Winter Stories (2019)

"As the title suggests the album does have an overarching theme of Winter, with Jonas Fjeld taking a leading hand in the selection. Judy Collins brings her crystal clear vocals to the Christmas time setting of Joni Mitchell’s ‘River‘ – with gentle accompaniment from Chatham County Line it’s as sad as can be, with soft mandolin offsetting those stinging words of regret: “I’m so hard to handle I’m selfish and I’m sad / I’ve gone and lost the best baby that I ever had“. It’s hard to imagine anyone else but Judy Collins making such a fine version of a song whose original perfection makes it almost sacrosanct. Jonas Fjeld reworks his own ‘Angels in the Snow‘, initially singing in his native Norwegian before his gruff weather-beaten voice gives way to Collins’ translation before the pair magically intertwine with somehow the hard-worn deeper voice and the gossamer delicate voice melding into something that’s even more beautiful." (americana-uk)

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