[FM] New Gina Forsyth Release!

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NEW RELEASE FROM WATERBUG
(our first since july '99, how 'bout that!): GINA FORSYTH
People's Choice Winner - folk category. Offbeat magazine, New Orleans
YOU ARE HERE

"In one of the best independent or small-label submissions from a regional 
talent we've heard in a way long time, New Orleans' Gina Forsyth rips it up 
on You Are Here, an eclectic, beautifully played testament to choosing the 
right personnel and crafting a great song." -Walter Pierce, The Daily 
Advertiser, Lafayette, LA 

"Musically, Forsyth's traditional folk sound encompasses... bluegrass, Cajun, 
country, gospel and New Orleans rhythm and blues influences...a triumphant 
accomplishment"  -Margaret Coble, Southern Voice

  ...truly one of the warmest singer-songwriter recordings in recent memory. 
May this girl go." -Dan Willging, Offbeat, New Orleans


     A favorite singer-songwriter of Dave Carter, Rose Polenzani ("no one 
makes me feel as consistently fabulous as Gina Forsyth"), Kate McDonnell, 
Chuck Brodsky, Leslie Smith, Sons Of The Never Wrong and more, Gina Forsyth 
is also a respected cajun fiddler. 
You Are Here goes from solo to full production, with some great players 
including David Doucet and Don Stiernberg, Includes "The Sweetest Sound," 
"Somewhere Off The Foot Of This Mountain," "Texas Waltz," 16 tracks. 
Raised in Alabama, Forsyth grew up on hymns, country songs and old-time 
fiddle tunes. In 1983, she moved to New Orleans, where she studied classical 
and jazz violin under Ellis Marsalis and others at Loyola University. Calling 
herself "an adopted cajun," she moved to Lafayette for a time to steep 
herself in Cajun music. She toured with the Cajun rock band Mamou in 1989, 
and sang "Valse de la Vie" on the group's Ugly Day CD (Rounder, 1992). She 
currently tours with Bruce Daigrepont, appearing on his recent Rounder CD, 
Paradis. Songwriting Awards include Emerging Songwriter Winner at Napa Valley 
Folk Festival (1993) and New Folk Winner at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival 
(1996). 
 
available at www.waterbug.com, waterbug 503 284 0650.