Album produced by Vast Horizons Music & Gigi Love
About Listen to the Red Rock
“Listen to the Red Rock” compiles a variety of folk, folk-rock, and bluegrass songs in support of the passage of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act. The compilation, produced by Vast Horizons Music and Gigi Love brings together award winning artists, who are also passionate about seeing the America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act finally signed into law.
The line-up of wonderful musicians who are contributing their talents include Anke Summerhill, Cosy Sheridan, Gigi Love, Kate MacLeod, Leraine Horstmanshoff, Marv Hamilton, Meander Cat, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, Tyler Grant, and Walkin' Jim Stoltz.
In a first-of-its-kind act, the Navajo Nation has endorsed this congressional bill. Love’s goal is to alert listeners to the importance of protecting these lands and to motivate them to reach out to their senators and representatives in support of this important legislation.
The Call to Action is a motivating point of this album, as Love asks her listeners and fans to please reach out to Congress via her website homepage and text or email from the link provided.
America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act is currently in Congress and is gaining momentum. By sharing this compilation of songs donated from artists embracing this cause, our vision is that listeners will feel inspired by our message and will petition their senators and representatives nationwide to support this bill. By designating this land as wilderness it will protect and keep a viable corridor open to biodiversity and species connectivity as well as prohibiting mining, drilling and development. Preserving this land and more, for the future generations will help to mitigate climate change and is of utmost importance to our global life.
Dancing with the Beauty: by Gigi Love 4:27, Contemporary Folk
Gigi Love’s passion for the preservation of these lands resounds with every chord from her guitar, while the poetic lyrics are a perfect match for her clear, melodic vocals. The bridge builds up the message, emphasizing the importance of action for change. She plays a hauntingly beautiful Native American flute, that threads through the song, and helps listeners connect the story of these lands to its earliest inhabitants, with whom she shares the First Peoples DNA.
Desert Song: by Leraine Horstmanshoff 5:22, Folk Rock
Soulful and funky vocals with groovy beats and sweet harmonies highlights Leraine Horstmanshoff's pledge of her love for the red rock wilderness. Feel the intimacy of this land through Leraine's epic voice and innocent songwriting, as she genuinely captures the way many artists and dreamers feel when they spend time out in these mysterious desert lands.
Red Rock: by Kate MacLeod 4:25, Upbeat Folk
Red Rock is a testament to the magic and awe that Kate MacLeod feels when she is among the red rock giants. Her lyrics take us into her present moment of experience, as if you are there while she is writing the song. Upbeat finger picking guitar, oboe, mandolin, drums and crystal clear vocals give this song Kate's signature sound of purity.
18 Holes on the Open Range: by Cosy Sheridan 2:44, piano folk lament
National award-winning singer/songwriter Cosy Sheridan brings us this touching lament on the steady destruction of our wild, desert open spaces. It's a clear juxtaposition from the praise of the previous 2 songs, showing the contrast of feelings around this issue. This is a poignant, heartfelt reminder of how cheaply we give away our greatest treasure, wilderness. This song, like Utah's wild places, has a way of stirring the senses.
The Long Hard Way: by Pixie and the Partygrass Boys 5:03, Bluegrass upbeat instrumental
Pixie and The Partygrass Boys are bluegrass rising stars from Utah. They create the sense of adventure, & the give and take that one experiences while rafting down the Colorado River or hiking through some deep slot canyons in the red rock wilderness. This song is primarily a rockin bluegrass instrumental, with engaging fiddle solos, mandolin, funky sweet guitar licks and stylized vocals, making it a fun musical ride.
Composed by Ben Weiss
Hayduke: by Marv Hamilton 3:55, Folk Activism
In Marv Hamilton's own words, "I was spending a lot of time in the desert, Canyonlands, the San Rafael Swell, Waterpocket Fold, Capital Reef and the Burr Trail. They are magical, wondrous, irreplaceable places. There was talk of paving the Burr Trail. I had read Monkey Wrench Gang and learned that Hayduke was a Nam vet like myself. He came home from that war to a war on the land in the West." Marv's passionate rich voice, classy guitar picking, harmonica and catchy melody pull you into this song.
Meander Canyon: by Meander Cat 4:59, Folk Rock Jam
Meander Cat are born of the Utah desert land. Being on the river, in the canyons, and floating the Colorado under many full moons, has inspired their carefree, folk rock sound. The lyrical imagery of “a raven on the deck, heron on the bow” coupled with Lenore McDonough’s lilting vibrato and Jasper Groff’s Deadhead guitar style, give the full effect of true desert gypsy’s, without a care in the world.
Composed by Lenore McDonough
Stars at Noon: by Anke Summerhill 4:07, Folk
See yourself floating down one of Utah's wild desert rivers, and looking up from deep within the canyon, and you can see the stars at noon. Anke Summerhill is a classic folk, singer-songwriter and storyteller that draws you in like the scent of a sweet desert rose. Her delicate yet penetrating voice and guitar playing grab you and have you singing along before the end of the song.
Desert Flatpicking: by Tyler Grant 5:44, Bluegrass Flatpicking Jam
National Flatpicking Champion Tyler Grant showcases his smooth guitar licks with crescendos and rolling leads, mirroring his true life ride on the rivers that he guides in his free time. Banjo, bass and mandolin compliment this fun musical desert romp. You can tell by his freestyle picking that Tyler's not afraid of going into the rapids and getting a little wet.
Down in the Blue: by Walkin’ Jim Stoltz 4:21, Folk country ballad
Imagine Huckleberry Finn got lost in Canyonlands with a guitar, harmonica and a sweet back up vocalist in this song, Down in the Blue. Walking Jim Stoltz hiked over 25,000 miles of wilderness during his lifetime. Here he conveys a carefree love and surrender to the beauty and mystery of this wild desert land. It's a fitting last track, leaving the listener with a sense of gratification that many have forgotten in our busy world.
Gigi Love's Bio - One Sheet 2022
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