Featured Artist: Tori Amos

Tori Amos has been around for many years.

My daughter Tagen listened to her as a teenager,

and played her music on our baby grand piano.

I am a fan of her 'lighter' music,

as at times she tends to go pretty dark.

The dark music is unsettled.

Tori has a new album

It is the album that mostly reflects

her classical training as a pianist.

NPR states:

Part of what makes Amos such a distinctive songwriter is her grounding in classical music. At 6, she began training at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, the youngest student to ever be admitted to her program. Even when pushing herself toward new combinations of rock, folk, cabaret and Top 40 pop, Amos held the classical repertoire in her subconscious. Its memory surfaces in all of her music.

That's why Night of Hunters is not a surprising effort from Amos. In fact, the cliché fits: This is the album she was destined, by early apprenticeship and spiritual affinity, to record.

Night of the Hunters album

I suggest listening to:

Cactus Practice

(her 11 year old daughter sings with her)

and

Seven Sisters

(a lovely instrumental for piano and clarinet)

NPR link to this album.

You can hear the whole album,

or individual songs.

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/11/140261371/first-listen-tori-amos-night-of-hunters

You can hear her 11 year old daughter in this one from her current album 

'Job's Casket'

This is a deep and lovely song

called 

'Carry On'

Her interpretation of one of my favorite

Joni Mitchel songs.

This is not on her current album, 

just an oldie but goodie.

Here's to a lovely 

Tuesday to

you all.

Love ya love ya love ya!

xoxoxo d