KAREN LYNNE - CHANGES CD

Release Date: 06-Apr-2006 Cat No: GUM3967 Genre: Australian Country

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CD Changes is the 2006 release from acclaimed Australian country/bluegrass artist Karen Lynne. What a pearler of an album from Karen Lynne. Amidst her excellent solo albums we have already caught her bluegrass influences with the Blue Mountain Rain album from Karen and (Sydney band) Acoustic Shock, but this new release takes the talented Karen to a new dimension. Superbly produced by Rod Mc Cormack and Herm Kovac, this is a truly international album in the class of Alison Krauss and Rhonda Vincent. Crystalline vocals from Karen and a wonderful song selection ranging from traditional bluegrass offerrings like Roses in the Snow to more contemporary ballads like The Healing Kind create a blend that is beautifully balanced. The backing musicians are perfectly complementary to the music - Rod on guitar, Ian Simpson (banjo), James Gillard (double bass), Michel Rose (dobro), Trev Warner (mandolin) and Mick Albeck (fiddles), are as good as it gets, and Rod and James' harmonies are seamless. On an album as complete as this, picking highlights is very difficult, but the first radio single The Circle is Small is special, as is We should only have time for love. If you buy only one album this year, put this on the short list. - review by Rick Jenner - Capital Country News, February 2006