Home On The Hill

Susie Glaze

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2002)
• Original Release Date: May 8, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Susie Glaze
• ASIN: B000067DKV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #453,162 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Jean Ritchie, private interview, February 28, 2002
"Susie Glaze is a fresh young voice...a communicator, to me the most important of qualities in a singer..."

Product Description
Mountain roots classics meets new bluegrass and classic country. Songs by Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, Jean Ritchie meet tex-mex flavored work by Mike Fleming. The Eight Hand String Band's 2000 album "Simple Truth" marked Susie Glaze's debut as a recording artist, and now with "Home On The Hill" she can share her solo work in new ways, especially with her reinterpretations of classic Jean Ritchie material from the canon of her collected mountain ballads and old-world folk tunes. On "Home On The Hill" Susie is ably joined by great guest artists Kenny Kosek (of "Country Cookin" fame, on fiddle), Bob Applebaum (mandolin), Rick Cunha (fomerly of "Hearts and Flowers", on steel guitar), John "Juke" Logan (of "The New Grass Revival", on harmonica), Mike Witcher (young "phenom" of The Witcher Brothers Band, on resonator guitar), Dan Sankey (of "Silverado", on banjo) and Mariachi Voz de America.

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT TO BE MISSED, June 15, 2002

By A Customer

Suzie Glaze's CD debut is a stunner. She's been quietly making a name for herself in southern California, and with this CD, a much wider audience can discover her breath-taking talents. Backed by the Eight-Hand String Band, she possesses one of the most distinctive and hauntingly evocative voices out there today. She emotionally hooks you from the first moments of the first song, and doesn't let go. This collection mixes originals and classics, but she makes every one of them her own. The production is superb, ranging from mariachi to stark simplicity. Besides an extraordinary voice, what sets Susie Glaze apart is that she sings straight from the heart, with passion, sadness, and yearning. Unlike the slick, market-tested, pre-chewed, musical pablum that predominates these days, this CD will haunt you long after it's over.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every song is a journey, June 10, 2002

By	Steven Griffith (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

Don't let the gentle spoken voice of Susie Glaze at the beginning of this CD fool you. After "One More Mile" and "Wichita", you might want to make sure your barn's not burning. Susie does that. She will glide from a plaintive moan to a cozy vibrato and every choice she makes seems perfect. Every song is a journey and her versatility as a vocal stylist is impressive and downright unbelievable at times. The musicians embrace her and dance with her. Their excellent playing and harmonies embellish and propel her but never overwhelm her. Susie's choice to interpret Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch and Jean Ritchie is bold, but, by God, Susie stakes a claim and makes those songs her own. My favorite cut is "Paper Wings". That song should be on the radio. I just hit the repeat button.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Enjoyable, May 29, 2002

By	Kevin C (Toluca Lake, CA) - See all my reviews

Susie Glaze has a vocal styling that makes you want to listen over and over. This well crafted CD has a little bit of everything. If you like the soundtrack to "Oh brother where art thou..." you'll love the variety of traditional tunes, mixed with some real gems, like "Healing Waters", a song for anyone who has suffered loss.