CD REVIEW - "Lady Moon"
Mike
Time: 35 Minutes
$18.00 (U.S.) $20.00 (Canada) available from www.kellianna.com
As I find myself in the midst of a spate of CD reviews I feel it
necessary to make a couple of confessions. First, I am an old-style
Pagan, born and raised in a time when music told a story – both in
mainstream society and in the Pagan sub-culture. Therefore, I am not
a huge fan of techo-style music, much preferring ballads and chants.
Second, as my family and friends can testify, I can’t carry a tune to
save my life. Therefore, you won’t get profound statements about
rhythms and tonal relationships from me. I’m not interested in the
technicalities of music, merely whether it appeals to me personally.
While I am often in a mood for instrumental offerings, especially as
background for ritual, I truly enjoy kicking back with a relaxing
drink, slipping on my headphones, and losing myself in a world outside
the day-to-day humdrum, which can be provided by lyrics.
Thus, when this disc (and “I Walk with the Goddess”) landed in my
mailbox I could hardly wait to slip it into my player and see what I
would find.
Kellianna wrote most of the lyrics on this disc and her choices are
compelling. She has some assistance on accompaniment and additional
instruments. It all comes together and carries the listener along.
It isn’t a raging torrent for the most part, more like a gently
flowing stream.
Although I have not heard her perform live, I’ve heard her like at
many Pagan gatherings, doing shows and singing around campfires after
the day has wound down. She sings of gods and goddesses familiar to
all of us – Persephone, Aphrodite, Pan, the maiden, the Mother, and
the Crone.
For a first offering, this was a real treat, and held the promise of
more to come. I have no doubt that promise will be fulfilled in
future recordings.