Germain Behind Bars CD

Singer/songwriters Kiki Carter Webb and Greg Webb embark on a personal journey in their second album, Rice Cakes from the Moon. With ten original songs and a cover of Leonard Cohen's Suzanne, they offer their songs, like rice cakes, as symbols of gratitude for the abundance in their lives. "This really is a remarkable time of harvest for us," says Kiki, who has been writing songs since the age of five. "I spent a good part of my youth, writing songs to please others - now I write to please myself...my relationship with the Muse has taken a front seat. Mostly I just try to get out of the way of the music coming through," comments Kiki.

Greg agrees, "Songwriting and composing on guitar has always been a place I go to process feelings and experiences in a way that brings me to a place of single-mindedness... a place of oneness with the Great Mystery."The album starts with the title song, Rice Cakes from the Moon. Kiki describes the abundance of their organic garden on the shores of Trader's Bay in northern Minnesota. Next comes, "It All Comes Clear," featuring Greg's incomparable baritone voice and unusual guitar stylings."Wings of Song" was written by Greg in response to the synchronicity of Kiki and Greg's first true musical meeting. Greg brought the freshly written song to Kiki a few days later and Kiki recorded it. Kiki responded by writing a duet part to the song. Wings of Song became the catalyst for Kiki and Greg's musical collaboration.

The fourth song, "Jingle Dancer," was re-recorded for the Rice Cakes CD, including the sounds of an authentic jingle dress that was given to Kiki. Musician, Jan Lundsten, adds an earthy bass line to a song Kiki wrote about the magic and mystery of jingle dancers at an Ojibwe powwow. Originally written on piano, Kiki asked Greg to re-write the music for guitar.