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Talent spotted by BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris,ßKeating appeared liveßon the Bob Harris show in 2008 and has gone on to perform at leading national and international festivals includingßTake Root (Netherlands), the Glasgow Americana Festival (Scotland), the NJ Folk Festival, NXNE in Canada, NEMO and MEANY music fests and the Mountain Stage NewSongßfinals. Keating has performed on the bill with the John Haitt, Dan Bern, Bon Iver, Hot Club of Cowtown and Boris McCutcheon. This Brooklyn-based songwriterßknows how to write and deliver beautiful songs with a magical earthly rich voice and arrangement that transfixes. Sheßhas picked up a great (and well served) reputation over the course of her 5 albums, with this new release 'Make Believing' gathering significant attention. No frills or posturing -- her sultry voice cuts straight to the heart. ßWith refreshing honesty, grit and timelessness, Keating and her band of musical magic makers achieve a sound that is both complex and simple, haunting and inspired. NO DEPRESSION's Lee Zimmerman heralds her last album as "a flawless encounter from beginning to end." 'One of the most refreshing female acts to come down the pike in a long, long while ... Deep and provocative songs, a gorgeous and compelling folk rock-collection ..." Maverick Magazine 'Comparisons to Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, and Bonnie Raitt all ring true, yet what ultimately impresses is the intimacy and emotion etched in beautiful ballads ..." Performing Songwriter 'Country-rock, with a renegade bite' -- L.A. Weekly "HONEST, REFRESHING ... Gritty-yet-pretty tunes ..." New York Post.
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1. Coney Island 2. Sunny Dirt Road 3. I Want to Believe 4. Foxes 5. Sink or Swim 6. Just Up Ahead 7. Know How to Fall 8. One Good Morning 9. Lost Girls 10. Still Broken 11. If You Want to Fly