Small Town News

Track Listings

1. Come What May

2. What's That I Hear?

3. Siver Wings

4. Lily And Billy

5. Magic Moonbeam Motel

6. Behind Closed Eyes

7. Love Blew In

8. Hambone

9. Nevessa

10. Let It Be Me

11. Do Remember Me

12. The Burning Tree

13. The Flowers Still Bloom

14. Small Town News

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Amy Fradon, beloved and well respected for her soaring and soulful vocals and intimate, melodic songwriting has been wooing audiences all over the world with her fine acoustic band, Small Town News.

Amy has sung with folks such as Rick Danko, Rory Block, Artie and Happy Traum, Ed Sanders and the Fugs, Orleans, Pete Seeger, Maria Muldaur, Jay Unger and Molly Mason,Arlo Guthrie, Peter Shickley, John Sebastian, Tiny Tim, Lucy Kaplansky, Dr. John and Terri Roche. She appeared with the National Touring Company of Pumpboys and Dinettes and has sung numerous jingles including ACME supermarkets, Gimbels and Shiek Condems(!)

Amy recorded two well-loved CDs with her former partner Leslie Ritter on Alcazar and Shanachie Records and has appeared at the Philly Folk Fest, Falcon Ridge, the Bottom Line, Rudolstadt International Dnce and Music Fest, Toronto Harbour Fest and the Weavers , London.

The members of Small Town News are Tim Moore, Ken McGloin, Paul Duffy, Mark Murphy, Amanda Rothenberg and Vicki Russell.

Small Town News is their second CD. Passion Angel was Amy's first solo release.

Album Description
Small Town News is Amy Fradon's 2nd solo release and is a wonderful collection of songs, many of which reflect her musings and observations of everyday people. Amy's music is filled with outstanding harmonies and musicians including co-producer, John Platania and guests Guy Davis, Artie Traum and Tim Moore. Fradon's voice is magical and versatile and Dirty Linen has called her writing "similar..to the best of Robbie Robertson" Songs like Magic Moonbeam Motel, Lily and Billy and Hambone will take you right into the heart of small town America. Other songs such as Silver Wings, a tribute to her friend and fellow Catskill Mountainer, Rick Danko and the wistful yearning of The Flowers Still Bloom are beautiful and heartfelt messages to spirit. Amy Fradon and her band, Small Town News offer a luscious, never too much the same, journey of songs delivered with subtlety and grace. For lovers of Passion Angel, this is a natural follow up.

Tracks:

Come What May
What's That I Hear?
Siver Wings
Lily And Billy
Magic Moonbeam Motel
Behind Closed Eyes
Love Blew In
Hambone
Nevessa
Let It Be Me
Do Remember Me
The Burning Tree
The Flowers Still Bloom
Small Town News

Album Description

Small Town News is Amy Fradon's 2nd solo release and is a wonderful collection of songs, many of which reflect her musings and observations of everyday people. Amy's music is filled with outstanding harmonies and musicians including co-producer, John Platania and guests Guy Davis, Artie Traum and Tim Moore. Fradon's voice is magical and versatile and Dirty Linen has called her writing "similar..to the best of Robbie Robertson" Songs like Magic Moonbeam Motel, Lily and Billy and Hambone will take you right into the heart of small town America. Other songs such as Silver Wings, a tribute to her friend and fellow Catskill Mountainer, Rick Danko and the wistful yearning of The Flowers Still Bloom are beautiful and heartfelt messages to spirit. Amy Fradon and her band, Small Town News offer a luscious, never too much the same, journey of songs delivered with subtlety and grace. For lovers of Passion Angel, this is a natural follow up.

Customer Reviews:

Hurricane in Outer Space.......2004-05-03

Amy Fradon's second solo album is a joyful folk experience. Her beautiful voice melds with her gifts as a songwriter on this most satisfying set. The opener "Come What May" is strong and stately, as if we are watching a procession of time. "What's That I Hear?" sounds like it comes from an old-time Peter, Paul & Mary set, "It's the sound of freedom calling, ringing up to the sky, it's the sound of the old ways a-falling, you can hear it if you try." Her tribute to the Band's Rick Danko, "Silver Wings," is a beautiful reflective melody, "Home is where you live now; where am I?" The "Magic Moonbeam Motel" brings to mind Maria Muldaur's early work on a bouncy tune about guys smoking Chesterfields trying to impress a girl named Genevieve. "Behind Closed Eyes" may have a bit of a generic melody, but Amy's lovely voice tells the story of a prison guard, "This can't be all there is to life, if we could just come out from behind closed eyes." "Love Blew In" is a haunting melody, "Love blew in with the charm & social grace of a hurricane in outer space." One of my favorites is the slapping percussion and bass on "Hambone," "When mama gets mad, those frying pans fly. You better duck down or you might lose an eye." My favorite track is the only cover on the set, currently my personal #1. Amy duets with Tim Moore on the quintessential romantic track "Let It Be Me," "God bless the day I found you, I want to stay around you so let it be me, don't take this heaven from one, if you must cling to someone, let it be me." I have about 5 versions of this tune including Sonny & Cher in my collection; and this is my favorite. "Do Remember Me" is a lovely traditional-style ballad, a sad lament, like Judy Collins or Joan Baez might have sung early in their careers. "The Burning Tree" is a banjo ballad with Biblical imagery. Amy uses flute and celestial harmonies on the ethereal melody of "The Flowers Still Bloom." Amy closes with piano backing her on the title track. This is a lovely folk set with gorgeous vocals and sterling musicianship. Enjoy!

Music Album:

Music Album

1. Come What May
2. What's That I Hear?
3. Siver Wings
4. Lily And Billy
5. Magic Moonbeam Motel
6. Behind Closed Eyes
7. Love Blew In
8. Hambone
9. Nevessa
10. Let It Be Me
11. Do Remember Me
12. The Burning Tree
13. The Flowers Still Bloom
14. Small Town News