Settle Down

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Flora Reed is among a new generation of artists forging their way up through the ranks of the singer songwriter world; twenty-somethings who are coming up on the heels of Patty Griffin, Suzanne Vega, and Aimee Mann. Flora’s songs are fiercely written poetics that hint at the unknowable in all of us--not merely delivered, but sung with a voice that can softly lilt as well as it can confidently roar. Couple this with Flora’s evocative, attention demanding lyrics, and you have an artist who brings an irresistible mix to the world of independent music.

Born in Japan, and raised in the D.C. suburb of Alexandria, Virginia, Flora grew up surrounded by the music that her father loved- western baroque and classical Indian music. But, it was while exploring his old reel-to-reel collection that she discovered Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Simon and Garfunkel. As her schoolmates listened to New Kids on the Block, Flora attempted to untangle the meaning in songs such as "A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall" and "Bird on a Wire." She moved back to Japan at age ten, to Germany at twelve, and then back to the States to finish high school and begin college in Maryland. She always sang, but didn't pick up the guitar until her final year of high school. It was at St. Mary's College that she began her musical career.

Flora quickly became a campus favorite, with a devoted fan base; playing frequently at coffeehouses and other student events. Upon graduation Flora headed for Northampton, Massachusetts, where she immersed herself in a part of the country brimming with a vibrant acoustic scene. Her first few years in Northampton found her working simultaneously for artist management, a record label, the Iron Horse Music Hall, and as a music publicist.

All the while, Flora’s true passion is making her own music. Her debut CD SETTLE DOWN, has been long in the making but well worth the wait.

Album Description
From the album’s effervescent keyboard and drum driven opener "Flowers At My Feet" to the gentle acoustic guitar and cello of "Beloved" (based on the Toni Morrison novel of the same name), SETTLE DOWN is a set of songs filled with drifting melodies that are as passionate as they are delicate. Flora’s sound evokes acclaimed artists such as Beth Orton and Lisa Germano; artists who create sublimely urgent songs that are hard to categorize yet so easy to fall in love with. Lyrically, the songs are impressionistic yet literate, with plenty of room for the listener to walk around and take away whatever meanings resonate with them. With her first CD, Flora Reed will surprise you with the perfect blend of sparkling pop and evocative mood pieces. SETTLE DOWN debuts the voice of a new and distinctly true artist.

Settle Down, Music, Flora Reed, The voice of a new and distinctly true artist-- sublime and beautifully literate songs that are as passionate as they are delicate. A must have for fans of Suzanne Vega, Aimee Mann, and Lisa Germano.
Tales Around the Hearth
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • EXCELLENT!!!
 Tales Around the Hearth
Heather Forest
Manufacturer: A Gentle Wind
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JPEO
Release Date: 1999-02-15

Tracks:

  1. The Mitten
  2. Rabbit's Hole
  3. House on the Hill
  4. Try Try Again
  5. The Lion and the Mouse
  6. The Turnip
  7. The Town and Country Mouse
  8. The Boy Who Cried Wolf
  9. The Crow and the Pitcher
  10. The Grandfather Clock
  11. The Cap My Mother Made for me

Album Description

These are refreshing new versions of stories your family knows and loves. Settle down comfortably and sing along with the simple values of hearth, home and helping hands as favorite stories like The Mitten, The Lion and the Mouse and The Boy Who Cried Wolf are retold in a gentle musical style. Heather's use of positive themes and satisfying conclusions makes this recording a family favorite. "Tales Around the Hearth" includes Aesop's fables and tales from Russia, Sweden, Norway & Africa as well as a few Heather Forest originals. Positive themes etc Ages 3-8.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!!.......1999-07-25

I let my children listen to this all the time. My son just adores the stories and songs. Her voice is just incerdible.
Settle Down City
Average customer rating: 0 out of 5 stars
  • The Lizard lover would want you to have this!
  • buy it now
 Settle Down City
Young Widows
Manufacturer: Jade Tree
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000HA4WNE
Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

  1. Settle Down City
  2. Almost Dead Beat
  3. Glad He Ate Her
  4. Small Talk
  5. Formererer
  6. Bruised Knees
  7. Mirror Fucker
  8. The Charmers
  9. New Forest
  10. The First Half
  11. We Don't Know

Album Description

The three members of Young Widows emerged from the dissolution of Breather Resist with a new vision steeped in dark, brooding grooves and moody post-punk. From the reverb-drenched inspiration of Regulator Watts/Hoover to the bass and drums lock-groove perfected by Shellac and The Jesus Lizard, Young Widows gladly wear influences on their sleeve. The signature inventive guitar work is at its peak here, while the rhythm section lays down syrup-thick grooves, recalling The Melvins, Karp, and Nirvana as well as British post-punk a la Gang Of Four. Eleven songs of hypnotic, heavy, noise-rock anthems.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Lizard lover would want you to have this!.......2007-02-23

It's about time. If your a Jesus Lizard fan then thank these Young Widows for spilling your insides out. I'm curious to see if these guys can keep it up. It's flesh off the bone. Give a lick.

