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Daughters of long time Grand Ole Opry member Smoky White, the
Sisters of the Silver Sage are made up of Donna, Rhonda and Janet,
bringing us 12 tracks of self-penned material with a stylistic
western flavour. The three sisters offer killer lighter than air
harmonies that span the measure of time with a kiss of the Sons of
The Pioneers and a sound that is warm rich and inviting, putting
them one notch above the rest.
Donna, Rhonda and Janet only started singing professionally in
1998 after being approached to play on Marshal Andy wanted them to
guest on his Saturday morning PBS television show Riders Of The
Silver Screen. With an overwhelming response from the viewers to
their performance, the girls were asked to make another taping in
the studio. A little reflection as to a name for the group, finally
came up with Sisters of the Silver Sage and they haven't looked back
since. The natural progression has seen the girls writing their own
material with Donna taking the lead writing and over 45 songs,
Rhonda following her with 25 songs and Janet only more recently
being bit by the "bug" and is now working on several
songs.
I wouldn't venture to pick out one track above the rest as
they are all tip-top, or as we say in the North of England a real
bag of "Bobby Dazzlers!!!" A taste of cowboy songs and a
touch of western swing can be found opening with a real top-hand,
"He's A Cowboy". Slowing things down we find the lovely
"City Of Angels", while "Blue, Blue Sky"
showcases the lovely harmonies of Donna, Rhonda and Janet to
perfection. 'Little Darlin' sees Hoot Hester and The Time Jumpers
backing the girls on this particular track with Dave Pomeroy (bass),
Joe Spivey (guitars and fiddles) and "Jellyroll" Johnson
(harmonica) playing on all other songs. Just one poem is to be found
with the amusing "How Western Swing Was Born".
This wonderful anthology of western music sees "A
Cowboy's Prayer" closing this stellar performance from Donna,
Rhonda and Janet. An old style of music in its purest form, I just
can't get enough of the breathtaking voices of this fine trio.
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