live vocals, the finished product has all the marks of a fully developed artist and performer.

Emboldened by the critical acclaim of her recent work, Herring continues to create what Vintage Guitar has called “musical tapestries full of dark landscapes, bittersweet images, and otherworldly moments.” As usual, Herring draws inspiration from a wide range of sources. The album’s lead song Tales of the Islander is vintage Herring, an inspired and inspirational paean to the Gulf Coast folk artist Walter Anderson and the closing track, The Great Unknown, takes off from a passage from Dante’s Inferno. Yet Herring also includes beautifully crafted, intimate songs such as The Dozens and Abuelita drawn from her personal experience.

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Perhaps the most unexpected aspect of the new album, however, is the tribute Herring pays to the iconic female songwriters and singers who influenced her. Herring’s work has always been identified with the traditions of her native South, yet on Golden Apples of the Sun Herring filters the sounds and inspiration of Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins through her own distinctive musical sensibilities.

Long-time Herring fans are sure to appreciate her evocative interpretations of Mitchell's "Cactus Tree" as well as the traditional bluegrass tune "Long Black Veil" and the blues classic "See See Rider." Herring also tackles “True Colors,” a song made famous by Cyndi Lauper, giving a newfound strength and directness to the pop song. These choices may seem like strange bedfellows on paper, but filtered through Herring’s sensibility – stark, elegant, and bittersweet – they settle in exquisitely alongside her original compositions. Sonically unguarded and daringly intimate, Golden Apples of the Sun continues a creative evolution that has solidified Herring as musician of consistent depth and resonance.

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Singer/songwriter Caroline Herring grew up in Mississippi, but made a name for herself in Austin, TX, where she began lighting up the music scene. Her debut album, Twilight, released toward the end of 2001, earned her Best New Artist honors in the Austin American-Statesman. In a town stocked with rookie musical talent, she also took home the same title at the Austin Chronicle-sponsored Austin Music Awards (held during the annual South by Southwest festival).

Herring attended Ole Miss and, upon graduation, hooked up with the Oxford, MS, bluegrass outfit the Sincere Ramblers, in which she sang and played guitar and mandolin. During the '90s, the Ramblers hosted the local Thacker Mountain Radio Show, which was broadcast from a used bookstore. Through her involvement with these ventures, Herring was able to meet and play with such Americana notables as Gillian Welch, Peter Rowan, the Bottle Rockets, and Blue Mountain. Herring moved to Austin to pursue a doctorate in American studies in 1999. A year full of frequent performances with Billy and Bryn Bright (who had played with Rowan in the Texas Trio) led to a deal with Houston's Blue Corn Records, which released Twilight. Rowan and veteran player Lloyd Maines appear on the album.

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[color=Blue][b]Track List：

1 Tales of the Islander
2 A Turn Upon the Hill
3 True Colors
4 Long Black Veil
5 The Dozens
6 See See Rider
7 Cactus Tree
8 Abuelita
9 A Little Bit of Mercy
10 Song of the Wandering Aengus
11 The Great Unknown
12 The Wild Rose[/b][/color]

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Artist：Caroline Herring  Recommend：The Dozens
Release Date：2009.10.27  Genre：Country/Indie folk/Acoustic
Label：Signature Sounds  Website：Website / MySpace
Album：Golden Apples of the Sun  Quality/File Size：256K/85MB

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八错，好久没听这种民谣了。歌手是美国的？刚第一首歌还以为是爱尔兰呢。