| 1. Little Drummer Boy 2. O Holy Night 3. Christmas Kiss 4. More Than December 5. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas JETTY RAE WEBSITE DOWNLOAD FROM NOISETRADE |  |
Jetty Rae is a young singer/songwriter whose current musical direction is in the tradition of some of the best modern Folk Pop and Alt Folk artists--Ingrid Michaelson, Brandi Carlyle, and Priscilla Ahn to name a few. She first picked up the guitar while spending a few years in Hawaii and I picked up the subtle island influence right away (the same way people adept at accents can pick apart my life history--which featured a couple of years in Boston, more in New York and New Jersey, and, I'm told, I've had a smidge of the southern from my earlier stay here back in 1979 and 1980). Interestingly enough, Jetty Rae worked with an island Rap/Hip Hop band--Soul Chronicle--early on. And that influence I'm not hearing (there's a soulful quality, but that's a ways removed from Hip Hop). These days, she's working hard at balancing her music and career with motherhood and the demands of everyday life.
The "More Than December" EP was released in 2014. It's nice to hear "Little Drummer Boy" without any drum and the other holiday standards are impressively delivered. The title track, which Jetty wrote, is probably the most interesting and energetic of the five, but "Christmas Kiss" (which she wrote with Eric Sproull) is one of those gorgeous love songs that grows out of a single moment frozen in time (no pun intended) and was instantly my favorite.
You can get this fine little present as a free download from Noisetrade (tips gratefully accepted). And you can follow Jetty Rae on Facebook and via her website.
The "More Than December" EP was released in 2014. It's nice to hear "Little Drummer Boy" without any drum and the other holiday standards are impressively delivered. The title track, which Jetty wrote, is probably the most interesting and energetic of the five, but "Christmas Kiss" (which she wrote with Eric Sproull) is one of those gorgeous love songs that grows out of a single moment frozen in time (no pun intended) and was instantly my favorite.
You can get this fine little present as a free download from Noisetrade (tips gratefully accepted). And you can follow Jetty Rae on Facebook and via her website.
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