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I'm guessing she's quite young, since she mentions Mom and Daddy as influences for her lyrics. She writes her own stuff and plays "guitar...piano, tambourine, spoons, 10-penny nail..." Her friends, presumably local, help her out by lending their talents. Stan Thompson plays piano on two of the best songs here, "Angelina" and "Cowboy Sunset". Clearly, a regional CD by an unknown artist can't be reviewed like a CD by an established artist with professional producers and side"men". In other words, Phyllis Tannerfrye is no Lucinda Williams. That said, there are some nice cuts on this product. Had Ms. Tannerfrye used her #2 cut,"Chocolate Song", as cut #1 on the disk, the project might have had an entirely different feel to it."Chocolate Song" pops with rhythm and cheery, coastal vocals. It's very engaging, definitely a hum-along. "Cowboy Sunset" is a folky song with colorful lyrics: When he was a young boy his mama was cookin' "Angelina" is an interesting story about a blind man's daughter, in love with a ferryman. And in"Dump Truck Town", Tannerfrye sings a song about dump trucks making noise at six in themorning. Although the non-local listener may have no idea what "socastee" is, she explains it: How many dump trucks can there be Phyllis Tannerfrye doesn't have much of a vocal range but her sense of melody is very nice. The mix is a bit jangly, as happens on many "kitchen recordings". If I were her, I would move towards the rhythmic and away from the fluffy for her next record.
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Phyllis Tannerfrye is a self-produced CD by a club performer
based in the coastal city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. There
is little biographical info included with the disk, or online.
I don't know how old Ms. Tannerfrye is, or what her musical influences
are.
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