You start with Amy’s insightful and adept songwriting, her haunting melodies and stylistic diversity. Add Kate's unconventional artistry on the violin or viola, and Amy’s solid rhythmic anchor on her ever-growing collection of instruments.

Add their vocals, a blend rich and refined, but still soulful. It could be called Americana music. But then add their stories and their banter.

And what you have is an experience like no other, in concert or on record, where each story, each song, is a journey unto itself.

The album opens with a haunting rendition of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. I have never heard of Gretchen Guard before, but based on the wonderful cover of her song Follow Now, O Shepherds, I will need to find out more. And an original song, The Little Birds in the Snow, is an eloquent reminder of the true spirit of the season. But I settled on Santa Claus, I Believe in You for its classic sound. This is a frothy and jazzy number that needs only to be heard by the right person in the music industry, and it will become a massive hit in a big, overblown arrangement. But I like it just as it is here, with a small combo, a spot-on fizzy vocal, and a wonderful lead part on fiddle.” 
—Oliver di Place

"In every life there is a story,
in every story there is a song."

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