Blue Pony by Julie Miller collections NEUF

Tracks:
A Kiss On The Lips
Take Me Back
By Way Of Sorrow
Dancing Girl
Give Me An Ocean
All The Pieces Of Mary
The Devil Is An Angel
Letters To Emily
I Call On You
Face Of Appalachia
Forever My Beloved
Blue Pony
Last Song

Performer Notes:

• Personnel: Julie Miller (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Karen Peris (vocals); Buddy Miller (vocals, guitar, mandoguitar, melodica, bass); Tammy Rogers (fiddle, mandolin); Larry Campbell (fiddle, banjo, bouzouki); Matt Slocum (cello); Bill Mallonee (harmonica); John Andrew Schreiner (piano); Phil Madiera (Hammond B-3 organ, pump organ); Allison Prestwood, Byron House (bass); Donald Lindley (drums); Paul Griffith (drums, percussion); Steve Hindalong (percussion).
• Engineers: Buddy Miller, Duane Jarvis, Don Peris.
• Personnel: Julie Miller (guitar); Buddy Miller (vocals, guitar, melodica); Emmylou Harris, Karen Peris, Steve Earle (vocals); Larry Campbell (banjo, bouzouki, fiddle); Tammy Rogers (mandolin, fiddle); Matt Slocum (cello); Bill Mallonee (harmonica); John Schreiner (piano); Phil Madeira (organ); Paul Griffith (drums, percussion); Donald Lindley, Alison Prestwood (drums); Steve Hindalong (percussion).
• Audio Mixer: Buddy Miller.
• Liner Note Author: Julie Miller.
• Recording information: Dogtown Studios.
• Photographer: Bob Miller .
• Unknown Contributor Role: Buddy Miller.
• BLUE PONY, Millers debut record on Hightone (her previous effort was on a small, Christian-oriented label) places her as a kind of quirky alternative-Americana artist. Think of a rootsy Victoria Williams, whose voice Miller often brings to mind. As if to purposely move past the "country" label, BLUE PONY starts off strong with a rocker, "A Kiss On the Lips," with its understated energy and Hammond B-3 backing. The next song "Take Me Back," is a high lonesome duet with Julies husband and co-producer, Hightone recording artist Buddy Miller. It recalls the kind of Appalachian folk songs that lie at the roots of commercial country music.
• While BLUE PONY does feature guest appearances by some big names (both Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle contribute their talents), the real star here is Millers voice, a slightly helium-laced affair that youll either find completely irresistible or somewhat annoying. What makes her singing remarkable, though, is her ability to suggest girlish innocence while singing about a deep kind of evil.

Professional Reviews: Entertainment Weekly (4/25/97, p.72) - "...arrives on her alt-folk-rock debut armed with dark, poetic lyrics about betrayal, redemption, and the damage caused by long-held secrets....One of the years most haunting surprises."

- Rating: A

Producer: Julie Miller, Buddy Miller

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Guest Artist: Buddy Miller; Tammy Rogers; Steve Earle; Steve Hindalong; Karen Peris; Bill Mallonee

Release Date: 1 April, 2008

Label: HighTone Records

Dimensions: 14 x 0.6 x 12.7 centimeters (0.10 kg)