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Curator Magazine Interview (part 1 & 2)

 

Sandra McCracken:
A Red Balloon of Hope (Part 1)

Posted By jennisimmons On October 10, 2008 @ 6:00 am

Singer/songwriter [1] Sandra McCracken has crafted beautiful, thought-provoking songs for seven albums now. Musically, she’s well-known for folk-rock, pop, and Americana sensibilities; lyrically, she frames attentive, abstract ideas. On her latest album, Red Balloon, she marries her trademarks with innovative layers of electronic sound creating a work of ethereal spirit, as in the first song, “Guardian” - an organ note pressed down, sounding like a hovering over still waters. One by one, electric piano, guitar, and a drum loop form music out of a singular resonance. Sandra’s soulful, honest vocal sings with consolation, an empathetic melody...

(click here to read part 1 of the interview)

(or click here to read part 2 of the interview)

 

Comments

I would love for Sandra to return to the natural organic sound of "Gypsy Flat Road". It's a great recording....I have shared with my secular and Christian friends. They all love it. So far it is in the top five of the 2000's secular or Christian...maybe top two. Ryan Delmore's latest is up there in the top ten of the 2000's.

Comment by James McMullen on October 16, 2008 at 5:09 pm

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