A NEW CHRISTY MINSTREL…Maya Rai: Can You See Me?

Fresh bohemian moods reminiscent of Nicolette Larson is delivered by Maya Rai on this collection of personal originals. The band ranges from small group support by Kai Welch/org, Jon Estes/b, Jamie Dick/dr and Steve Dawson/g to inclusions of horns and strings. The more spartan tunes include a bluesy and soulful “Freedome Fighter” and a homespun “Mountain Angel” with acoustic sunset sounds on a tender “Goodnight River”. The strings on “The Sun Will Come Out Again” actually add to the C&W feel of her folksy voice, the band sounding a bit like Electric Light Orchestra on “Now For Me, and  the team sways on the troubadour’d “I Get By”. A harrowing “Storm Leaf” includes trumpet work by Welch, with a rich story spun on the moody “Picture Frame”. Fuzzy slippers of sound.

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