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Denver, CO |
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www.ColoradoSandstormMusic.com |
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www.ColoradoSandstormMusic.com |
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Acoustic, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Cowboy, Folk, Humor, Lullabies, Old-time, Pop, Rock, Swing, Western, World Beat, and Children's songs |
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Colorado Sandstorm Music presents "I Wanted to Fly," a 14-song collection of original material by songwriters Sandy Reay, J.J. Fraser, Ernie Martinez, and B.J. Suter. Colorado Sandstorm Music, BMI, is an independent label that represents a select group of outstanding songwriters and songs that will touch your heart and tickle your funny-bone.
Sandy Reay is the Colorado Sandstorm. An award-winning songwriter and songwrting teacher, she works with highly-talented songwriters and musicians to create songs you want to listen to over and over again. 7 of the songs were written by Sandy Reay. 3 were written by Sandy Reay and B.J. Suter, 2 were written by Sandy Reay and J.J. Fraser. 2 were written by Sandy Reay and Ernie Martinez.
The musicians on this CD include Hannah Alkire, Bill Barwick, Jon Chandler, Mike Cleary, J.J. Fraser, Jeff Graves, Timothy Hawkins (Timoteo), Brandy Herbert, Jeff Ingram, Ernie Martinez, Jim Ratts, Sandy Reay, Michi Regier, Peter Schwimmer, B.J. Suter, Bob Turner, Christy Wessler.
Genres include country, pop, blues, bluegrass, old-time, swing, cowboy/western, rock, folk, world-beat, folk and children's songs. Warning: while most instrumentation is acoustic (guitar, mandolin, resophonic guitar, banjo, fiddle, upright bass), this CD includes pedal steel, drums, electric guitar, electric piano, cello, flute and sax (not all on the same song).
From a review by Jon Chandler:
"So, while America tunes in each week to watch extravagant productions aimed at creating flamboyant “stars” who have plenty of moxie but absolutely no soul, there are hundreds of singer/songwriters (if not thousands) who fly under the radar, plying their trade with purity and intelligence. It’s a true pleasure to discover one. Sandy Reay is a fixture in Colorado’s acoustic music scene, playing upright bass and singing in venues ranging from dusty watering holes to elegant amphitheaters. She’s also an exquisite songwriter. Several years ago, she shared the lyrics to a song entitled Sandstorm From Sedona with me, and I was struck by her lyrical integrity and insight. Well, actually I was struck by how fun the lyrics were. When I heard the jazzy-swingy recorded version, I was surprised and delighted at how Sandy had taken a western theme, rejected its minor-chord stereotype and given it a new, intriguing, and yes, purely western aspect. Her vocal is answered by Bill Barwick’s thundering bass warbling, a flute twitters around the edges, and the whole thing works."
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