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1 Rooms - Ann Doka - Nashville Album HOUSE OF CHANGE

Interview mit Ann Doka in der NEW COUNTRY SHOW beim bermudafunk, Ausgabe Februar 2015, Erstausstrahlung: Samstag, 7. Februar 2015 von 22 bis 24 Uhr

AnnDoka @ NEW COUNTRY SHOW Februar 2015

The Decision

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Little Bit (demo)

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Prime Cuts: Cactus in a Coffee Cup, Back to Earth (Duet with Willie Nelson), The Day Before You

Some people release CDs that simply ride the crest of what's currently hip with their eyes incessantly fixated on the mighty dollar. Then there are those whose records are pieces of art intricately woven with the woes and joys of life in all its opaline beauty. Cannon's long awaited sophomore effort "And the Wheels Turn" proudly belongs to the latter. Daughter of hit writer cum producer Buddy Cannon (who has worked with Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, George Strait among others), Cannon has enlisted daddy's help again not only in producing this disc but also in co-writing two tracks with the rest of the songs coming from Nashville's A-list scribes including John Scott Sherrill, Ronnie Bowman, Mark Narmore, Dean Dillon, Michael Heeney, Lisa Brokop and Jennifer Hanson. Nevertheless, despite the involvement of such big names from country music, Cannon's sonic palette is still progressive bluegrass (think Alison Krauss) with the occasional splatter of country and southern Gospel. However, unlike Krauss, Cannon has a deeper and earthier alto that resonates with an understated passion that is what makes Cannon such an engaging performer.

Cannon's other trump card is that she knows how to sing a story song well. Instead of yielding to the temptation to open the disc with an attitudinal stomper, Cannon creeps into our conscience slowly and surely with a devastating heart-wrenching ballad "Cactus in a Coffee Cup." "Cactus" tells of an encounter Cannon had with a girl on a plan where she told Cannon of her mother: how she abandoned her at birth, became a drug addict and later died. With nothing much left behind, all the girl has in remembrance of her mom was a cactus in a coffee can. Without any improbable resolution, Cannon unhurried unfurls the reality of life in its starkest form making our listening experience truly heart shattering. Equally detailed in her narration is the hopefully "The Day Before You" (which is interestingly co-written by Lisa Brokop) which chronicles a loss-at-love Cannon ready to give up on romance just to find her Mr. Perfect appearing in the most unexpected time. This is certainly a treat for the hopeless romantic at heart.

Like many female artists today, Cannon has a canon of songs that speak empowerment to women. Drawing her inspiration way back into the Biblical times, "Mary Magdalene" is further bolstered by a heavenly chorus and its thumping inspirational message. Cannon shows she has attitude with her tough-chick "I take no nonsense from you" stance on the lead single "I Call It Gone." Reaching back into vaults, Cannon has chosen to record two covers. First is Willie Nelson's "Back to Earth," taken from the red-headed stranger's 2006 "Songbird" CD; this is the perfect vehicle for Cannon to slowly devour every word of this broken hearted ballad making each word stain with ache and meaning. Nelson here joins Cannon and both of them blend excellently with each other like two buddies talking about their pain in a lonely tavern. The other cover is Vern Gosdin's "Set `Em Up Joe," a track also co-written by dad (Buddy Cannon). Though Cannon's delivery is no match for Gosdin's patented nasal growl, it's still a passable barroom number.

A few bluegrass numbers (such as "Dark Shadows" and "It's Alright Here") are standard fare with fire-sped fiddling and guitar licks that seem to showcase the musicianship than the songs themselves. Though not as perfect as her debut, "And the Wheels Turn" still is a stellar record. Cannon's confident delivery augmented by her sensitive and thoughtful dictation and some well chosen ballads are what makes the wheels of enjoyment turn and turn and turn.

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