5 out of 5 stars buy it now.......2006-11-21

this is super aggressive, meaty, loud, pounding sonic annihilation based on heavy drumming heavily distorted bass, and chunky/and at times angular guitars. Reminds me of jesus lizard, shellac, and few other touch and go and dischord acts of the 90's. This is some serious stuff. brutal record of the year from a brand new band. Stand out's include tracks 1,2,5,7,8,9. this is serious.
Watch Your Step
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great, obscure old Berlin!
 Watch Your Step
Cast Recording
Manufacturer: Original Cast Record
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QZM9
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Watch Your Step
  3. What Is Love
  4. Let's Go Round The Town
  5. Come To The Land Of The Argentine
  6. I Gotta Go Back To Texas
  7. Bird Of Paradise
  8. Lock Me In Your Harem
  9. They Follow Me Around
  10. I Love To Have The Boys Around Me
  11. When I Discovered You
  12. Show Us How To Do The Fox Trot
  13. I'm A Dancing Teacher Now
  14. Syncopated Walk
  15. Lead Me To Love
  16. I Hate You
  17. Metropolitan Nights
  18. Opera Medley
  19. Homeward Bound
  20. Move Over
  21. Settle Down In A One Horse Town
  22. Simple Melody - Old Fashioned Wedding - Your Just In Love
  23. Encore - Simple Melody
  24. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great, obscure old Berlin!.......2002-08-07

As a cast member on this album, I'm a little bit biased, but it's this is really a chance to get a listen to some really fabulous Berlin. This is Berlin's first Broadway show and has some great gems like "Have the Boys Around Me" and a bunch of great catchy tunes. It's a wide mix of Berlin and if you're a big fan, it's a great chance to hear him in still somewhat developmental stages. A couple songs from this show were later re-worked and put into other shows. It's also has a great feel for the period and shows the influences around the time he was writing: opera (Opera Melody), cowboys (I Gotta Go Back to Texas) and Hawaii (Honolulu Girls). It's a keeper!

Also on this CD is a great tribute to Berlin's counterpoint tunes. It's a mix of all three of the greats: Simple Melody, Old Fashioned Wedding, and Just in Love. Sung individually and then all three together! You won't get that anywhere else.
Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 1
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    		Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 1
    Irving Berlin
    Manufacturer: Pearl
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005RKQR
    Release Date: 2002-02-26

    Tracks:

    1. The Jolly Bachelors: That Beautiful Rag
    2. Ziegfeld Follies Of 1911: Woodman, Spare That Tree
    3. Everybody's Doing It: Everybody's Doing It Now
    4. Hullo Ragtime: Hitchy Koo
    5. Hullo Ragtime: Snooky Ookums
    6. Hullo Ragtime: Alexander's Ragtime Band
    7. Watch Your Step: I've Gotta Go Back To Texas
    8. Watch Your Step: Settle Down In A One-Horse Town
    9. Watch Your Step: The Syncopated Walk
    10. Watch Your Step: My Bird Of Paradise
    11. Watch Your Step: Show Us How To Do The Fox Trot
    12. Watch Your Step: The Simple Melody
    13. Watch Your Step: The Always Follow Me Around
    14. Watch Your Step: Discoveries
    15. Watch Your Step: The Minstrel Parade
    16. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Beautiful Honolulu
    17. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): England Every Time For Me
    18. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Teach Me To Love
    19. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love To Dance
    20. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): The Girl On The Magazine
    21. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love A Piano
    22. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Until I Fell In Love With You
    23. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Father Wanted Me To Learn A Trade
    24. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Take Off A Little Bit
    Come on and Hear
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      		Come on and Hear

      Manufacturer: Original Cast Record
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00004RD4V
      Release Date: 2000-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Everybody's Doing It Now
      2. That's How I Love You
      3. When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam'
      4. Move Over
      5. Simple Melody
      6. At The Devil's Ball (First Version)
      7. At The Devil's Ball (Final Version)
      8. The Girl On The Magazine Cover
      9. Alexander's Ragtime Band
      10. When It Rains, Sweetheart, When It Rains
      11. Settle Down In A One Horse Town
      12. Ragtime Violin/That Mysterious Rag/The International Rag
      13. If All The Girls I Knew Were Like You
      14. Stop! Look! Listen!
      15. I Want To Go Back To Michigan (Down On The Farm)
      16. That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune
      17. Ragtime Soldier Man
      18. The Apple Tree And The Bumble Bee
      19. Spring And Fall
      20. I Love A Piano
      21. They've Got Me Doing It Now
      Settle Down
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Gorgeous Cool
      • Sleeper hit
      • Great! Great! Great!
      • Almost Undescribable
      		 Settle Down

