Free to Do What? 2024 by Tennessee Twin NEUF

Tracks:
Free to Do What?
Ruben, Oh Ruben
Oh Darkness
Tomorrow Im Gonna Leave Him
Apple of Your Black Eye, The
These Thoughts Are Occupied
Give That Dog a Bone
Aunt Apple and Cousin Orange
Southern Duckhead
Big Emo Eyes
Wildflowers
Its Just Propane

Performer Notes:

• The Tennesse Twin: Cindy Wolfe.
• Additional personnel includes: Shane Nelken, Kurt Dahle, Coco Cuthbertson, Mark Thibealt, Todd Fancey, Maija Martin, Monica Chattaway.
• The Tennessee Twin: Mark Thibeault (pedal steel guitar); Monica Chattaway (fiddle, background vocals); Maija Martin (accordion, background vocals); Kurt Dahle, Coco Culbertson (upright bass, background vocals); Cindy Wolfe, Todd Fancey, Shane Nelken.
• Personnel: Cindy Wolfe (vocals, mandolin, tambourine); Todd Fancey (acoustic guitar); Shane Nelken (electric guitar, background vocals); Maija Martin (accordion); Kurt Dahle, Coco Culbertson (electric bass, drums).
• Audio Mixers: David Carswell; John Collins .
• Recording information: DC, Galiano Island (09/2001-10/2001); Jc (09/2001-10/2001); JCs Pad, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (09/2001-10/2001).
• Photographers: Cindy Wolfe; Maija Martin; Daniel Jensen.
• Dedicated to her mother, lead singer and songwriter Cindy Wolfe has a perfect voice for the country & western era of the original Grand Ole Opry. And while the songs hark back sonically to the likes of Kitty Wells and an early Dolly Parton or Tammy Wynette, lyrically the songs touch upon modern issues such as globalization, Prozac, and the Western ways of the world on the title track. "Oh Darkness," with its pedal steel guitar and gentle harmonies, exemplifies most of the albums simple strength of a timeless honky tonk barroom style. "Southern Duckhead" is one of several high points where everything seems to fit in just under two minutes. "Tomorrow Im Gonna Leave Him" is also brief but symbolizes most of the albums professional yet lightly produced charm, with some wry humor added in sporadically. An odd selection is "Aunt Apple and Cousin Orange," a 60s flower-power pop song that has some country elements, but neither complement each other. The concluding songs have a small Celtic trace running through them, with Wolfe doing an admirable job on "Wildflowers," penned by Dolly Parton. Doing justice to such a sacred style of the genre is a difficult chore, but the album lives up to the requirements in spades. ~ Jason MacNeil

Producer: David Carswell, John Collins, David Carswell, John Collins

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 1 February, 2002

Label: Revolver

Dimensions: 13 x 14.7 x 1.1 centimeters (0.10 kg)