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The Dreaming Fields

Matraca BergAudio CD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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It all starts with a low tremolo guitar, resonating and rumbling in a way that pulls at unspoken places. Deep in your core, you know without words, this is a song – indeed, an album – that’s about loss, desolation, realizing what life is made of and the fact that even you know it just keeps coming.
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (May 17, 2011)
  • Original Release Date: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Dualtone Music Group
  • ASIN: B004S3ATZG
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,052 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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"One of Nashville's most graceful singer/songwriters." --USA Today

"it sounds like an extension of herself. Beautiful." --No Depression

" ...gorgeous and emotional journey that exemplifies her extraordinary talent." --Performing Songwriter

Product Description

Matraca Berg returns to the world of recorded music with the darkly mysterious roots package The Dreaming Fields. Fourteen years since the Songwriters Hall of Famer released her Sunday Morning To Saturday Night, an album cited as one of the Top 10 Albums in any genre by Time, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, & People, the introspective songwriter creates a collection of songs examining the tides and seasons of women's lives, aches and triumphs.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.6 out of 5 stars
She comes across very sincere and I love her melodies and voice. Christopher Henrici  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
I've listened to this album about 20 times now. Michael GM  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best living country songwriter May 17, 2011
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People could honestly debate the above statement. There are many great country songwriters out there. But Matraca Berg brings a special honesty and humanity to her work that few even aspire to. Rosanne Cash has been mentioned and the comparison is apt -- the humanity, literate quality, and soulfulness of both artists' work are compelling. Ms. Berg is a star, a potential guidepost for all who care about songwriting, and Country music (by any name) that retains and honors its historic grounding. She may have only achieved fame by others having hits with her songs (and there have been many, many), but she is a heart-breakingly beautiful performer with a limited catalog of back albums, all worth owning. She is also thoroughly modern. And an excellent companion for the road. I missed her recording, I am glad she is doing it again. The best album I have heard so far this year. Take a chance. Buy it now.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Tasty new material from Matraca May 16, 2011
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With Matraca Berg writing so many songs for other country artists, in recent years we haven't had as many opportunities to hear her sing her own songs. The Dreaming Fields is a nice return for her. I've seen it categorized a few places as "folk," but to my ears most of these songs still sound like country. It is country in the vein of Rosanne Cash's music or the like, singer-songwriter stuff. Listen to "Clouds" with its exquisite pedal steel work, and see if it sounds like country or folk to you. I'm going with country. One nod in the other direction, the wistful title tune, does have a traditional folk air to it.

The song lyrics to all eleven of these songs are available on the artist's web site, along with songwriting credits. I noticed that several of Matraca's peers have joined her in writing the new tunes, including Gretchen Peters, Deanna Carter and Suzy Bogguss. There's also a song co-written with actress Mary Steenburgen, "Fall Again."

Ms Berg is in good voice on The Dreaming Fields, and the backing musicians are all excellent. Among my favorite new songs are the sweet "Oh Cumberland," "Racing the Angels" (which sounds Emmylou Harris-ish, and is an instant classic), and a bluesy-funny number, "Your Husband's Cheating On Us." The whole album is good, though.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Far too long since the last album from Matraca May 16, 2011
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We have waited a long, long time for a new album and Matraca did not disappoint with The Dreaming Fields. A favorite among singer-songwriters. Meaningful lyrics in a voice that is not off the cookie-cutter assembly line from which so many more commercial artists seem to come.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A grower May 17, 2011
By Puzzled
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Honestly, I was a little underwhelmed by this CD on first listen. I ordered ahead of time direct from Dualtone because I wanted an autographed copy :-)

I've had this on in my car more or less constantly for 3 days now, and any initial doubts have gone. There aren't songs that jump out at me the way there were on "Sunday Morning..." but each number here is thoughtful, intelligent, and honest. It's won me over big time. Her voice sounds like nobody else, and there's something 'intimate' in how these tracks are recorded that helps them burrow in if you'll give them a chance.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Berg's "Fields' Abound with Painful Dreams May 16, 2011
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Prime Cuts: Clouds, Oh Cumberland, A Cold, Rainy Morning in London in June