      Manufacturer: Soft Alarm Music
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00006JLRA
      Release Date: 2002-09-17

      Tracks:

      1. Flowers At My Feet
      2. Wake Up Laughing
      3. Settle Down
      4. Happiness Is
      5. Beloved
      6. Mutter
      7. Just Ask
      8. Sweetly Said
      9. Calm What Was
      10. Who Brought You Down
      11. Joga

      Album Description

      From the album's effervescent keyboard and drum driven opener "Flowers At My Feet" to the gentle acoustic guitar and cello of "Beloved" (based on the Toni Morrison novel of the same name), SETTLE DOWN is a set of songs filled with drifting melodies that are as passionate as they are delicate. Flora's sound evokes acclaimed artists such as Beth Orton and Lisa Germano; artists who create sublimely urgent songs that are hard to categorize yet so easy to fall in love with. Lyrically, the songs are impressionistic yet literate, with plenty of room for the listener to walk around and take away whatever meanings resonate with them. With her first CD, Flora Reed will surprise you with the perfect blend of sparkling pop and evocative mood pieces. SETTLE DOWN debuts the voice of a new and distinctly true artist.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Cool.......2004-07-11

      Flora's voice haunts and jams. This stuff is music to walk through the air on. It's got smart and lovely (out the wazoo) lyrics with really mesmerizing and intimate pop verve. "Settle Down", "Flowers at My Feet", and her amazing version of Bjork's "Joga" are the immediately amazing tracks. The rest are deeply cool ... the whole album gets better every time I listen. I want more.

      4 out of 5 stars Sleeper hit.......2003-01-10

      I picked up this album soley because it was produced by Dave Chalfant (of the Nields) since I had yet to hear of Flora.

      At first listen I was not dissappointed. There is something about her voice that is strangely attractive in a moth to a flame kind of way. You can't help but be enveloped by her voice and her songs.

      Nearly everyone I've played this for asks who this is and comments on how much they like it. Granted the first cut, "Flowers at my feet" has the most alternative radio (best term I can think of) kind of appeal but the rest of disc is still catchy.

      Lyrically Flora is clearly accomplished if not somewhat heady. She goes for depth rather than breadth in her lyrics which are more like poetry than your average neo folk tune.

      This disc is definitely worth your time.

      5 out of 5 stars Great! Great! Great!.......2002-09-26

      I bought this CD when Flora played an opening set in Boston, where I fell in love with her voice and lyrics.
      I've been playing this CD every day since and highly recommend it!!

      5 out of 5 stars Almost Undescribable.......2002-09-24

      A beautiful compilation of songs that seriously reach out and touch your heart. You won't be able to stop listening or get the songs out of your head. I haven't come across a CD as good as this in a while. It's so real, so personal, and so inspiring... it's almost undescribable.
      The Life and Works of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A fascinating look at a tortured genius
      		 The Life and Works of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
      Antoni Wit , Gerhard Markson , Kenneth Jean , Michael Halasz , Ondrej Lenard , Philippe Entremont , Stefan Sanderling , CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra , National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland , National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio and Television , National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine , Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra , Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra , Wiener Kammerorchester , Bernd Glemser , Oxana Yablonskaya , Takako Nishizaki , and Vladimir Grishko
      Manufacturer: Naxos
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000669V2
      Release Date: 2002-07-16

      Tracks:

      1. Tchaikovsky In Early Childhood
      2. Music: Glinka: Overature To A Life For The Tsar
      3. Enforced Separation From His Mother
      4. Music: Tchaikovsky: Dumka, Op. 59
      5. Death Of His Mother
      6. Music: Reverie Du Soir
      7. Early Manhood: The Spendthrift Civil Servant
      8. Music: Minuet From Mozartina
      9. Dismissive Opinions Of Other Composers
      10. Music: The Storm
      11. Journey To A Breakdown
      12. Music: First Symphony
      13. Abortive Engagement
      14. The Advent Of Balakirev
      15. Music: Romeo And Juliet
      16. Travels And A Wounded Friendship
      17. Music: First Piano Concerto

      Tracks:

      1. Reforming The Ballet
      2. Music: The Rose Adagio From The Sleeping Beauty
      3. Bizet's Carmen Has A Major Effect On Tchaikovsky's Music
      4. Music: Francesca Da Rimini
      5. A Compositional Paradox
      6. Music: Rococo Variations
      7. The Struggle Of Despair And Hope: He Decides To Marry
      8. Music: The Tempest
      9. The Advent Of Nadezhda Von Meck
      10. Music: The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
      11. The Disastrous Road To Matrimony
      12. Music: Romeo And Juliet
      13. Marriage, Trauma, And A Fairy Tale Annuity
      14. Letter To Mme Von Meck
      15. Music: Romeo And Juliet

