Our fifth chapter is the one where we seek, savor, and settle. The muse found us in the depths of raising children, nurturing relationships, surviving a world-changing virus, bidding farewell, shifting our mindsets, and discovering a sense of peace heretofore unseen. Our third decade of life has proven to be one of routine, rest, and realization, and these songs are about the lessons we’ve learned. We’ve learned to be space-holders and defenders of the people we hold close. We’ve learned from deep, steady love in various forms. We’ve learned to let go of people and perceptions and priorities that just didn’t make the cut as we weighed what is right and important and worth keeping. We’ve learned how all the things we’ve always treasured continue to withstand the pressure of time. If you notice an upward trend to the mood and emotions, you’re on target-we have found calm waters, for now. - The Secret Sisters (2023)
Dvě sestry Laura a Lydia Rogers z Alabamy jsou retro par excellence. Nosí šaty jak z padesátých let, zpívají božské harmonie písniček té doby svými nádhernými dvojhlasy a jejich album produkoval T Bone Burnett. Jsou ale především velmi zábavné a jejich směs popu, country a folku vás přinejmenším nadchne. Nikdy nezněla vzpomínka na padesátá léta...(v USA) tak sladce.(Universal)
Peggy Seeger's 25th and final solo album, to be released the month before her 90th birthday, is a fitting tribute to over 70 years as a working musician, feminist and activist. This is no apologetic or quiet farewell - she's going out with a thoughtful, philosophical and very satisfying BANG. Peggy's voice and songwriting are still major forces to be reckoned with. Nine brand new songs and two reinterpretations span the pillars that have sustained her career. Written and recorded with family members - established musician sons Neill and Calum (Calum also produced the album) and daughter-in-law Kate St John - this album is sheer class, suffused with love and respect. There is so much to say about Peggy Seeger: a monumental figure in folk music in the UK and USA; a constant musical innovator (aged 77 she was a vocalist on dance producer Broadcaster's Radio 1 Record of the Week); a style icon (designer Bella Freud named a sweater after her); countless international awards; an active campaigner on the environment, social and feminist issues; 25 solo albums and over 100 collaborative albums.