Matraca Berg - The Dreaming Fields

Matraca Berg - Critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning Nashville singer/songwriter ("Strawberry Wine", among countless hits) is back with her first album in fourteen years // Release: The Dreaming Fields (May 17, Dualtone) // Quote: “I knew when I was writing these songs, the ones that I was drawn to… that they deserved to be heard… They where a bit deeper and darker than a lot of what’s happening, so I knew it was up to me." // Sounds like: brilliant, richly personal songs that transcend genre-lizing... while Berg has been a go-to writer in Music City, her songcraft has the wide interpretive appeal of the likes of Joni Mitchell and Neil Young...graceful, thoughtful melancholy just doesn't get much better than this // What we like: hymnlike lead track "Racing the Angels" -- rich Hammond B-3 textures and haunting pedal steel lines the perfect backdrop for Berg's sorrowful vocals..."South of Heaven" (the title of the album circa 2009) resonates with atmospheric guitar shadings...

Matraca Berg - "Racing the Angels" (from the album The Dreaming Fields)

Matraca Berg - "South of Heaven" (from the album The Dreaming Fields)