Laura Cantrell - When the Roses Bloom Again

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Free Music Review: Excellent traditional country, leaning towards folk
Hit: 5 Stars

This is Laura's second album. Laura wrote four of the songs herself, these being Too late for tonight, Early days, Broken again and a song based on the life of 1940's hillbilly singer Molly O'Day titled Mountain fern.

There are several covers of songs wriiten by New York songwriters - Don't break the heart (Amy Rigby), Conqueror's song (Dave Schramm), All the same to you (Joe Flood), Wait (Jay Sherman-Godfrey) and Vaguest idea (Dan Prater).

According to Laura's official website, the title track is a cover of a song intended for the Wilco/Billy Bragg tribute to Woody Guthrie (Mermaid Avenue), which was dropped from that album when it was discovered that the song was not written by Woody.

As well as Mountain fern and When the roses bloom again, there is furher evidence of Laura's enthusiasm for old-time country music via covers of of Yonder comes a freight train (Jim and Jesse) and Oh so many years (originally a duet by Kitty Wells and Webb Pierce).

Traditional country is enjoying an upsurge in popularity, and it doesn't get any better than this. Laura deserves to be a major star. You can help her achieve that by buying her albums.

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Not the Tremblin' Kind struck a chord with critics and fans on both sides of the Atlantic, receiving glowing reviews in Rolling Stone (****), Mojo, USA Today, The Village Voice, Country Weekly and other distinguished publications. She has been the subject of a profile on NPR's "All Things Considered" and appeared as both an artist and country music critic on "World Café."

When the Roses Bloom Again features top-shelf songs written by Amy Rigby ("Don't Break the Heart"), Dave Schramm ("Conquerer's Song") and Joe Flood ("All the Same to You"). These selections frame four stunning new originals, including "Too Late for Tonight" and the Appalachian epic "Mountain Fern," based on the life of '40s hillbilly singer Molly O'Day.

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