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"Big Sky" Reviews:
"This is an atmospheric and rural-sounding debut by
Costanzo. She has a clear, lovely voice and writes story-songs like
Dar Williams does. The voices of her narrators are as strong as
you can wish for...Costanzo has a very real talent and this is an
intriguing first step." The Ecrophiles' Guide, 10-03-04.
http://ectoguide.org/genre/folk/costanzo.christine
"...Costanzo evokes the bygone whisperings of Joan
Baez, Neil Young and even The Dead....her dreamy, poetic songs effectively
weave the genres of country, folk and rock without getting mired
in the land of neo-hippie cliche." 4/22/04-- The Shepard
Express, Milwaukee's weekly alternative paper.
http://www.shepherd-express.com/she
pherd/ 25/17/night_and_day/in_review.html
"Think Gillian Welch, think Joni Mitchell, think Eva Cassidy
alive and well, and you are still nowhere near...Appalachian spawned,
Wisconsin based Christine Costanzo does sparse, acoustic-folk
fragility like all and none of the above....Play "Big Sky"
in a pitch-black room and you are immediately transported to
horse-land praries, windswept wide-open highways and grassy foothills..."
3/1/04-- Splendid.com. http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1077379377119636
"...Though from she's from Ohio and currently lives in Madison,
Costanzo favors the bare-bones, melancholy musings of Appalachia,
with a dash of Joni Mitchell's windswept Canada thrown in."
11/20/03--The Onion
"Costanzo plays acoustic guitar and sings earnest songs packed
with lyrics about the heart...her voice recalls that of smoky-smooth
Cowboy Junkies vocalist Margo Timmins." 12/25/03--The
Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio
Oct. 24th, 2003,"The Isthmus", Al Ritchie--Madison,
WI
"Folk music is as much about place as it is about people, and
Ohio native Christine Costanzo draws heavily from her youth at the
foot of the Appalachians in portraying the travels through life
and love that led her to Madison. 'The landscape of my love for
you/Lay all along a county road,' she sings in the opening 'Appalachian
Sky', and evocative rumination on loss cradled by Doug Brouwn's
banjo. Recorded by Wendy Schneider at Coney Island Studios,'Big
Sky' features cameo performances by Catfish Stephenson and Chris
Wagoner, among others. But the album rises and falls on Costanzo's
breathy voice and yearning narrative." http://www.thedailypage.com/going-out/music/cdreviews/print.php?intcdrevid=452
Oct. 2003, "Rick's Cafe", Rick Tvedt--Southern
Wisconsin Regional Music Newspaper
"This is a very beautiful piece of work, from the album cover
photography to the sparse simplicity of the song structures and
overall approach. Costanzo is a native of Ohio's Appalachian foothill
region and the whole project looks and sounds like the wide open
hills and horse land praries that inspired it. Dreamy, and often
more like musical poetry, these are confessional and heartfelt soliloquies
that are squarely focused on the center attraction: Costanzo's voice
and guitar. ...The standout track is the other 'sky' song and title
track, 'Big Sky', where Costanzo's beautifully plucked guitar and
vocal recalls Joni Mitchell from her 'Blue' album period..."
Sept. 22, 2003, "The Green Man Review", John
Benninghouse--Internet Book and Music Review
"For her first full-length album, Costanzo enlisted the help
of various muscians to flesh out her sound. In addition to her guitar
and voice, Big Sky features bass, fiddle, banjo, etc...
Her lyrics are steeped in bucolic imagery and chart a landscape
of love that is littered with loss and resignation...Despite the
added instruments, the album feels very warm and intimate...it's
about abetting Costanzo's wonderfully emotive voice as it traverses
a landscape that perhaps has a few peaks after all."
"Christine Costanzo"--3 song EP (2002)
The Green Man Review-- John Benninghouse (Sept. 22nd, 2003)
"Christine Costanzo is a 3-song EP featuring only her smooth,
Joan Baez-like voice and acoustic guitar..."(link: http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_costanzo_cc_bigsky.html)
Live Shows:
"Costanzo delivered an intimate performance armed with just
her guitar, voice and a set of mostly original material...Her playing
and singing have the starkness of Gillian Welch...a beautiful voice
that exudes a sense of weariness with a touch of hope...With an
introspective streak a mile wide, she lets her music invite you
into her world..."
(Cafe Zoma, Madison, WI)--The Green Man Review--John Benninghouse
(Oct. 6, 2003). Link: http://greenmanreview.com/live/live_costanzo_0903.html |
