5051078924625

Standing Tall

Vera Van Heeringen

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Format: CD

Cat No: RBRCD15

Release Date:  03 September 2012

Label:  Wood & Steel Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5051078924625

Genres:  Country  Bluegrass  

  • Description

    An assured, timeless debut from the Dutch bluegrass guitarist/singer, featuring Tim O'Brien and Andy Seward amongst its stellar cast of musicians. Debut album from Dutch bluegrass guitarist/singer Vera Van Heeringen promises much and delivers in spades. Delightfully understated and with an assured, timeless grace, 'Standing Tall' is a showcase for Van Heeringen's self-penned songs and virtuoso bluegrass guitar playing, enriched by a stellar cast of guests that includes Tim O'Brien (Kathy Mattea, Kris Drever) and Andy Seward (Kate Rusby Band). Produced by Andy Bell (Spiers & Boden) and mastered by Dirk Powell (Eric Bibb, Transatlantic Sessions), it is bold, modern bluegrass shot through with nostalgia and bittersweet melancholy. Says O'Brien, "Vera can play anything with strings, write fine songs and sing them too." Among the album's highlights is a delightful take on the Carter Family's "Lulu Walls", driven along by the interplay between Van Heeringen's guitar, Dave Proctor's mandolin and Jock Tyldesley's fiddle, swapping solos with practised ease and timeless grace. Elsewhere, the heart-rending "In Love With Someone Else" is among the most subtle, elegantly understated pieces of writing you're likely to hear this year.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Old Man
      • 2. Tomorrow
      • 3. You're All
      • 4. This Day
      • 5. The Lorax
      • 6. Lulu Walls
      • 7. His Own Way
      • 8. Back to Baak / Glebe Reel
      • 9. The Owl Returns
      • 10. Pass Me The Whisky
      • 11. In Love With Someone Else
      • 12. Maan