by Catherine L. Tully

Artist: Jeannie Robertson
Album: "The Queen Among The Heather"
Year produced: 1998

If you want to know what it would be like to grow up in a Scottish home with a mom that could sing the pants off of anything, get this recording. If you know your Scottish folk music, you'll recognize the name Jeannie Robertson, who is the voice on this album. You'll get some terrific singing as well as a slice of life story or two here. History and music together; pretty cool. Robertson is a bit sassy, and totally genuine. The vocals will pierce you with their honesty.

You won't find music muddying up the mix here. What you will hear is Robertson's voice, sharing things with you. By the end of 18 tracks you will feel as though you have some type of relationship with her. It's impossible not to when someone digs so deep within.

Coming from a traveller background, the ballads and songs she practiced were life lessons, not just mere entertainment. Robertson learned the songs and the lessons behind them from her mother, Maria.

Discovered by a famous folklorist in the 1950's, Jeannie Robertson then began life as a professional singer and rose to great heights, garnering great respect as a singer in Scotland and beyond. This collection of songs has a piece of her heart embedded within. Don't miss it.

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Catherine L. Tully is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in the arts. She has written for American Style and Classical Singer, among other magazines, and reviews music for Marc Gunn's Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. You can reach her through her website at www.catherineltully.com.

Labels: cd_review_2008

Posted by Marc Gunn, Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
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