Kate MacKenzie
Age of Innocence
Red House Records 91
available on red house records
Kate Mackenzie’s rich, fluid, and powerful voice, and singularly remarkable phrasing dominate this disc. This is the voice of pure gold with all its warmth and energy radiating through. I don't think there is anyone singing at this time that comes near to what she is doing in this field. In fact her voice is so full and encompassing that it is the dominant instrument, that it is not until a second listen that one notices the tightness of the players behind her. The playing is crisp and strong, but they never seem to stretch out on the songs. It is her disc and dominated by her voice, however I would like to hear a bit more of the players stretching, as I think it would give the songs a more dynamic tension. It is easy for a reviewer to pick apart some else's work once it is done, and difficult to replace it with an equally valid piece of work. Her voice is so stunning it is worth the price of admission alone, and this tight group sure does keep the disc coursing along.
1. Age of Innocence - (Bill Giese-Kate Mackenzie)
Nick Forster - guitar; John Reischman - mandolin; Stuart Duncan - fiddle; Tony Furtado - banjo; Rob Ickes - dobro; Gene Libbea - bass; Glen Zankey - harmony vocal
2 . Carolina - (Nick Forster-Kate Mackenzie)
Nick forster - guitar; John Reischman - mandolin; Stuart Duncan - fiddle; Gene Libbea - bass
3. Past the Point of Rescue - (Mick Hanly)
Nick Forster - guitar; John Reischman - mandolin; Tony Furtado - banjo; Rob Ickes - dobro; Gene Libbea - bass; Nick Forster - harmony vocal
4. Blue Lonesome Wind - (liz Meyer)
Nick Forster - guitar; John Reischman - mandolin; Stuart Duncan - fiddle; Rob Ickes - dobro; Gene Libbea - bass; Glen Zankey & Celeste Krenz - harmony vocal
5. Single Girl/Sally Ann - (Traditional)
Nick Forster - guitar; Stuart Duncan - mandolin/fiddle; Alan O'Bryant - banjo; Gene Libbea - bass
6.What's the Matter With the Mill? - (Traditional)
Nick Forster - guitar; John Reischman - mandolin; Stuart Duncan - fiddle; Tony Furtado - banjo; Rob Ickes - dobro; Gene Libbea - bass
7. I Can't Stop Myself - (John Niemann - Kate MacKenzie)
Nick Forster - guitar; John Reischman - mandolin; Stuart Duncan - fiddle; Rob Ickes - dobro; Gene Libbea - bass; Celeste Krenz - harmony vocal
8. Epitaph - (Kate MacKenzie)
Nick Forster - guitar; Stuart Duncan - mandolin/fiddle; Gene Libbea - bass; Alan O'Bryant - harmony vocal
9. Standing Still - (Sally Barris)
Nick Forster - guitar; John Reischman - mandolin; Stuart Duncan - fiddle; Tony Furtado - banjo; Rob Ickes - dobro; Gene Libbea - bass
10. Driftless -(Greg Brown)
Nick Forster - guitar; John Reischman - mandolin; Stuart Duncan - fiddle; Gene Libbea - bass