THREE WEIRD SISTERS: Rite the First Time

Three Weird Sisters

Rite the First Time

© 2001 Bedlam House Ltd (802260300124)

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Folk with a Celtic and even Bluegrass flavor, Rite the First Time swings from the sublime to the silly and from the material to the spiritual in eclectic mixes of harmonic vocals and acoustic instruments (harp, guitar, bodhran, and upright bass).

tracks

1 Dumb Dumb Dorothy
2 Rite of Passage
3 What'll I Do With the Baby-O?
4 On We Go
5 Pity Party
6 Little Boy Blue
7 Boys Want Sex in the Morning
8 Six Days
9 The Bird Rock
10 Absolutely Bonkers
11 Song of Fey Cross
12 When Fall Comes to New England
13 Spring Strathspey
14 Iowa
15 In a Gown Too Blue

notes

"[Three Weird Sisters] make bewitching, eclectic music ... think the Dixie Chicks do Shakespeare." -- Bill Osinski, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 12, 2003

Three Weird Sisters... There are three of them (Brenda Sutton, Teresa Gibson Powell, and Gwen Knighton.) They are weird (or at least their collection and presentation of songs is weird, everything from Renaissance ballads to 'country on a harp' to sf with a twist.) And they are sisters of a sort (different parents, same heart.)

Three Weird Sisters play at folk clubs and music festivals near their homeland of Atlanta, Georgia. They're branching out with appearances across the country (see their web page for a location near you!)

Brenda Sutton has been actively involved in music her whole life and has been a singer/songwriter for over twenty years. Rarely on time for any event, Brenda is the guitarist / percussionist who keeps Three Weird Sisters in time with her odd "Gene Krupa" style of bodhran playing. It's hard to describe how Brenda makes the sounds she gets out of a frame drum while using two paint brushes held together with masking tape. Really.

Teresa Gibson Powell sings in crisp, clear tones and plays the 3/4 upright bass - an instrument far taller and wider (and heavier) than herself. She plucks it with gusto and bows it with passion. You'll hear her bluegrass roots in many of TWS's arrangements. Teresa is an avid herbalist, Reiki Master, and possesses a large and beautiful tattoo that spans the entire canvas of her back.

Gwen Knighton took the Scottish Harp Society of America's National title in the Journeyman division for the year 2000 and won a study scholarship to the 2001 Edinburgh Harp Festival, where she hobnobbed with champion harpers from other countries. In 2001, she competed in her first SHSA National competition at the Master level and placed fourth in a field of professional harpers, all of whom had previously won the title Her musical background runs the gamut from classical vocal training, arranging, harmony, conducting and theory classes to her lifelong fascination for traditional music and special love for murder ballads.

Together these three women make a unique blend of instruments and voice. They love singing together, and that's evident in the delivery of their material. Come listen to them - you too may become a Weirdo for Three Weird Sisters.

Note: Three Weird Sisters is not the Wyrd Sisters. We enjoy their music and don't want you to be confused. While we'd love you to buy our CD, if you're looking for the Wyrd Sisters you need to go to another CD site. But before you go, try our samples - you may like what you hear!

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  • Rite the First Time
    author: Charles MacLeod

    I got this one after getting the second CD (which I think is even better than this one!) and now can't wait for the next! Some of the songs are first time grabbers others grow on you with repeated listening. I love Absolutely Bonkers.

  • I Don't Know
    author: E Richardson

    I love this group and decided to purchase the CD. Because I travel a great deal I had it sent to my daughter and she would send it me. I have not received my CD from my daughter yet. So I guess it you could give it 10 stars, 5 from me and 5 from my daughter.

  • Normaly into Hard Trance but this is oddly ...Great
    author: Grink

    Well Im normaly into Hardcore Trance music but for some strange reason this is not bad, I cant realy say more it is funny with a catchy tune its one of those songs you get stuk in your head and cant stop singing for days, Realy these girls are off there head but its good and novel and makes a nice change.

  • Normaly into Hard Trance but this is oddly ...Great
    author: Grink

    Well Im normaly into Hardcore Trance music but for some strange reason this is not bad, I cant realy say more it is funny with a catchy tune its one of those songs you get stuk in your head and cant stop singing for days, Realy these girls are off there head but its good and novel and makes a nice change.

  • Thoughtful, Funny, and Provocative
    author: William Mills

    If you like folk music you will love the Three Wierd Sisters.

  • Best I've heard in quite some time!
    author: F. Tolar

    I am particularly fond of "Absolutely Bonkers". I've always had a special fondness for the "kooks" who dare to dream. ;) And "Pity Party" was wonderful too!

  • The first time I heard 'Boys like sex in the morning' I laughed so hard I peed m
    author: M.H. Shockley

    From simply funny folksie songs that anyone would enjoy, to pagan songs that speak to the soul, 'Rite the first time' is a worthy listen (and buy)! I can't wait to see The Three Weird Sisters live...

  • Whoo-Hoo! Awesome music, great sound! Pagan, but not overly so!
    author: Susie G

    Killed my first copy in the car, found my 2nd here! Great group! Even better live, but still awesome on CD. Funny, haunting, cute, and all with wonderful harmonies, to boot! It's a keeper!!!!

  • It's funny because it's true.
    author: Adam Selzer

    Yes, matter of fact, I do want sex in the morning. There are an awful lot of superb songs on this album, and not a single song that I would call "filler." A particular favorite is "When Fall Comes To New England." The only complaint of which I could think is that there could always be a few more murder ballads. But that's true of nearly all records, so I'll go ahead and give it five stars. It earns every one of them! Anything that gets my sister to listen to something other than teenybopper pop is instantly venerable.

  • Amazing songs, beautiful polyphonic performance
    author: Joshua Kronengold

    Gwen Knighton (champion journeyman harper), Teresa Gibson Powell, and Brenda Sutton combine sounds and songs for one of the most amazing CDs to come out of the SF folk community in years. Especially notable songs are their version of Iowa, Gwen Knighton's "Little Boy Blue", and Brenda Sutton's heartrending "In a Gown Too Blue".

  • Extremely original, technically proficient, highly appealing
    author: Aisling

    I was TOLD Three Weird Sisters were playing in our town for the SciFi Con, and I didn't go..MY BAD!! This CD is some of the most original music I have had the pleasure of hearing. Even the traditional tunes have a fresh flavor and a treatment that is uniquely wacky, in a really nice way. Was moved right down to the ground by Rite of Passage, and laughed my head off at Boys Want Sex...Only one question...since Rite the First Time is really right, how soon can we get the second time??

  • Fine fanciful eclectic collection of wise witty wacky warm wonderful songs
    author: Martin Epstein

    What a diverse assembly of styles, themes, and humours! TWS really did do Rite the First Time right. These talented women approach every song with insight and enthusiasm. You can tell just by listening to them that they love what they do and have a good time doing it. In a Gown Too Blue is the big jewel in the crown, but the rest of the selections sparkle, too. Boys Want Sex in the Morning (too true!) and Pity Party had me giggling everytime I even thought about those songs. My teenage daughters walked in my office while I was listening to this CD. They swiped it the instant my back was turned. Now I have to buy another copy!

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