      Tracks:

      1. Recorvery And Creativity
      2. Music: Fourth Symphony
      3. The Creation Of His Favorite Opera
      4. Music: Lensky's Aria From Eugene Onegin
      5. The Return To Compositional Health
      6. Music: Violin Concerto In D
      7. He Experiences Distressing Relapses
      8. Music: Capriccio Italien
      9. Psychological Disturbances And A Long Fallow Period
      10. Music: Piano Trio In A Minor
      11. Sufferings For Mme Von Meck; He Decides To Settle Down
      12. Music: Manfred Symphony
      13. Conducting Tours And Domestic Bliss
      14. Music: Fifth Symphony
      15. More Conducting Tours, And A Working Holiday In Italy
      16. Music: Souvenir De Florence

      Tracks:

      1. The Rift With Mme Von Meck
      2. Music: Sixth Symphony (Second Movement)
      3. His Obsession With 'Bob' Davydov; Adventures In America
      4. Music: Fifth Symphony
      5. Further American Adventures
      6. A Trip To Niagara
      7. Music: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker)
      8. A Darker Episode
      9. Music: Voyevode
      10. Portrait Of A Conductor
      11. A Hero's Return
      12. Music: Sixth Symphony
      13. The Mystery Surrounding His Death
      14. Music: First Piano Concerto

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A fascinating look at a tortured genius.......2002-08-21

      Naxos continues to do a wonderful job with its "Life and Works" series. Quite some time ago, we had a Life/Works of Mozart, one of Chopin and then two more, Liszt and Beethoven. he latter are even better packaged than are the earlier sets, with a thick booklet that offers us essays on the historical background, the position of the composer in his time, a look at the major works, a listening plan, recommended readings, personalities, a calendar of the artist's life, a glossary, and a discography. This booklet is worth the price of the set alone.

      Now we have two more entries in this amazing series, again written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann: "Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky" (8.558036-39) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 5 min. and "Johann Sebastian Bach" (8.558051-54) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 34 minutes. (Please see my comments on the Bach set on its webpage.)

      Was there ever a sadder composer than Tchaikovsky? Siepmann practically introduces us to the child in his cradle and covers his 53 or so years of torment over his music, his sexuality, his impossibly hopeless marriage his strange relationship with Mme von Meck, and above all his music.


      To make the recording more vivid, the producers have assigned professional actors the roles of the composer himself (Malcolm Sinclair), the women in his life (Karen Archer and Teresa Gallagher) and the men (Stephen Thorne and David Timson). There are many music examples (drawn, of course, from Naxos recordings), some of them considerably longer than necessary. For example, the "Sugar Plum Fairy" is heard at length to represent all of the "Nutcracker" score when several shorter samplings would have served the purpose better. But this has been true for the entire series, and perhaps the producers will rethink this aspect.
      Sleepytime Serende
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Sleepytime Serende
        Linda Schrade
        Manufacturer: A Gentle Wind
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Celtic | International | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B00008BFSY
        Release Date: 2000-01-15

        Tracks:

        1. Countin' To Nothin' At All (by Randy Wilson)
        2. Pony Man by (by G. Lightfoot)
        3. Bed Time (Traditional)
        4. Cradle Song (Brahm's Lullabye)
        5. Our Baby (Traditional)
        6. All Through The Night (Traditional)
        7. Cinnamon Bay (by Sarah Pirtle)
        8. Kind Of A Day (by Sarah Pirtle)
        9. Hush Little Baby (Traditional)
        10. Kitty Alone (Traditional)
        11. To Babyland (Traditional)
        12. Shadowtown (by Paul Strausman)
        13. Lullabye Firefly (by Sarah Pirtle)
        14. Golden Slumbers (Traditional)
        15. Stay Awake (by Sherman and Sherman)
        Settle Down/dune Sea
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Settle Down/dune Sea
          The Unbelievable Truth
          Manufacturer: Virgin
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000LXV2RG
          Settle Down
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Settle Down

            Manufacturer: Steve Carson Band
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000CAH7B8
            Release Date: 2004-09-21

            Music Album:

            1. Ship to Shore [Import]
            2. Smiley and the Lovedawg
            3. Such a World
            4. Talking to Myself
            5. Tapestry of Solo Harp
            6. Tears and Pavan: An Introduction [Import]
            7. The Big Idea
            8. The Child Behind My Eyes
            9. "The Perfect Rose", Traditional Carols of Christmas
            10. The Purple-Winged Cat & The Grand Celestial Ball

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