Cecilo Falls, Skiny Dennis Records, ****

This acclaimed singer and songwriter returns figuratively to the site of her rural Oregon upbringing for a her third album, a deeply personal collection of Americana folk songs, some happy, some sad and reflective, but all shot through with her sense of simple honesty. Harrington's influences are wide and timeless, from bluegrass to black gospel, from early Dylan to Lyle Lovett; there is a monochrome intensity to her songs of loves lost and things longed for, of family sorrow and private pain. Driven by the soft strumming of her acoustic and her lived-in voice, Harrington's album displays the warming resilience captured by the cover image. H ouse of Cards, Here in My Bed, You'll Do, You Don't Know, Bury Me Closeand Let Me Sleep in Your Arms Tonighthighlight the sensitivity and strength at her core. File near Gillian Welch.

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Download tracks:  House of Cards, Let Me Sleep in Your Arms Tonight