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Comments and Reviews Walk Humbly (for comments and reviews of "Burning Down the House" click here) (for comments and reviews of "stories never told" click here)
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This third album from Oregon-based Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising is an ambitious undertaking. It is their first all-gospel effort, relying solely on all-original material written by members of the band. Kathy plays bass and sings lead on Thanksgiving as well as on I Ain't Afraid to Die. Tim Crosby - fiddle, mandolin and guitar - holds credits to six of the twelve songs; his opening song, Cast the First Stone, serves well to set the tone for the entire project. Dennis Nelson - guitar and harmonica - has a background in blues and country rock; he composed three of the songs on this album. Tom Tower - Dobro and banjo - wrote two of the numbers. These musicians have varying backgrounds - bluegrass, blues and country rock - that lend a decidedly western flavor to their brand of bluegrass. ~ Bluegrass Music Profiles, September/October 2010
Walk Humbly is a great representation of Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising - which I can tell continues to mature with its strong cohesion, friendship, professionalism, entertainment quotient, songwriting, singing and instrumentation. I can definitely see why KBPR has become one of the busiest groups in the Northwest. ~ Joe Ross
The latest release from Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising is an all gospel collection featuring 12 original numbers composed by various members of the band. Each of the musicians takes a turn on lead vocals, imparting a sense of variety to the proceedings. Featured are such titles as "Cast the First Stone", "Faith, Hope, Bluegrass Music", "Thanksgiving" and "My Little Brother". Walk Humbly is an inspirational offering of original bluegrass gospel music sure to be welcomed by aficionados of the band. ~ Bluegrass Unlimited, August 2010
If anyone needs inspiration this project has it in spades.
From the pulsating sound of "Cast the First Stone" until the last note of
"Thanksgiving" you are treated to almost 35 minutes of thought provoking
inspirational songs. The entire project yells out, "Listen to me. I have
something important to say". Everything about this project is first class;
exceptional singing, & first class instrumental work. This project needs to be
played several time to fully grasp the lyrics of each song. I played the CD in
its entirety & all was quiet until the CD was completed. The requests started to
come in after that time. I was told by my listeners that they didn't want to
disturb the feeling they had while the CD was playing. Why mess with success. A
sure fire winner!! (P.S. Kudos to Tm Tower...on a scale of 1 to 10 he was a 12!)
~ Al Schusterman, KCBL Backroads in Bluegrass, Sacramento, CA
"Walk Humbly" is the most recent album from Kathy Boyd &
Phoenix Rising. It is a Christian music album that professes faith and love
through the medium of bluegrass music. "Cast The First Stone" has a pleasantly
rambling backwoods sound to it with crystal clear and spiritually inspiring
lyrics. "I Ain't Afraid To Die" is a playful and swiftly paced bluegrass number
with a message that if one has faith, death will no longer be a fear. "Faith
Hope Bluegrass Music" is the song that best projects what this band is about, in
a lively song that relies just on the strings of a guitar and mandolin with
wonderful vocals/harmonies. This album is a collection of beautiful sounding
traditional bluegrass songs that stand up on their own with the ever-present
addition of a loving Christian message. If Christian music and bluegrass are two
things you enjoy, then "Walk Humbly" is an album that needs to be in your
collection immediately. ~ Sean B. and the
RadioIndy.com
Reviewer Team
Thanks so much for the CD. I have enjoyed, and I'm getting ready to put in on the office IPOD. I especially like original material. I have a strong belief that the regional bands like y'alls who hold down the fort in far flung corners of the world are the backbone of the music and don't get enough recognition. So, I just had to make y'all the "Song of the Day" on FaceBook and put a blip in my blog about you guys. ~ Dr. Tom Bibey, Stories of the Bluegrass Music Road
All of the songs on "Walk Humbly" are still at the sinking
in stage for me but, "WOW!!" has already percolated back to the top! The writing
is superb! The music leaves me wanting to listen more! The singing and harmony,
well, it is classic Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising! ~ Eric Cole,
NW Territory Bluegrass - World Wide
Bluegrass
"Walk Humbly"…best yet! Tight, organized, together,
original; very well recorded and presented. Y'all done good! ~ George
McKnight, Uptown Bluegrass
This band has jelled into a great groove during their five years together. Faith, Hope, Bluegrass Music is the tune that really hones in on what this band is all about. With its up-tempo bluegrass flavor and Tom Tower's lead vocals, it is probably my favorite track, although it is a tough choice between that and Kathy's song, Thanksgiving. This is the song that epitomizes Kathy's attitude about life; be happy, be appreciative and enjoy every day. ~ Christine Palmer, Director - RiverCity Bluegrass Festival
These lyrics are at once; biblical yet modern urban ghetto at the same time. ~ Matt Coleman, World Wide Bluegrass
If you'd like to send a comment or review regarding "Walk Humbly", please send it to kathyboyd@phoenixrisingband.org. Thanks!
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