MP3 Jodi Lynn Berggren - Jodi Lynn Berggren
Fresh but familiar, original but traditional, eclectic but unified: a clear, new voice singing stories over interweaving acoustic instruments.
10 MP3 Songs in this album (42:10) !
Related styles: FOLK: Progressive Folk, COUNTRY: Americana
Details:
Jodi Lynn Berggren conveys shades of personal experience and tells intriguing tales in this unique and compassionate set of songs. Simple guitar strumming sets the pace on many songs, while lyrical trumpet, mandolin, saxophone, viola or marimba lines run alongside and in between her vocals. The influence of a variety of styles of music shows up in her melodies, harmonies, rhythms and instrument choices. Somehow elements of rock, bluegrass, jazz, baroque and pop mix to create a style that is sound and relatable, if unusual. This CD brings together Jodi''s vocal, instrumental and composition abilities with the talents of many Bay Area musicians to form a vital and interesting body of work. Song themes include extraction from a relationship with a self-absorbed person ("It''s Not About You"), a young man''s devoted love for his girlfriend as he goes off to war ("Virginia I") and as he returns ("Virginia II"), and an overwrought mother''s thoughts as she''s up all night with her dying baby son ("Along the Hallway").