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Crossing The Border
songs by Jayne Olderman
Red Warrior Records
With the release of her aptly titled CD,
Crossing the
Border, Jayne Olderman
emerges from behind the curtain… and from her comfort zone
as songwriter/producer… to take stage center, breathing life
into her own words as Jayne Olderman, vocalist. Her unique
stylings are perfectly suited to this collection of songs,
which range from starkly intimate looks at personal
relationships to tracks that probe the sensitive zone
beneath the surface of our political landscape. Her gift is
that she can provoke thought without being confrontational,
distilling the human experience to one we can all understand
and experience with her.
Crossing the Border,
as the title suggests, signals the discovery of a new
creative voice for Jayne Olderman. The title track is the
true telling of one man’s story and a sympathetic look at
the other side of America’s internal conflict over
immigration. There are also two tracks written and performed
in Spanish, Jayne’s first foray into a second language. Her
reasoning? “I was fascinated by the Hispanic culture during
the writing of ‘Crossing
the Border’.
I discovered that Spanish offers a uniquely sensual way to
use language. I love it. ‘Tomo Lo Que es Tuyo’ and ‘Si Solo’
could not have been written in English. It just didn’t
work.” “Wish”, while written and performed in English, was
inspired by Jayne’s Hispanic experience and is clearly more
seductive than anything she’s written before.
The work of an insightful and talented artist, Crossing the
Border is not an escape, but a bridge from familiar
territory into a new world of artistic discovery.
Beautifully polished, yet emotionally raw. If you’re
familiar with Olderman’s music, you’ll find yourself
wondering why it’s taken her so long to stand and be heard.
If you’re new to her music, you’ll simply be blown away .
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