Secret Anniversaries

Secret Anniversaries

Track Listings

1. Secret Anniversaries

2. She Will Not Save You

3. Hold On

4. Midnight Flight

5. Choices

6. Train Sounds Like Tomorrow

7. Monmouth County

8. Here's A Letter That You Can't Send Back

9. A Space So Small

10. Adeline

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Jeff grew up in small towns around Texas. A graduate of Duke University, Jeff won the prestigious Academy of American Poets Award and received a J.D. from the University of Texas and an M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. He has been a songwriting finalist or showcase artist at the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Sierra Songwriters Festival, Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival, Tucson Folk Festival, Lake County Folk Festival, B.W. Stevenson Songwriting Competition, and the Mountain Valley Arts Council.

Tracks:

Secret Anniversaries
She Will Not Save You
Hold On
Midnight Flight
Choices
Train Sounds Like Tomorrow
Monmouth County
Here's A Letter That You Can't Send Back
A Space So Small
Adeline

Customer Reviews:

A stellar addition to the Talmadge line of musicology.......1999-10-23

An earlier album, Hired Hands, showed amazing promise for Jeff Talmadge. He now seems to upgraded the picking and songwriting and this album is a must!

No Hype; Just Bozart.......1999-10-16

Jeff Talmadge's latest release on indie Bozart is a crisp autumn walk across the laid-bare soul of a Texas boy whose hard-earned insights into the joys and sorrows of life shared between women and men were earned on the long, hard blacktop of experience. It has the flavor of early Lyle Lovett without the misogynous edge.

Talmadge's literate lyrics, the hallmark of his songwriting craftsmanship, slip, slide and slither through carefully textured melodies touched by a brilliant cast of Austin's most talented musicians: Beth Galiger, Larry Seyer, Brian Wood, Glen Fukanaga, Chris Searles, Freddie Krc, Spencer Starnes and Gene Elders. Elders' sizzling violin, Galiger's tasty flute and vocals, and the cello mysteries of Peter Kempter and Frank Kammerdiener highlight spare arrangements that compliment Talmadge's honest, gritty vocals. The songwriting collaboration between Talmadge and Texas expatriate David Rodriguez, "Midnight Flight," comes to life with Larry Seyer's clever guitar work.

Wink Tyler's Austin Recording Studios have given birth to notable gems in the past by such luminaries as Marcia Ball, Huey Lewis, Nancy Griffith, Guy Clark, Asleep at the Wheel, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Willie Nelson. Secret Anniversaries will earn Talmadge a choice position on Wink's "Wall of Fame."

Lush, well arranged ,beautifully produced serious music !!.......1999-05-14

All in all Jeff's a serious songwriter with a serious attitude towards album production. Cellos ! Violins ! Flutes ! Upright bass !The musician credits sound almost like an orchestra ensemble. However they seem to blend in well with Jeff's songs,in this self produced collection of mostly slow to mid tempo bitter-sweet ballads. Some beautiful guitar work by Mr.Talmadge & Brian Wood as well as the rest of the guitarists. Damned good stuff!

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AMERICAN SONG RECITAL

American Song Recital

Manufacturer: Channel Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003UYE
Release Date: 1993-08-19

Tracks:

Come Ready And See Me
Sweet Suffolk Owl
Waterbird
Anniversaries: For Craig Urquhart - Fred Weldy
On This Wondrous Sea
The Metropolitan Tower
The Strong House
Secret Words
Sugar In The Cane
Night Without Sleep
Fort Tryon Park: September
For My Daughter, Nina - Fred Weldy
Bee! I'm Expecting You
I Never Saw A Moor
Recuerdo
Social Note
Anniversaries: For William Kappel - Fred Weldy
Never More Will The Wind
Dream With Me
Prld I - Fred Weldy
Prld II - Fred Weldy
Prld III - Fred Weldy
Someone To Watch Over Me

Customer Reviews:

AMERICAN SONG RECITAL.......2000-02-17

AMERICAN SONG RECITAL

Channel Classics Records has taken a first-rate initiative in giving winners of important international music competitions the opportunity to record a CD in the "Winning Artists Series." This CD, with fairly unknown American songs, is part of the above series. Other than a piece by Hundley, the remaining 22 songs are based on texts by American writers.

Richard Hundley's songs are beautiful and his compositions true to the texts on which they are based. All the emotions found in the texts are expanded in the compositions to ensure that the story comes through clearly and is not lost in the music. Lori Laitman was specifically asked by Lauren Wagner to compose a song. She chose a text by Sara Teasdale and the CD is worth owning for this song alone: magnificent! Another "plus" to this production is that the source and full text of the songs are in the CD book.

In addition to songs, a number of piano solos have been recorded. Those of Leonard Bernstein are not very well known, but very much worth listening to. He composed these works for friends, relatives and colleagues. They are concise, very complete compositions.

The fact that Lauren Wagner won four important prizes in 1991 is also not surprising. This singer possesses incredible timbre, has a beautiful, controlled voice and sings with incredible ease. Her music is truly a pleasure to hear. Her accompanist Fred Weldy matches her level of skill easily. This CD is definitely a worthwhile addition to your collection.