Track Listing

1. See Line Woman
2. High On A Mountain
3. Heaven's Pearls
4. Fall Back
5. Dream The Fall
6. Blue Northern Lights
7. Reach For Love
8. Troubles Of The World
9. Riverside
10. Northern Star
11. Gone Today
12. Everything Is Broken
13. Last Lullaby

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47296 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

From Amazon.com
With the musical maturity of this sophomore release, Ollabelle extend their accomplishment of forging a singular style bridging folk and art songs from the talents of five singer-songwriters. While Amy Helm, daughter of the Band's Levon, boasts the highest-profile lineage, the two-woman, three-man band has the balance of a democratic collective, combining deep roots with soaring, sophisticated harmonies. "Troubles of the World," an elegiac reading of the traditional "Riverside," the call-and-response of "Gone Today," and the closing "Last Lullaby" reflect the spiritual underpinnings of the quintet's signature sound, but the stylistic range extends from the Caribbean lilt of the opening "See Line Woman" and the stately country waltz of "Heaven's Pearls" to the delta blues of "Fall Back" and the Celtic balladry of "Dream the Fall." Except for the lovesick "Blue Northern Lights" and the bittersweet delicacy of "Everything Is Broken," it's difficult to distinguish the band's arrangements of traditional material from the original songwriting that dominates. Larry Campbell, formerly of Bob Dylan's band, provides superb production and multi-instrumental support. --Don McLeese