Tanya Huff Blood Blank

'Short pieces' are what generally dominate the second half of the traditional recital. They are meant to be diverse and cover a lot of musical territory in a short amount of time. As the particular pieces on this album are also programmatic, 'Short Stories' became the title of my ninth album of chamber music. Though my parents have since passed on, the remaining family members who were playing on the first album are represented here: my wife Tanya on viola and violin and my uncle Harold on doublebass. We are also joined by Greg Diehl and Kaila Graef, the two other members of the American Viola Quartet.

Landing at the start of a new decade, after much had happened in both producer Ivo Watts-Russell’s life and with his 4AD label, the fi nal part of the This Mortal Coil trilogy, Blood (1991), felt like a perfect conclusion. Meticulously orchestrated, vocalists Alison Limerick, Deirdre and Louise Rutkowski return from the second album with Caroline Crawley (Shelleyan Orphan / Babacar) and 4AD signees Heidi Berry, Kim Deal (Pixies / The Breeders), Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses / The Breeders / Belly) and Pieter Nooten all signed up.

Recorded October 16, 2019, Tanya Tucker Live From The Troubadour features a cache of her #1 hits, like Tucker's smash first single "Delta Dawn" plus "Strong Enough To Bend," "What's Your Mama's Name," and "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)". With sublime medley of Springsteen's "I'm on Fire" & Cash's "Ring of Fire" and tracks from GRAMMY-winning Country Album Of The Year, While I'm Livin', like "Mustang Ridge," "The Wheels of Laredo," "Hard Luck," and the poignant title track