Hi, Sandy -
I finally had time to sit down (well, in the
car!) listen to your cd. It is great. John
Fisher [Yampa Valley Boys]
wrote this morning and said they are using
2 of the songs. I assume "Already
Gone" and "One
Lonely Rider", your western songs.
I would like to sing the Collie song [Car
Full of Collies] for the kid's school
show - if I can learn all those words! Can
you send me the lyrics!
B.J.,
I love your voice! It is perfect for the songs
you sang.
— Suzie Solomon, Pickin'
On Tennyson
Rope
Burns "Top
of the Charts" for May-June,
2010:
"Western Music Album":
#8 Sandy
Reay & Friends - "I
Wanted to Fly".
"Western Music Song":
#6. Sandy
Reay & Friends - "Already
Gone"
San,
It was my pleasure to include your song on
my "Swingin'
West" show. It was a nice addition.
Later,
— Mike Gross, WVOF-FM
You Colorado folks sure have a vibrant musical
community and its my pleasure to share the
music with my audience.
Whatever we call the style (roots, americana)
doesn't matter -- its the stories, melodies
and insights that merge to make a recording
interesting (and radio worthy). Sandy Reay
has accomplished that with a creative spirit
and the help of a superb supporting cast.
Well done.
— Steve Clarke, "Acoustic
Planet," Erin
Radio
Hi Sandy,
Thanks for your new CD. I’ll be playing
“Already
Gone” from it on my show that starts
on May 24th. The show will run for the full
week. To access it, our web address is: BostonPete.com.
Listeners will need to click on the red line
that says “O.J.s Latest Time”
to access the current show. After the week
ends, the show will be moved to the data bank
and will play at random over the next few
months or longer.
I realize this is a little early to give you
a heads up, but I didn’t want to forget.
Enjoy!
Regards,
— O.J. Sykes, "Western Music &
Bluegrass Time." BostonPete.com
Hello Ms Reay
Thanks ever so much for I
Wanted to Fly!!
We look forward to sharing I
Wanted to Fly w/ our audience & will
endeavor to warrant future music.
We have Sandy
Reay entered into our artist
database!!
...With kind regards
— Michael Chenault, WGOE
Dear San,
Upon arriving home yesterday ... I received
your new album and have enjoyed listening
to it ... since I read Rick Huff's review
just a week ago.
...Your album has an excellent mix and I'll
be including selection(s) beginning on May
30, 2010!
Sincerely,
— Al (aka Herb Sudzin), "Sudzin
Country / Early Morning Trails" WRSU-FM
Thanks for sending along your "I
Wanted to Fly" CD. I will be using
"Sandstorm
From Sedona" from it on my "Swingin'
West" radio shows.
Good luck with the CD!
Later,
— Mike Gross, WVOF-FM
CD Review
in The Western Way by Rick Huff
Article
in the Tri-Lakes Tribune by Ryan Boldrey
BJ,
I just listened to Sandy
Reay's CD 'I
Wanted to Fly".
My favorite track was probably Free
Fall.
Nice job both vocally and on piano!
— Gary Barker, Loose
Cannon Bluegrass Band
Sandy,
I just finished listening to your CD.
WOW!
There are some great songs on there.
You have a great way with lyrics and it was
nice that so many other musicians thought
so too, to be a part of it.
Congrats!
— Gary Barker, Loose
Cannon Bluegrass Band
I've just finished playing your CD through
TWICE, so I get all the nuances and flavors.
MY COMPLIMENTS.......IT'S GREAT!
Thank you for recording all that good stuff.
Best wishes and keep well
— Ed Hawkins, e-Books Inc.
Your CD is so good. I love it!
— Sunny Jung, Gold
Label Cleaners
I love your CD.
— Emily
Miller Bond, composer
You're CD's got a coffee house feel, like
you're listening to friends playing music.
It took me a while to listen to the whole
thing. I kept playing the first track [I
Wanted to Fly] over and over.
— Sandee
I listened to your CD again the other day
and I'm blown away by the production values.
Everyone you picked ... did an amazing job
on this CD. well done!
I would love to start work on more of your
songs.
And I'm gonna try to get my band to cover
the Black
Leather jacket song :)
Love it!
— Michi
Regier (of Water
Street Bridge)
Nice array of tunes and performances. Didn't
know BJ has such a pleasant singing voice.
I'll play State
Line Cafe on Feb 28 bewteen 9 &10a.
— Jerry Mills, radio show host of Rocky
Mountain Bluegrass on KOLT
FM, 100.7 FM, out of Northern Colorado
and Southern Wyoming, on Sunday mornings 8-10
a.m.
the cd is Wonderful, Thank you so very much...i
love it...how creative and evolving you are
! you go girl !
— Betty Spreen, entertainment director,
Colorado
Renaissance Festival
And, enjoying I am. You are a genius!
