Polecat Creek’s “Ordinary Seasons” now at www.polecatcreek.net
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Retail Street Date October 9, 2007, Burnside Distribution
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North Carolina-based Polecat Creek has released its third recording, Ordinary Seasons. Laurelyn Dossett and Kari Sickenberger, the duo known as Polecat Creek, once again offer up their compelling songwriting and lovely command of vocal harmony. Ordinary Seasons is co-produced by Steven Heller, who has multiple Grammy Awards for his work with Doc Watson and David Holt. **************************************************************
More personal than its predecessor Leaving Eden, Polecat Creek's third CD grabs the Tough Subjects - death, temptation, old age - with both hands and stares them down…in a nice way. Laurelyn and Kari are true roots musicians, rooted in 2007, rooted in life as they see it around them. They're not paying homage to tradition for tradition's sake, and they're not hearkening back to some bygone era. Ordinary life, in Ordinary Seasons, where cardinals fly through the yard, hurricanes happen, temptation is tough to resist, and people around you might speak Spanish. Where ultimately you will grow old and die, and the only thing that matters is what's in your heart. This album takes those seemingly ordinary things, and shows us the extraordinary within them. ****************************************************************
Ordinary Seasons was recorded live over five warm June days at Upstream Productions in Asheville, NC. It features Sugar Hill artist Riley Baugus, whose distinctive banjo and guitar work has characterized Polecat Creek’s sound over the years. And it introduces two young artists, fiddler Natalya Weinstein and mandolin player Eric Robertson, both of whom bring a fresh take to the traditional sounds, with the virtuosity of veteran bassist Jeff Hersk. The musicianship is first-rate throughout and superbly integrated, bringing the stories of Ordinary Seasons into fullest color.
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With Ordinary Seasons, Polecat Creek fuses traditional mountain melodies with new lyrics and the result is sublime. The production is nicely transparent, allowing Laurelyn and Kari's beautiful duet singing to shine brightly through a fresh acoustic weave. The group has the knack of fitting new songs and old songs seamlessly together. Simply put, this is plain good music.” Tim O’Brien
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AVAILABLE NOW AT WWW.POLECATCREEK.NET
