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�Down With Gravity� is Beccy Owen's third CD and a masterful musical festival it is too. Blessed with one of the sweetest, almost classical voices, Beccy writes and sings about love, life and and the oddly abstract, in a compelling way. From the opening joyful lines of �In Your Company� to the haunting beauty of �The Deeps�, �Down with Gravity� is an album of maturity and thoughtfulness. �Lullaby� a duet with Kate Rusby is simply gorgeous! Allow yourself a few moments to drift into a dream where Beccy is your all nurturing universal mother...Oh go on! One of my very favourite things about Beccy's songs is that they are so poetic that you need to/want to listen over and over to reinterpret what they may mean - different things at different times. My favourite track right now has to be �Stalemate� featuring the wonderful Richard Dawson. Telling the tale of a not entirely satisfactory relationship, the two vocals dance around each other, throwing cynical lyrics in each others' paths. It's delicious! Beccy has a considerable and loyal following in the North East - it would be wonderful to see this album gain a wider audience. She's a talented girl and she deserves it. You can check out Beccy's songs on her website or on My Space. Reproduced with permission Since completing an MA in Creative Writing, Roz has had stories published in a number of anthologies, most recently in More Tonto Short Stories (Tonto Press 2007). In February 2006 her first stage play Green Beans was produced at The Customs House Theatre to critical acclaim. Roz is currently working on rewrites of her debut novel and a new play. �Defying Gravity� is a new story inspired by Rosh Kelly...who dances through life. To visit Rosalind�s website, click here or to read her work on the showcase section of this website, click here. |
| DOWN WITH GRAVITY Beccy Owen (Fairy Snuff 2008) Reviewed by Rosalind Wyllie |
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