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Producer: Otis Forrest
Song Titles: “It’s Still The Blood,” “More Than Clay,” “Even Now,” “Lord, Save Me A Spot,” “It Is Time, My Child,” “Homesteaded In Heaven,” “Living In An Unknown Valley,” “It May Be Now Or Never,” “Fresh Fires,” and “Keep The Change”
Several of the music tracks on Carolan Freeman‘s Save Me A Spot have some good Nashville pickin’ happening (“Homesteaded In Heaven,” “Keep The Change”) courtesy of Kelly Back and Mike Douchette. Otis Forrest and Shannon Forrest also contribute their musical skills to this recording. A number of noted singers provide background vocals, as well.
Freeman’s vocals are not of a style that I personally enjoy . . . she’s a medium range alto whose tone leans towards nasal. That’s just my personal taste talking, though. When I look beyond that one element and set my personal tastes aside, I have to say this is basically a good CD. Freeman is reasonably expressive with her singing and has very good diction. There’s some slight pitch issues in a few isolated spots, but nothing major.
The biggest strength this CD offers is Freeman’s songwriting. All ten tunes on Save Me A Spot are original and written by Freeman. Some are stronger than others when it comes to balancing creativity with easily singable phrases, but the overall songwriting quality is good. My favorites are “Living In An Unknown Valley,” “Homesteaded In Heaven,” and “It’s Still The Blood.” A bluegrass group could do well with a tune like “Lord, Save Me A Spot.” In fact, despite the typical Nashville/Southern Gospel production, I think several of Freeman’s tunes would be better suited to groups like the Primitives or Doyle Lawson.  When I imagine a voice like Sonya Isaacs’ singing “Fresh Fires” and her family blending in on the chorus, I hear a great deal of potential for Freeman’s songwriting in the bluegrass market. 

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