Posted by Pete Smith on April 2, 2008, 1:17 am
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“The Advertiser” (UK) – 28 March 2008
The multi-award winning Clelia Adams is one of Australia’s most experienced and respected performers, established by the fact that over her career she has provided backing and harmony vocals on hundreds of albums. Of Italian extraction, Clelia began her career as a music journalist before moving into other aspects of the business and using her skills in the UK and Canada. Returning to Australia in the mid-70s Ms Adams settled in Tamworth (Australia’s Nashville) where she began her performing career with a variety of groups including Skarlett and the New England Rangers. Her twenty-five years in Tamworth proved to be rather hectic with her being so much in demand for studio, concert and television work, but Clelia did manage to successfully raise two children of whom she is very proud. In 1996 Clelia cut her first album, “Fine Company”, a mix of musical styles that gained excellent reviews. Since then Clelia has recorded the acclaimed “Bring It On” and “Heartbeat Highway” albums. The reason why Clelia Adams is so successfully is not hard to identify. Sure, she has a lovely voice but more than that she understands and loves country music, has an ear for great songs whether they be classics or originals and only uses the finest musicians who have empathy for the results she always achieves. In short, Clelia is one hell of a performer!
The new album, “Wildflowers”, demonstrates all I have just stated with 14 of the best (five written by Clelia), superb musicians including Michel Rose (steel, Dobro, mandolin), Mick Albeck (twin fiddles) and Bill Risby (piano, accordion) and a production by Stuart French that most artists would give their right arm for. The album opens with Clelia’s own charming “Wildflowers”, inspired by her back garden before moving on to beautifully cover such classics as “I Love You A Thousand Ways”, “If I Could Only Win Your Love”, “Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy” and “Honky Tonk Blues”, closing with a superb version of the traditional “Wayfaring Stranger”. www.cleliaadams.com
Brandon Hutcheson may only be eighteen but he certainly has the musical maturity of one far beyond that age. Brandon, from Ridgely, Tennessee graduated from High School last year and enjoyed a season playing college football but decided a degree in music would suit him better and it seems he made the right choice for his debut album, “I’m All Country”, is destined to cause more than the odd ripple in the world of country. With influences ranging from Garth Brooks to 38 Special, Merle Haggard to Lynyrd Skynyrd you can bet this would be an exciting project – and you would not be wrong! The excellent programme includes “Not Counting You”, “Tiger By The Tail”, “Somewhere Under The Rainbow”, “Someone Else’s Hog” and “That’s The Bad Thing About A Good Memory”. www.BrandonHutcheson.com
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