Allison Moorer

I’ve continued to listen to Lori McKenna’s “Lorraine” almost daily since reporting about it. It’s probably the best cd purchase I’ve made lately. This week I thought I’d feature Allison Moorer. Allison is the younger sister of Shelby Lynne and although Shelby is the more popular of the two I have a personal preference for Allison’s music. The first video is a track from her second album, “The Hardest Part”. Much of her early music was about heart break and break up. I have to wonder whether some of that was self fulfilling prophecy as her first marriage to Doyle Primm ended in divorce. This song, “Send Down An Angel” is also prophetic in nature if you consider second husband Steve Earle could be the angel referred to, unlikely as that might seem! Certainly the angel in the video is an unlikely looking sort. Allison and Steve have been married for about 11 years and currently reside in Greenwich Village. In keeping with the folk singing spirit of the place they named their first child John Henry Earle last year. Allison and Steve appear to be very happy together and just might be each other's Johnny and June! I won’t review one of her albums just now, but will certainly get to that at some point. Great songwriter, mellow, low vocals, dripping in Southern honey, that’s Allison Moorer, one of the most underrated songbirds out there. Enjoy the vids! Oh, and by the way she’s beautiful! When Steve Earle says he’s “seriously over-married” in the second video, he ain’t kidding! The third shows Allison as an awesome cover artist paying tribute to Willy Nelson. Check her out at:

http://allisonmoorer.com/

 

 

 

Men's Choir Experence

I had the opportunity to participate in a male choir today at our Sunday stake conference meeting. A stake in LDS lingo is similar to a Cathlic diocese, a collection of congregations (wards). We sang 2 numbers, Mack Wilberg's arrangement of "Reedemer of Israel" and "I Need The Every Hour" from the hymn book men's section. The choir director had a great feel for the music and brought out our best. It's hard to explain what an exquisite experience that was. I'm certainly no great singer, but in situations like this the sum is greater than the parts and even though my contribution was minimal, it was an amazing thing. I believe a men's chorus can have a powerful effect on the human soul. That was the case today. Just grateful to have been a part of it!