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"A song don't just spring outer nowhere, ye know, hit'll grow in yer mind like a honeysuckle vine just a wrappin itself around all the times and all the people and places that is yer life." from THE DEVIL'S DREAM a novel by Lee Smith Pure Honey [4 out of 4 stars] Honeysuckle Vine Sarah Elizabeth Singer/songwriter Sarah Elizabeth's rural Kentucky roots and her sweet soprano voice are woven into a delightful artistic creation on "Honeysuckle Vine." With a captivating voice that could lull sailors into a trance and a classic folksy style, this musical siren works her way through 10 songs that share stories of love and loss. Several of the songs, including "Rural Route Girl," were penned by Sarah Elizabeth. Her way with words is an easy one. And her delivery is even smoother. Several tracks are covers of traditional folk standards and spirituals that Sarah Elizabeth learned as a child, including "Hide Me Rock of Ages" and "Goin Down That Road Feelin Bad." It's a joyful noise. In fact, Sarah Elizabeth's mesmerizing delivery of John Fogerty's "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade" is so sultry that the words seem to melt right out of her mouth. ~Missy Baxter, The Courier-Journal Honeysuckle Vine Sarah Elizabeth (Published in Heaven Audio) The dulcet tones of singer/stringplucker Sarah Elizabeth are high and lonesome on this recording. Elizabeth has a fine way with a country folk tune and good instincts about choosing material. She also has an impossibly airy high soprano that has to be heard to be believed. Comparisons to Emmylou Harris (at her youngest) are not out of line. The first song out of the gate is a very strong reel called "Rural Route Girl," with an absolutely wicked fiddle part. The lines are timeless and could have been written (or orally transmitted) 100 years ago or last week. Each song here is a delicate little gem. The backing is minimal. The recording is by no means "warm," but this does not seem to be a drawback. Rather, the cold crispness of the recording underscores the music's similarity to a mountain stream; just as icy and just as crystal clear. ~Paul Kopasz, LEO "Sarah Elizabeth makes the finest cornbread in the tri-state area." - Jeffrey Scott Holland, artist "Sarah Elizabeth of the golden-honey voice, that keeps performances grounded with her pure, sweet, earthy renditions of mountain folk classics, and her self-penned modern folk classics such as Rural Route Girl. She's been invited to open for Donovan. Most probably, he should be opening for her. Even if Jimmy Page was playing his dirty lead for Hurdy-Gurdy Man. She's that good, as anyone who has heard her will attest. I am not in love with Sarah. I was in love with Emmylou Harris. Sarah Elizabeth is better."~Dean McClain, writer, Kentucky Check out the artist's website: http://www.tappingmyownphone.com Track List: 1. Rural Route Girl 2. Black Is the Color 3. Fraulein 4. Pass Me Not 5. Hide Me Rock of Ages 6. Sweet Hour of Prayer 7. A Hundred and Ten in the Shade 8. Goin Down That Road Feelin Bad 9. High On a Mountain 10. Pickin' Time Suggested CDs:
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