Produced by Anne Hills, with help fom musicians including Bob Franke and
96 Kerrville Winner Bill Hall.
Bonnie is a wonderful singer, and a talented songwriter.
As info becomes available on how to purchase this CD, I'll pass it on.
In the meantime, if she comes to a venue near you, do yourself a favor
and check her out!
-cb
>Saturday, June 27
>The Morning Call
>
>By David Howell
>
>
>Bonnie O'Donnell Walks the Walk at Godfrey's
>
> The recent glut of female singer-songwriters makes it easy to
>overlook
>the special contributions many have made--and continue to make--to
>music. Sixty five people saw a unique contribution Thursday night as
>Bonnie O'Donnell of Bethlehem presented her new self-released compact
>disc, "You Come Walking In," at--where else?--Godfrey Daniels on
>Bethlehem's South Side.
> Although the Easton native seemed slightly nervous as she
>started her
>one-hour-and-45-minute show, her voice and guitar playing were
perfectly
>assured as she launched into the disc's lively title tune.
> O'Donnell sang with a perfect soprano that was arresting but
>never
>obscured her lyrics. Like all good songwriters, her topics varied.
>There were love songs, a heartfelt tune about her brother ("Hand on the
>Bottle"), and a fantasy about living on an island written from a
horse's
>point of view ("Horses of Chincoteague"). She even added a bit of
>whimsy with "Why Can't Girls Marry Girls," based on the musings of her
>then 5-year-old daughter, rather than an attempt to be trendy.
> O'Donnell was completely relaxed by the time her friend, Bill
>Hall,
>joined her to sing harmony on the gentle "Name and Form." In the
second
>half of the show, Hall returned to sing "Your Song" (not the Elton John
>song) alone. He explained that this selection was inspired by his
>attraction for O'Donnell (who for years has been a fantasy babe for
many
>of the male musicians who hang around Godfrey's).
> A pleasant surprise was the addition of frequent Godfrey's
>headliner
>Bob Franke, who joined O'Donnell for vocal harmonies and both acoustic
>and National Steel guitar accompaniment. Both Franke's voice and his
>compositions, which included the lovely "Healing in This Night,"
blended
>in well with O'Donnell's. Both performers' work had a spiritual
>component, which added an uplifting feeling to the show.
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