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“You are the most requested performer that
people want back...”
- Douglas Library Acoustic Series
About The Road Home:
"There was historically a close relationship between blues and spiritual music, and Robin O’Herin makes the connection tangible on “The Road Home”, her second CD. O’Herin calls the music that straddles the blues/gospel divide “holy blues”, as good a term as any for the rootsy but serene music on her second CD, the follow-up to her debut, “Red, White and Blues.” The all-acoustic CD is mostly an intimate solo affair featuring O’Herin’s deft guitar playing and soulful vocals, but a few Berkshire musicians lend a hand, including pianist Peter Schneider, bassist Dan Broad, percussionist Terry Hall and vocalists Vikki True, Lisa Kantor and LuAnn Herring." —Seth Rogovoy, The Beat, 11-21-03
“wonderful guitar playing. soulful vocals. music to relax your ears
from over produced music.”
—Fishermansblues Radio, Markus Fischer,
Germany
"The Road Home is
subtitled “Holy
Blues And Gospel”,
and like Red, White and Blues you get a mixture of O’Herin’s
traditional influences on both originals and covers. Blind Willie Johnson
was one of O’Herin’s major influences,
so we are treated to three songs associated with the master; the
intoxicating intimacy
of her vocals meshing seamlessly with her slide on a haunting Keep Your Lamp
Trimmed And Burning and God Don’t Never Change, and adding
plaintiveness laced with grit on Nobody’s Fault But Mine, and
Mississippi John Hurt’s Glory, Glory. Wayfaring Stranger reminds
me of the work of Linda Tillery, O’Herin’s
clear and evocative tone and richly melodic harmonies underpinned by Dan
Broad’s reverberating bass lines and Terry Hall’s finger
popping percussion; I Am A Pilgrim has a jug-band feel to it’s rhythms
accentuated by Schneider’s jaunty piano, LuAnn Herring’s
reverential harmonies providing an intimate counterpoint; whilst Blessed Are They comes
replete with some beautifully understated hypnotic slide. A haunting acapella
rendition of Guide me O Great Jehovah, and two lilting
renditions of Psalm 23 (one vocal, one instrumental) are further highlights
of this fine set."
—Mick Rainford, The Blues in Britain, 12-03
She turns in a mesmerising performance with ... her
excellent guitar playing.
—by David Blue http://www.netrhythms.co.uk
to
read the complete article click here.
"This
is my second musical voyage on the Robin O’Herin train. I
have to say straight away, I am just as pleased with this trip as
the last. The Road Home is thirteen acoustic blues and gospel tracks
taken from the book of traditional and blues spirituals.
O’Herin is an exceptional vocalist and guitar player that seems to be
in her best element performing these songs.
She has the right timbre in her voice
and her six-string prowess is more than evident throughout this recording."
"—Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck,
www.jazzreview.com 2-04
"Just wanted to tell you that your CD is ... addictive !!! I want to keep playing it. I really love it alot .. I walk away singing those great songs in my head. How it ties us together with Christians from the past . Thank you for such a Project that you and all involved have completed with such excellence." —So. Hadley Fan
"I just wanted to send along a note of congratulations for finishing your new CD, it's great!! I feel your music is very special because not only is it sweet to listen too, but I also feel that you are a historian preserving and passing along some very rich music from the past which brings out the spiritual roots of the blues and some popular music as well." —So. Hadley Fan
About Red, White and Blues:
“Gospel-tinged blues...”
— David
Blue, UK Reviewer
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read the complete article click here.
"...Bottleneck blues,
Gospel and lots of strong folk originals from Boston-based O’Herin,
who accompanies her Appalachian edged, rein-free vocals with some
creative,
dancing fingerpickin..."
— GvonT, SingOut! Fall 2003
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read the complete article click here.
"Red, White and Blues comes with the sub-title “blues,
gospel
and originals done in the tradition of the country blues”, which is a perfect
description of the music on offer. O’Herin’s vocals have a natural
ambience with these styles, evoking a warmth and sincerity which brings a palpable
poignancy to numbers like Hold On, accentuated by her lilting slide
and Peter Schneider’s Fender Rhodes keyboard, whilst her own vocals and
the harmonies of Vikki True add a strong spiritual feel." —Mick
Rainford, The Blues in Britain, 12-03
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read the complete article click here.
"...O’Herin keeps things appealingly bluesy, due in no small part to her accomplished fingerpicking..." — Bill McGowan, The Boston Blues News, Mar-Apr, 2003
"...Punctuated by beautiful
harmonies and intricate guitar, Red, White and Blues is a country blues
and folk mix of old standards and originals that would make Mississippi
John Hurt and Lead Belly proud..." — Bill McGowan,
The Boston Blues News, Mar-Apr, 2003
to read the complete article
click here.
"Red, White and Blues" is an easy-going, laid-back
effort, a tribute to tradition that extends that tradition forward in
a personal vein. It also highlights O'Herin's deft fingerpicking and
slide-guitar work on numbers like Willie Moore's "Old Country Rock"
and her committed vocals on "Abilene" and a few humorous, original tunes,
including "Junkfood Junkie Blues" and "The Driving Song (Commuter Blues)."
— Seth Rogovoy, The Beat, Berkshires Week, October
10, 2002
to read the complete article click
here.
This is a fine collection of blues songs and
the theme is eclectic, so if you happen to enjoy many different styles
of the genre you are in for a treat.
©Keith
MuzikMan Hannaleck July 9, 2003 Rating: ****
to read the complete review
click here.
O’Herin is backed by
a selection of fine musicians. The recorded sound is good and O’Herin
comes across as a musician who knows her stuff.
Not bad, not bad at all.—©Bill Yates,
Roots66.com
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read the complete review click here.
this CD is quite wonderful. I have a boom box in the kitchen and this is where I listen to music most often. Your CD is in my stack of kitchen favorites!—Berkshire MA fan
Thanks for the wonderful Christmas show I just watched on channel 16 Pittsfield. I think it was the nicest Christmas show I saw all year —Pittsfield MA fan
Love your CD, haven't had it out of my car since I got it. —Mike Johnston , fan from Kansas
Everytime I listen to “Brian's Song” I cry. I have been listening to the cd over and over...—another midwest fan
I have tons of CDs with one or two good songs on them, but I love every song on Red, White and Blues—Anne Delgrande, Berkshire Fan
Part of O’'Herin’s magic comes from the fact that her
music is steeped in musical, cultural and national history and tradition. Her
music has mostly been shaped by contemporary blues and folk masters
like Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Bessie Smith, Blind Willie
Johnson, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Leo Kottke. —Ken
Mowery, CreatorsWeb.com
Tor read the complete review, click here: http://www.creatorsweb.com/robinoherin.htm
That last song (Precious Lord) was so good I didn't want it to end!—So. Hadley, MA fan at a concert
We hear a lot of Christian music, and after a while
it all blends together, but we stopped to listen to you and we loved
it.
—Fan at Christian
Music Fest, So. Hadley, MA June, 2003
“Your music is really beautiful.
Full of spirit and joy.”
—Przemek Draheim, Poland
Heartfelt, fun, home-cooked blues—Robby Baier
Keep singing, girl, you rock! And I love your guitar playing!—Vikki True, jazz singer
