Name: Blood Oranges In The Snow
Brand: Great Speckled Dog Records
SKU: 56945553
Price: 20.23 GBP
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Blood Oranges In The Snow

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Album: Blood Oranges In The Snow
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Blood Oranges in the Snow	More Info...
2)	Another Christmas	More Info...
3)	My Father's Body	More Info...
4)	If We Make It Through December	More Info...
5)	Let It Fall	More Info...
6)	Snow Birds	More Info...
7)	Bethlehem	More Info...
8)	First Snowfall	More Info...
9)	New Year's Song	More Info...

Album: Blood Oranges In The Snow
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Blood Oranges in the Snow	More Info...
2)	Another Christmas	More Info...
3)	My Father's Body	More Info...
4)	If We Make It Through December	More Info...
5)	Let It Fall	More Info...
6)	Snow Birds	More Info...
7)	Bethlehem	More Info...
8)	First Snowfall	More Info...
9)	New Year's Song	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Linford Detweiler (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Wurlitzer organ); Karin Bergquist (vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion); Eric Heywood (acoustic guitar); Jay Bellerose (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Ryan Freeland.
Recording information: Alex The Great, Nashville, TN; Nowhere Farm, Hillsboro, OH; Primary Sound, Bloomington, IN; Underground Nun, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Linford Detweiler.
Ohio-based indie folk stalwarts Over the Rhine deliver the evocatively titled Blood Oranges in the Snow, their thirteenth studio album and third holiday-themed release. Similar to 2006's Snow Angels, this is not a rehash of seasonal favorites but rather a contemporary take on what the band refers to as "Reality Christmas" music. Acoustic guitars, piano, and pedal steel carry these thoughtful Americana tunes, which pit the search for joy and celebration against the backdrop of a troubled world. A few well-chosen covers, like Merle Haggard's "If We Make It Through December," are scattered throughout the album, but most of these songs are new originals by husband & wife duo Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. Warm-hearted with hints of darkness, Blood Oranges is more than just another Christmas album, and features plenty of the kind of high-quality material that the band is known for. ~ Timothy Monger