Musings of a Creekdipper

Victoria Williams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 13, 1998)
• Original Release Date: January 13, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JF5
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,944 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful storytelling and songcraft., April 19, 2000

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D. Mok (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Musings of a Creekdipper (Audio CD)

Get past Vic's creaky, out-of-tune voice and you'll be rewarded. In fact, on Musings of a Creekdipper, Williams' voice becomes a boon for the songs; on this album she is less the wise wandering troubadour than a cheery grandmother telling wonderful, uplifting stories from memory, without any tinge of pretense, just beautifully woven folktales filled with images and poetry, helped along by a stellar cast of support players (including the sorely missed Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman) and Trina Shoemaker's diverse, rich production.

"Periwinkle Sky" is like a bedtime story with its buoyant melody and spirited lyrics; "Train Song" evokes the screeching wheels of an old locomotive and even imitates that slight crankiness that old folks can carry when recounting social changes they disapprove of; and "Let It Be So" is an affecting song about devotion (written by Williams for a wedding), with astonishing vocal harmonies and a quiet musical backdrop that evokes the feel of mature, relaxed romantic desire perfectly.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Musings" brought me back home., July 5, 1998

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This review is from: Musings of a Creekdipper (Audio CD)

I have followed Victoria Williams for years... mostly because of her her music and also because I share her MS dragon. With "Musings" Victoria delivers the message of 'celebrate the miracles all around you... NOW!' Everytime I listen to it, I feel like I'm headed down a very active river, full of rocks, rapids, calms, fish, rain and sunshine. It's not sappy. It's comes across as an authentic message from someone who practices what she preaches.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly enchanting, August 24, 1999

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lelak (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Musings of a Creekdipper (Audio CD)

I bought this album on a whim, and for the first few listens I found it very difficult. On the one hand, it verged on exhilaration, on the other Williams' voice sounds almost broken. But then that broken, little-girl voice grows on you...