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She calls herself a “smoky folkie.” But Barber’s latest CD increases the smoky quotient while jettisoning the folk sound of her previous albums. Co-writing with Ron Sexsmith on three songs, including the swoon-inducing title track, Barber has morphed into a torch singer with a timeless edge. Sultry clarinets, lush strings and exquisite harmonies with Sexsmith on “Old Flame” lovingly evoke the sounds of a bygone era. And Barber brilliantly channels Nina Simone on the call-and-response blues swing of “Oh My My.”Reviews
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