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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Plain Fun,
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This review is from: Refuge Rock Sublime (Dig) (Audio CD)
This album is just plain fun. What a great combination: traditional Jewish liturgy and themes with Appalachian melodies and genre. Does that make this "Jewgrass?" Loved the album. Too much fun.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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No matter your faith, you'll be tapping your feet,
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If you have seen the movie Georgia and your ears survived the gravelly, off-key attack that was Jennifer Jason Leigh's stellar performance, you probably came away thinking "Gee, that chick from St. Elmo's Fire can really sing!" That chick AKA Mare Winningham (who plays Leigh's older sister in the movie) is actually quite the musical talent. She not only can sing, but she also writes her own songs, music and lyrics. Her first two CDs are harder to find "What Might Be" and "The Lonesomers." The first is folk with a jazz twist, and the second is more country-cross over. Go buy them both now! You won't be sorry.
RRS is her third CD (if you don't count the Georgia soundtrack). Winningham recently converted to Judaism, and this is a very personal, spiritual, and lively CD that nearly defies categorization. It's Blue Grass-Jewish-folk-country-Appalachian...let's call it Jew-Grass! Any way you listen, it's beautiful. From the reverent "What Would David Do?" to the laugh with joy "Convert Jig" ("I will be a Jew like all of you and dance the convert jig. I will be a Jew like all of you and never eat a pig.") this will have you humming the songs long after the music's stopped...which might be all you can do with a couple of them (unless you've studied Torah) since they're in Hebrew.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Soulful and Sweet,
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I love Mare Winningham as an actress, but I didn't know she sang until someone told me about this CD. She found her spiritual heart in her 40's with her conversion. This compilation sounds like a love song to the people of her heart. Her voice is soulful and sweet, and the melodies flow from someone you have no doubt is genuine in their words. I listen to this over and over in my car. The last song, Hatikva, is the Israel national anthem, and is one of the most beautiful tunes I've ever heard. I love this CD. Love it.
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