Joyce Bowden's lyrics & chords

"Joyce Bowden has released her first solo album under the name jolei. The CD is a collection of a dozen original tunes in rootsy, acoustic arrangements fleshed out by an organic ensemble including violin, harmonica, banjo, saxophone, piano and cornet. The album has a dreamy, quiet, hypnotic quality that luxuriates in Bowden's intimate vocals, carving out a place somewhere among old folk and country, early Joni Mitchell and art song, and perhaps connecting the traditional to the avant-garde." ~ Seth Rogovoy, Berkshires Week -------------...read more