— John L.
Hi San:
We sure enjoyed listening to your CD on our
way back to Steamboat on Sunday morning. Way
to go!
By the way, when "Hitchhiker" came
on, we passed a fellow that was hitchhiking.
The truck was full of instruments, etc., so
we couldn't stop, but, talk about timing.
Anyway, there are a couple of songs that I/we
would like to work up and put into our shows--with
your permission, of course. They are "Already
Gone" and "One
Lonely Rider".
— Steve Jones, Yampa Valley Boys
I was listening again to "I Wanted to
Fly" last night, and it sure is a fine
album!
— J.J.
Fraser, musician
Hi San,
Finally had time to sit down and listen to
your CD - great stuff! Really some nice performances
by you and your guest musicians. My very 2
favorites are "Black
Leather Coat" and "Whole
Lotta Pain". "Black
Leather Coat" sounds like something
Lyle Lovett would write and
sing - I really loved the lyrics, beat, feel,
and vibe of the tune. Some country artist
should get a hold of this - maybe Kenny
Chesney or Lyle himself? Got any
Nashville contacts? On "Whole
Lotta Pain", that would make a great
modern blues tune for somebody. I thought
"I
Wanted to Fly" would also be a good
tune for some country artist - I could hear
a male vocalist on it as well. Loved the Pedal
steel on it!
I loved the Dobro on "Already
Gone" - that is a nice tune in the
folk vein. I liked the Spanish flavor of "Red
Shoes". I also really liked "State
Line Café" - again, seems
like it would be a good one for some country
artist. Kathy Mattea sort
of popped into my head for that one. Nice
tune and nice harmonies on it.
"Hitchhiker"
was a fun song, and I thought "Car
Full of Collies " was cute. "Sandstorm
From Sedona"
was also fun and I liked the feel of it.
Overall, I like how you have little harmonic
twists in a lot of the songs - you think they
might be pretty straight ahead, but then you
throw in something that takes you off guard
(in a good way!) and you go - cool!
So, congratulations! I know it was a ton of
work and expense (can relate!) but you should
be thrilled with the results! I really hope
someone who has some big visibility in the
music world might pick up a few of your songs
and give you some nice royalty money!
— Cindy
Egger, musician
The CD lived in my car for a week and I listened
to it constantly.
You should be very proud of this piece of
work. I know it took along time, but the effort
was well worth it. I will be loading it into
my new i-pod nano soon. I really feel honored
to have been a part of your music.
— Jeff Ingram, musician
I LOVE the CD and it is in my favorite collection
of wonderful musicians that I've been fortunate
enough to know all these years.
I'm listening to your CD (again) and I gotta
tell you that it's really wonderful (again).
I don't recall meeting Mr. Fraser
but he's got a very mellow voice. Your collection
of people for this artistic beauty is wonderful.
Turner
is just great and if we must be relegated
to remember him through the recordings we
have, then I'm glad you got the last one.
You have a lot of love invested in this CD
and I thank you (again)....
I commend you for giving all of us a great
slice of American music the way we love to
hear it.
— Bob Wheeler (Just another
Sandy
Reay fan), author of "The Daddy Book"
and "The Stress Book" available
at Clear Creek Books, Golden, and some Borders
Book Stores.
Sandy, I like your CD.
My favorites are I
Wanted to Fly and Whole
Lotta Pain.
— Louren M.
The new CD is sooo good….I play it
in my car every day!
I want to perform some of your songs. May
I have the chord charts for Already
Gone and I'll
Hold You Close?
— Jim
Malatchi, musician
I listened to [your CD] on the way over
the mountain, found it pleasant listening,
some nice lyrics.
— Katie
Lee, musician
I also listened to the CD the first time
twice straight through and thoroughly enjoyed
it. The quality and diversity of songs, song
styles, singers and arrangements is really
captivating. Very impressive and quite an
accomplishment! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! I
hope it goes platinum and every song is picked
up by many other artists to record. When are
you starting on the next one?
— B.J.
Suter, musician
I finally had a chance to audition my new
gift [thank you] and very much enjoyed it,
especially "Already
Gone", and "One
Lonely Rider" (but then I'm biased).
— Bill
Barwick, musician
I am thinking Lyle Lovett
needs to record Black
Leather Coat. I'll
Hold You Close caused me heart flutters.
Your stories are genuine and touching ! Thanks
for this wonderful project !
— Shawn
Winchester, musician
Hey, Sandy...Great to see you at the Lakewood
Center. ... I've listened to I
Wanted to Fly several times, and think
you've put together a great collection. I
generally try to put together a blurb or review
of things I like, so the attached pdf file
is my attempt to let folks know what I think
of your work. Take care, Sandy, and we'll
talk soon.
— Jon
Chandler, musician and award-winning songwriter
