Christina muir in Folk Music

"Feet First" (11/09/1999) Folk Christina Muir, Orchard (Distributor)Christina Muir has an open gentle approach to singing and songwriting that ranges from childlike story stongs "Strawberries" to loving soliloquies including "As One" and "Beyond All Time." These are songs about searching which remain universal enough to appeal to any like-minded listeners. Christina's voice has a rare purity and unaffected delivery. She knows how to put her openly sentimental material over in a way that sound completely honest and heartfelt. The two highlights are "Who Will Hold Me" and "Holding Pattern" which are the most developed as contemporary pop/folk songs. "Who Will Hold Me," which opens the disk, is marked by a breathy synth figure and Christina's particularly clear guitar work. What sets Christina Muir apart from many of the zillion female singers is her impeccable pitch and obvious joy in moving from style to style (like the Andrews Sisters, Edith Piaf) with the chops to pull it off. Delicately produced by Christina and Eric Garrison, this is a good tea by the fireplace album. ~ Richard Meyer