FULL FRONTAL FOLK: Sweet Mystery of Life

Full Frontal Folk

Sweet Mystery of Life

© 2004 Full Frontal Folk (783707887425)

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The "folk" music you fell in love with years ago has been taken out of the closet, dusted off, given a nice polish and sent back into the world. Songs from the 16th century to the present performed with the sweet harmony.

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Full Frontal Folk - guaranteed to knock your socks off! These women(Fatale/Wendy Fuhr, Lolita/Jennifer Schonwald, Jezebel/Thea Shoulson and Delilah/Courtney Malley) were exposed to many different genres of music while growing up in their local folk music community. They have a solid base in the Traditional and Old Timey genre while keeping an open mind and ear towards all kinds of contemporary music, including folk, Rock, Techno and Punk. All of their songs are delivered with beautiful vocal arrangements, which are at times polished, quirky, haunting, or poignant.

Their instrumentation, including guitar, electric and washtub bass, fiddle and percussion, never takes away from their powerful voices. The group was formed in 2001 and exploded into the folk scene where they quickly developed a reputation for their phenomenal vocal blends, intricate harmonies and their "Gen-X" attitude. They soon added percussionist extraordinaire Desdemona/Cheryl Prashker to the mix thereby completing the full sensory experience of "Full Frontal Folk".

In the 2 years since their first CD was released their music has focused more and more on Traditional Music, but when they choose to put their spin on a contemporary song, no matter what the genre, the result is thoroughly engaging . This is a CD experience you do not want to miss!

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  • FFF must keep making this kinda music! (please please please?)
    author: gordon geise

    Full Frontal Folk's first record lived in my CD player for months. It was the soundtrack to my life. It remains one of my favorite things in the world. Perhaps because of my enormous affection for the first record, the second one, Sweet Mystery of Life, never did take hold as strongly... It's still a must-own (I just bought my second copy from CD Baby because the first somehow got scratched) and many of the tracks on it are certainly worthy of the first album--like This Morning I Was Born Again, The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (can't believe I never heard any version of this awesome story-song before!), and the I Know My Love medley. The gals' allegro take on Cakes and Ale is delightful, and they more than do justice to the chanty General Taylor, a song that I've sung for two decades with considerably less charm. If I must quibble (and I must: it's just my nature) I have to quibble with the remix of Poor Wayfaring Stranger--the gorgeous, nuanced harmonies with which FFF rendered this traditional song on their first album are pretty much ruined here by an arbitrarily applied dance beat. Is this meant to be whimsical? Given the wonderful "extra track" (Mozart meets beer) on the first record, this is a real disppointment. It's worth programming your machine to skip it. Still, the rest of the record is just dandy!

  • Excellent CD
    author: Marcia S

    I really enjoyed the mix of traditional and more recent folk songs. Annabel Lee was great and the Wayfaring Stranger with the remix was dynamite!

  • Good CD
    author: Cheryl K

    This CD is well worth adding to your collection.

  • Folkin' fantasic
    author: FFF fan

    Yes, it's a shame there aren't more "upbeat" songs. I hope there was sarcasm in that review! Neverthless, Sweet Mystery of Life is an amazing CD. A must have for any fan of folk and fun. From Woody Guthrie to Carter/Grammer songs, this talented group leaves one in awe! (Be sure to let the last track run for a "special" treat!)

  • Great voices, great music
    author: Jodi Weitzman

    I loved how their individual voices stand out on this CD. And the music accompanying the singing is always done just perfect. I was a little disappointed in the song choices-I was expecting more upbeat songs like Bonnie Brown.

  • Only thing better than just listening is WATCHING...
    author: Maggie Mays

    This is a great group of songs. I've seen these women perform many of the songs live, and the only thing better than just listening is WATCHING at the same time so you can see for yourself each of the strong, yet strikingly different personalities that stand out as they sing and banter with the audience. I love the lively spirit, their harmony is superb, the fiddlin' is fantastic, and all is enhanced by the beat of their percussionist extraordinaire!

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