Like a moth to a flame, over the years many artists just flock to record Matraca Berg's compositions. These singers do come from the whole spectrum of genres including Linda Ronstadt ("Walk On"), Reba McEntire ("The Last One to Know"), Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter ("Me and Tequila"), Sara Evans ("Fool, I'm a Woman"), Trisha Yearwood ("Lying to the Moon") and Gretchen Wilson ("I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today"). A listen to Berg's first record in 13 years "The Dreaming Fields" will reveal the reasons why Berg has been such a much demanded scribe. Her songs unfold like juicy gossips from a women's magazine where she chronicles for us the stories of love, deceit, anguish, pain and the fear of getting old. Most importantly, Berg does not just sing; she makes us feel the emotions that brim beneath the surfaces of each track. Berg has a way of helping us feel that these are more than just songs. Rather, they are life stories coming out of the pages of our lives--some of which are so nebulously painful yet so profoundly articulated that they soothe our pains. Such is the beauty of this disc. But Berg is more than just a stellar writer, when she steps up to the microphone she is equally mesmerizing. Her plaintive tenor in her vocals emphatically draws us effortlessly into each syllable leaving a bittersweet aftertaste that becomes so alluring.

The tracks that do excel are the ballads, especially the heartbreaking kind. Thankfully, they exist here in spades. Check out the lonesome folk ballad "If I Had Wings," a forlorn tale about an abused wife who finally had the courage to fight back.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars captivating May 16, 2011
By chercat
Format:MP3 Music
After listening to the samples, I was captivated by the beautiful voice of Matraca Berg . There was not a song in the batch that was one you would want to skip and that is a rarity . She is a gifted singer/songwriter and I would classify the songs are country/folk - some more folk than country and some more country than folk , but all are very special .
I can already tell that this is a very special CD - one you will listen to for years to come so buy it now while it is being offered at such a huge discount on the price .
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a great record.
I stumbled on this record and was hooked with the opening track. I love the way this was recorded. It has a very up close and personal vibe about it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Patrick - Clarksville, TN
4.0 out of 5 stars Matraca creates her best yet
I've been a fan of Matraca Berg since the early 90's, around the time her first 2 records came out on RCA. She comes across very sincere and I love her melodies and voice. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Christopher Henrici
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Just Beautiful!
Matraca Berg is an esteemed songwriter and this new CD illustrates that she continues to grow and expand her talent. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Sharon S
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album of 2011
One can overuse the word "masterpiece" when describing an excellent album, so I won't say that. What I will say is that this is the album fans of Matraca Berg have thought was... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Michael GM
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Amazing
Matraca is - in my opinion - the most poetic and prophetic lyricist, with a melodic voice to boot! Dreaming Fields put me in the 'day dream' state of mind and from the first song... Read more
Published 20 months ago by jodie
4.0 out of 5 stars Emotive Elegance
Matraca Berg has been writing hit country songs for quite some time. This collection of her performing a set of her material is an ethereal experience. Read more
Published 21 months ago by James Moulton
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Gorgeous
It has been a long time between albums, but the wait was worth it. Hard to select a stand out track, they are all such wonderful songs. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Michael T. Drummy
5.0 out of 5 stars Remorse and loss?
While the album review says remorse and loss, I would say more dark humor. "Your Husband's Cheating On Us" is a prime example. Read more
Published 23 months ago by C. Vuxton
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss it
I am not a big country fan and had never heard Matraca Berg until a friend guided me to this new CD. Now I can't quit playing it. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Janice Arndel, Georgia girl
4.0 out of 5 stars A hit songwriter's return to performing
It's been fourteen years - entirely too long - since songwriter Matraca Berg recorded her last commercially released album, 1997's Sunday Morning to Saturday Night. Read more
Published on May 16, 2011 by hyperbolium
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