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       ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLES
PRESENTS:
THE ETHEREAL SOUND OF DEBORAH HENRiKSSON AND HER NEW RELEASE THE HEART'S CRY  APRIL 5,
2012 - A
true musical citizen of the world, New Jersey born, longtime Sweden
based vocalist DEBORAH HENRIKSSON discovers her truest musical
expression—fully embodied by the title of her latest album THE HEART'S CRY--with
a beautiful mix of contemporary folk and Celtic influences and the
enduring power of traditional Scottish songs. Working with Swedish
producer MATS NYMAN, DEBORAH has crafted vocal lines that are
inseparable from the soundscapes which support her beautiful
renditions of songs by LOREENA McKENNITT, ELEANOR McEVOY, MOYA
BRENNAN and 18th
Century Scottish poet ROBERT BURNS. Drawing
on a wealth of songs from the Celtic tradition, but with a dose of
what she calls “happy minor,” a little scent of country, these
soundscapes perfectly characterize the evolution of DEBORAH’s
singing since her 2007 debut CD, SIMPLYGIFTS, which found her
exploring a mix of
classical art songs and folk songs. The
ongoing discovery includes an adventure into another use of her
voice, honing it down to its essential core. The shift in tone began
when she was working on her second release SIMPLY CHRISTMAS, and she and
NYMAN kept lowering the keys of songs until they found an undisturbed
voice.“That,”
she says, “is the voice that’s evolving in THE HEART'S CRY. Our
joint focus is to lift each song in a way that maximizes the musical
message and thus touches the listener. By finding this repertoire
which is right for me physically, spiritually, emotionally and
personally, in this particular voice and in terms of what each song
has to say, I’m able to be myself in a whole new way. I have to say
that I now dare to be myself, because many of the songs are so bare
as to leave me quite naked, which takes a lot of trust. At the same
time, it is a joy to share them when they speak to others as well as
to me.” RELATED LiNKS: WWW.DEBORAHHENRiKSSON.COM ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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