TWO NEW RECORDINGS!
Molly has been very busy making music this year. Check out the new CD from Half Way Home: http://www.tullglazener.com/Half_Way_Home.htm.
Reds & Blues is a collection of 18 traditional and contemporary tunes that feature Molly on both mountain and hammer dulcimers as well as her singing. Molly's friends round out the recording with skillful musicianship and beautiful harmonies.
Molly's Friends:
Janey Robertson on banjo, mountain dulcimer and vocals
Kathy Leigh Arnold on guitar and vocals
Tom Arnold on guitar and vocals
Steve Seifert on mountain dulcimer
Jerry Rockwell on mountain dulcimer and guitar
Phil Stirgwolt on guitar
Sonny Stevens on bass
Song Titles:
1. Red Rocking Chair (6.6MB) *
2. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (4.6MB) *
3. Little Birdie
4. The Bluebird Song
5. Redwing / June Apple
6. My Carolina Home / Carolina Moon
7. How Can I Keep From Singing
8. Pretty Maid Milking a Cow (4.5MB) *
9. Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
10. Music in My Mother's House
11. The Storms are on the Ocean
12. Eight More Miles To Louisville
13. Tell My Ma / Britches Full of Stitches
14. Shepherd's Wife Waltz / Star of County Down
15. Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane
16. A World Without Love
17. Built For Comfort
18. Kangaroo Calypso / Carnaval en Margarita
* These are fairly large, high-quality mp3s (encoded at 192kbps), so they might take quite a while to download on a dial-up connection to the internet. Thanks for your patience.
Reds & Blues: Send $15 tax included, plus $2 shipping per CD to 4302 Kinloch Rd. Louisville, KY 40223
Here's what Tull Glazener had to say about Reds & Blues when he first got his hands on a fresh copy:
I picked up a "hot off the presses" copy of Molly McCormack Freibert's new CD entitled "Reds & Blues" at the Southern Ohio Dulcimer Festival last weekend - and I've not stopped listening to it yet! With all the summer construction projects going on here in Indianapolis this time of year, it's actually been a pleasure getting stuck in some of the monumentous traffic snarl-ups, because it gives me more time to listen to and even sing along with Molly and friends.
Many of know you Molly as one of the "mainstays" of the Louisville Dulcimer Society. She is also a much sought-after instructor and performer, so you may have seen/heard her at such festivals as Kentucky Music Week, the Augusta Heritage Festival in Elkins, WV, the String-A-Long festival in Wisconsin, or countless others throughout the mid-west and south.
Molly is a multi-instrumentalist, and this album reflects that as she performs on mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, guitar, and pennywhistle (sometimes simultaneously, through the magic of "multi-tracking"!). For you mt. dulcimer "purists", never fear - this recording features your favorite instrument prominently on nearly all of the 18 cuts.
Molly is equally well known for her clear, sweet vocals, and as you listen, you can't help but be drawn in, and you will quickly find yourself tapping your toes and singing along (be careful if you listen while you are driving!).
Molly's friends include long-time musical compatriots and fellow Louisville-area musicians Janey Robertson (mt. dulcimer, banjo, and vocals), Kathy Leigh Arnold (guitar and vocals), and Tom Arnold (guitar and vocals). In addition, she is joined on a number of the cuts by a couple of the dulcimer world's best-known talents, Jerry Rockwell (mt. dulcimer and guitar), and Steve Seifert (mt. dulcimer). Sonny Stevens adds bass on a number of cuts, and recording engineer Phil Stirgwolt does double duty as a guitarist on a number of cuts.
Molly likes nothing better than getting together with a group of musicians to play and harmonize, and the listener feels like an invited guest at one of those sessions. The joy of making music with friends is what this album is all about, and the pristine recording quality captures that perfectly.
The tunes range from traditional (Red Rocking Chair, Little Birdie, Redwing, June Apple) to "old-time" and country standards (Walkin' Cane, Storms Are On the Ocean, Carolina Moon, 8 More Miles to Louisville), to "steamy blues" (Built for Comfort), gospel (How Can I Keep From Singing), and contemporary (Music in My Mother's House). There's even a set of calyspo/reggae tunes included (Kangaroo Calypso and Carnaval en Margarita).
My favorite cut seems to change each time I listen, but I've hit the "repeat" button more than a few times to listen to her achingly beautiful rendition of the Lennon-McCartney ballad "World Without Love".
Molly will be teaching/performing at a number of festivals in the coming months, but don't wait until then to get your own copy of this wonderful recording! You can contact her directly at: Molly McCormack Freibert c/o Singing Cat Productions 4302 Kinloch Rd. Louisville, KY 40207
Standard disclaimer: no financial interest, no small animals were harmed in the making of this announcement, keep arms and hands completely inside until the vehicle comes to a complete stop, yada yada yada ... ;-)
Cheers, --Tull
Tull Glazener www.tullglazener.com Indianapolis, IN
Neal Walters review of Reds and Blues from the Dulcimer Players News November 2003-January 2004 issue:
"Molly McCormack's new CD, Reds and Blues, should be high on many people's shopping lists this fall. She gets expert help from Kathy Leigh and Tom Arnold, Steve Seifert, Jerry Rockwell, Phil Stirgwolt, Sonny Stevens and Janey Robertson, but Molly shines through. Molly has always been able to make people's feet move but it took her a while to make them cry as easily. She's now fully qualified in both areas. Tunes include Red Rocking Chair, When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again, Little Birdie, The Bluebird Song, and How Can I Keep From Singing."