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do it again is my second CD, the first being just do it. That title taken from a song I wrote when I was just starting singing .That song arose from dealing with the irrational fear I had felt since a child of speaking or performing in public. In a moment of madness I decided to do something about this fear that I felt was stopping me from being fully who I was. Woops! I had started on a new career path, but I didn't know it yet. After the initial serious horror of performing (a story in itself) I found I loved singing cruisy Billy Holliday style jazz ballads, and another great surprise, people said they liked to hear me sing. That was, I guess about 5 years ago now. |
| I'm so glad George Gershwin wrote the song Do It Again
which is the perfect title for this second album. The hardest part
of the album was finding a picture that I liked of myself for the
cover!!! I decided it would be fun to have my furry pal Seymour be
part of this one. He's a staffy/dachshund cross and is my constant
companion even coming with me to Australia for part of the year. He
is smart and gorgeous has a predilection for things beginning with
B. Like beachy, bally, boney, bickie, and of course Briar! (He doesn't
have much choice about that). The shot of us with a tropical palm
and beautiful Auckland harbour in the background worked well. Then
I also just had to put in the cute shot of him begging for his ball.
The other is of myself with Phil Broadhurst who plays beautifully on the album along with Julie Mason. Phil is also the producer. I am very grateful to have all the wonderfully talented people playing with me again. Andy Brown (bass), Frank Gibson (drums), Murray Tanner (Trumpet and Flugelhorn), with the welcome addition of Roger Manins on tenor sax. |
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No amount of thanks and praise can be enough for Julie Mason whose tutoring and piano playing is so great and perfect for the songs I do. I would not have come this far without her generosity and support. She is kicking me out of the nest though, and tells me I must get my own band together and do more festivals etc! So that's my next challenge. The internet holds new and exciting possibilities for marketing
products like mine that are self produced. Hence my web page at
www.briarross.com which contains information on both CDs and ordering
facilities, and sound samples. You can also order by phone or fax.
Please visit the site and say Hi. This time maybe some of you will have heard of me from just do
it, and I hope you enjoy do it again as much. To new listeners;
Briar do it again
Recorded at Radio New Zealand Helen Young Studio Self Promotion Promotions
click on the titles to download a mp3 sample of the song (or right click on the title and select "Save Link As") |
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