Barb Waters Rosa Duet CD

Barb Waters has joined forces with some of her hometown musicians for some great duet partnerships. Featuring Cyndi Boste, Dan Warner, Kim Salmon, Lisa Miller & Rebecca Barnard, Rob Snarski, Matt Walker, Anna Burley, Nick Barker, Git and Ashley Davies, Rosa Duet is the Melbourne based singer- songwriter- guitarist's second album on Laughing Outlaw Records. The idea for this album grew from Barb's love of music that happens around the kitchen table or sitting out on the verandah, strumming an acoustic guitar and singing harmonies, sharing the simple pleasures of making music together. These co-penned collaborations have taken place far from the sterile recording studio environment; songs were written and sung with cups of tea and toddlers climbing onto knees. This is, after all, where whole traditions of good and real music come from - the warmth, community and domestic chaos of our home lives, the ideas and visions which grow from that starting point of pulling up a chair together, strumming a chord and joining voices with another's. The duet tradition had its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, with the great duet partnerships of George and Tammy, Porter and Dolly, Conway and Loretta, Lee and Nancy, Sonny and Cher, Gram and Emmylou. In the spirit of that tradition, and driven by her fascination with the duet form and her love of harmony singing, Barb Waters has led a duet revival in Melbourne, coaxing some of it's best singers and songwriters into stunning new expositions of the duet genre. Produced by Craig Pilkington, Rosa Duet is the result of several years of work. It features an abundance of homegrown talent, passion and creativity, meetings of minds and voices, inspirations freely shared and brought to Barb's kitchen table. We sure hope it brings much warmth and joy into your home too.PRESS:"Barb Waters' new CD Rosa Duet pays homeage to the legendary singing duos that influenced her as she was growing up. Waters has promoted this album as a sort of a "kitchen table project" and says most of it was worked out there, with the help of an impressive list of Melbourne musicians. Barb co-wrote nearly every track on the CD with local artists Cyndi Boste, Rob Snarski, Lisa Miller, Kim Salmon, Nick Barker, Ash Davies, Rebecca Barnard and several other giants of the local music scene. The charming "friends and family" feel of the CD is further enhanced by her partner Craig PilkingtonĀ¹s (The Killjoys and Mick Thomas and the Sure Thing) production and engineering, which is honest, not too fussy and fits like a glove. Carter Family fingerprints are all over the track that Waters shares with Git, the poignant Further Down The Line, which features excellent banjo picking and violin and is a tender love letter to her family and motherhood. The energetic Make Some Decision with Ash Davies is an ode to the mysteries and challenges of relationships and features some rollicking guitar work. The best track on the CD is the sensual When Will You Come My Way, with Rob Snarski's and WatersĀ¹ voices dancing in and out of a hypnotic Spanish influenced melody. Magic. Try the Barb Waters kitchen tested and highly recommended listening method and share Rosa Duet, a cake and a bottle of red with friends and family for a great way to spend an afternoon. Rosa Duet is out on Laughing Outlaw Records and you can visit Barb at www.barbwaters.com" - Beat Magazine