Lina Barnes - Love Through Me: The Poetry Of Amy Carmichael With Music By Phil Overton
STYLE: MOR / Soft Pop RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 86238-15989 LABEL: Independent FORMAT: CD Album ITEMS: 1 RRP: £10.00
Reviewed by Ian Thomson
'Love Through Me' is as hard to categorise as an album as its subject is to categorise as a religious system. Lina Barnes of Corby, Northants, sings the poetry of Amy Carmichael, set to music by Leamington Spa's veteran songsmith Phil Overton. Lina's voice is dulcet, classical in approach and displaying plenty of vibrato while Overton's grand-piano-based accompaniment recalls the tradition of parlour music, with a hint of Broadway on the title track. The well-loved lyrics are presented with devotional fervour. Occasionally the blend of trained voice, devotional poetry and piano accompaniments create a slight sense of incongruity. But on other occasions one is drawn in to the music's wide open spaces to create a meditative mood on which the listener has ample opportunity to dwell on the inspiring words.
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