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Reviews & Press ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Musician Anna Wolfe met Sean and Anne Ferrell five years ago when she performed at their wedding reception in Jemez Pueblo.
They it off and formed a close friendship. When the Ferrell’s daughter, Eva, was born in July 2004, Wolfe became “her own personal folk singer”. Anna Wolfe’s fifth album, My Treasure (Soulful Songstress Records 7238) (3 stars out of 4) is a gorgeous singer-songwriter album, very much in the Beth Nielsen Chapman style. In fact, Beth adds backing vocals to I Take Notice of Kindness, an acoustic masterpiece about the importance of every day actions we tend to take for granted: ‘Little things that aren’t little at all / like horses covered in warm blankets / instead of left to themselves in the cold.’ This song has incredible harmonies and is a hit waiting to happen. Other gems on this thoughtful record include Close Call, a song about how close we all are to death, but not as morbid as it sounds, and the captivating My Star. Lush is how I would describe the recording, not a tince of clipping. And that’s down to veteran producer Wendy Waldman who has done a great job in treating each and every song with the sensitivity they require. Singers can sing all day long but what is the point if their voices have no sense of illustration, no personality, no realness? Like Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde and even Jewel, all of whom know the value in singing with feeling, local singer/songwriter Anna Wolfe follows tradition with the same boldness of voice. Wolfe's anger, love, passion and desperation are so clearly expressed in her tone that you don't even really need to know what she's saying. More... Rachel Heisler Despite her smiling, perky visage, singer songwriter Anna Wolfe and her band, The Hounds of Carlisle, play music that's a far cry from the usual tentative, breathy vocals and tinkly guitar picking that one might associate with local chick musicians. The Albuquerque resident, who grew up in Ohio, takes more inspiration from Grace Slick than Joan Baez, and the result is confidant tough singing and playing that's backed by arrangements of rootsy psychedelic folk-rock. More... Sarah Meadows Anna Wolfe may never have been cool, but her latest disc sure is. Recorded last year at Thunderbird Studio in Tijeras, New Mexico, Wolfe's songs range from the campy noodlings of "The Things That Piss Me Off" (she doesn't like bigots or people who tell her who to screw) to the folky strumming of "The Waltz" to some very cool Patti Smith-like poetic vocal calisthenics in the title song. Wolfe's voice ranges from whispery folky to a compelling, almost bluesy holler. Altogether a very strong sophomore effort. More... thirsty ear "Anna Wolfe is not a slave to any one style. Normally this would be bad, but Wolfe makes it a major strength on her debut CD, "I Never was Cool." More... Kenn Rodriguez Jan, 2000 Slate Mills resident Anna Wolfe, with producer Wendy Waldman, has just completed her new CD, "My Treasure" I am trying to decide what kind of album this is. Is it the kind you want to curl up with on a snowy, introspective day, contemplating every line of soulful lyrics? Or the kind to listen to in the company of friends, with all the dials cranked up, revelling in the alluring melodies and fast-changing rhythms? Mostly the former I guess, but that song about Death is awesome! It is definitely not the kind of music that you will want to play as background. You won't, I'm afraid, hear much of it on the radio. This music will demand your attention. You will need to sit down and listen. More... Lyt Wood
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