Chris Acker - Odd Ordinary & Otherwise - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Odd, Ordinary & Otherwise,' the third full-length record from New Orleans country-folk songsmith Chris Acker, is a collection of songs brimming with true tales, eloquent songwriting, and fearless honesty. During his decade-long songwriting career, Chris has explored musical terrain tread by contemporary folk music's greatest champions Prine, Dylan, Guthrie, etc. With 'Odd, Ordinary & Otherwise,' Acker has forged an unmistakable lyrical style that's truly his own, containing more reverence than reference to those who came before him. The songs of O-O-O are equally as influenced by months of isolation during COVID quarantine as they are by Chris' place in the New Orleans dancehall and busking communities in years previous. The album's thirteen tracks flow gracefully from introspective, quiet tunes worthy of the modern Folk Music cannon, to downright barn burners ready for the dancehall and all the space in between. Acker's creative response to the heartbreak and anxiety that defined the year 2020 is primarily one full of life. The vividly painted scenes and stories that define the record are his and no one else's. Paired with his signature pop sensibility, playful and sometimes humorous language, and a professional sonic presentation, 'Odd, Ordinary & Otherwise' is a compelling record that merits close investigation.

Traditional / Wimberly / Mcgraths - Celtic Psalms, Vol. 1 ''The Psalms Set'' [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/12/2017

One of Cincinnati's most critically lauded Folk singer-songwriters, Chris Collier's music is a testament to good songwriting, unafraid of being nakedly introspective and heart-touchingly pure and real. Besides releasing several CD's to praiseful local press and earning numerous local award-show nominations, Collier was a 2006 Cincinnati Entertainment Award nominee for BEST Singer-Songwriter. Her most recent CD , Over Twenty, was recognized as one of the regions Top 10 releases of 2006 by the Cincinnati Post. Also noteworthy, Collier toured the country as part of the 'Four Corners of Folk' tour in 2001.