Helen Merrill
Sings Folk
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AMG Review of Sings Folk
Jason Ankeny
All Music GuideHelen Merrill doesn't just sing folk songs on this rare Japanese session: she transforms them, breathing new life and meaning into classic dust bowl ballads and contemporary coffeehouse anthems alike. Norio Maeda and Masao Yagi's gentle but vibrant arrangements recast familiar songs like "Blowin' in the Wind," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," and "Motherless Child" by eschewing shopworn folk traditions in favor of spacious, nuanced jazz settings. Merrill's warm, thoughtful vocals consistently derive new meaning from the everyman lyrics, articulating feelings and experiences that are universal yet at the same time deeply intimate.
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