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Bonnie O'Donnell Review
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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:59:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Christian Bauman" <ducksquack@hotmail.com>
Subject: Bonnie O'Donnell Review
Bonnie O'Donnell's first album was released last week, and this article
popped up this weekend...
Although I haven't heard it yet, the album is sure to be fantastic (I
have heard most of the songs on it).
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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Christian Bauman
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http://www.pobox.com/~camphoboken ducksquack@hotmail.com
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