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NEW REVIEWS, February 2008 "What a marvelous CD, GONE FOR COLORADO! There is nothing lacking. It is everything that defines a folk-western masterpiece. It’s a story project laced with poignant vignettes; a marriage of lyrics and melodies that will stir the heart strings, delivered with a voice that would make the angels jealous. Juni Fisher is unique as a song writer and a master of the craft. Take the time to listen to this CD when it’s perfectly quiet with no distractions. It’s a journey back in time, an emotional experience. For me it was a sacred one. The world of Western Music can thank God for Juni Fisher." "Thanks for the exciting new album!...and I thought "Cowgirlography" would be hard to top! Yes, it's another winner for Juni Fisher..."Gone for Colorado" will certainly be heard regularly on "Early Morning Trails." Maybe this album will show the Grammy folks what WESTERN MUSIC is all about!" Al Kirtl, DJ, Early Morning Trails WRSU FM, New Brunswick, NJ "As a DJ, I look forward to receiving new CD's and to looking for a song here and there that I can play on my show. Margo Metagrano, editor of www.cowboypoetry.com asked if I had the new Juni Fisher CD, and said it was great. I waited for my copy and I was blown away with the music, the story, the stylings, the lyrics, and the way the lilting melodies carried me from happy to sad. My wife PJ was crying over Emma and I understood why. This is a MUST have for everyone's library. I've never received so many phone calls at my radio show. Juni's voice is as lovely as she is and that means it's beyond angelic. A family history that's told by one of the best performers I've ever heard. I predict this CD will win many awards and it should. If you're not a Juni Fisher fan yet you will be." |
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DID YA KNOW... * One of a few female competitors in the 2003 and 2004 OLN Fly Fishing Masters competition. * Crashed a friend's drift boat into a rock on the Little Red River in Arkansas, which increased the value of the boat because of the talk in the flyfishing community. Juni takes the fifth amendment on this one. OH, AND SOME MORE.... Is happily married to a non-musician, and when asked if her husband travels with her, replies "No, he has his OWN job" |
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Other Album Reviews Cowgirlography/ Juni Fisher by O.J. Sikes, Ropeburns Magazine, Western Way Magazine In 2005, The academy of Western Artists awarded Juni Fisher with a Will Rogers Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Later in the year, the Western Music Association presented her with their Crescendo Award. And they hadn't even heard this new, 2006 project, yet! Wait till you hear it! On this CD, Juni demonstrates why she was so deserving of the honors. Her roots are in folk music, so you'll hear some of it's influence in her arrangements and style. But the roots of Western music are also in folk music, so it's a nice fit. For this project, Juni has modified the lyrics and title to "poor Wayfaring Stranger", cowgirl style, to become "Wayfaring Rider." She opens the album with a few bars of it and reprises it at intervals throughout. I love it, and only wish she had sung the song all the way through, but there's plenty more to enjoy. Some of the first and last songs on the disc are about horses, with Juni's own liner notes providing background. As she's done on past projects, she's included some powerful songs like "Remember the Alamo" (her own composition with Lisa Aschmann) and lighter materials as well. Joe Hannah of the Sons of the San Joaquin joins Juni in a beautiful duet, "I Hope She'll Love Me" and she also sings a Jack Hannah-Baxter Black composition, "The West". Tumbleweed Letters/Juni Fisher by O.J. Sikes, Ropeburns Magazine,Western Way Magazine I hear most of the recordings that our genre issues, and it's been a long time since I heard one as interesting and as well-done as this one. It's unique; it's Western all the way, but it's not like any other album I've heard. The sound is predominantly acoustic, but after awhile you don't notice when electrification or percussion comes in. It doesn't really matter. It's all good music. There are 11 cuts, each different, each masterfully arranged and performed. Each depicts a different aspect of the West. There's even one from the perspective of a milk cow, and one from that of a cavalry mule! And Juni's delightful sequel to "Sierry Peakes" is here, too. But on the more serious side, there are several wonderful songs I found captivating, like "The Same River," "I Can't Complain," "Chinaman Jack" and others. My favorite, though, is one titled "Red Velvet Slippers," inspired by Marty Robbins' classic, "El Paso." I've already programmed that one on my internet radio show and I'll bet lots of radio folks will be doing the same! Sideshow Romance/ Juni Fisher by O.J. Sikes, Ropeburns Magazine, Western Way Magazine In case you haven't heard Juni Fisher in concert or you missed her last CD, she has remarkable talents, both as a singer and a songwriter. You get a full dose of both on this new CD! There are 12 songs on this acoustic album, all originals except for a couple of traditional songs that take us back to some of the Irish roots of Western music. But it's her her own compositions that impress me most. One picks up where "Sweet Betsy From Pike" leaves off, but from the perspective of the rooster! Cute lyrics, great melody and rythym, delightful all the way around. Another favorite is a balled called "Blue-eyed Saddle Tramp," and still another is the album's closing track, a wish for a "Well Traveled Trail." There are plenty of others that are sure to please, like the story of Billy the Kid's mother. And whether you know Tom Russell's "Gallo del Cielo" or not, you'll sit on the edge of your seat in anticipation of the ending of Juni's new "Ghost of del Cielo." Her "He'd Be Home By Now" follows the theme of real life for women on the frontier, a theme she's written about before. A refreshing collection, beautifully done. |
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