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LISTEN: Liz Simmons, “This Old Heart of Mine”

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Artist: Liz Simmons
Hometown: Brattleboro, Vermont
Song: “This Old Heart of Mine”
Album: Poets
Release Date: March 1, 2021
Label: Morgana Music

In Their Words: “Growing up with musician parents, I was exposed to many different musical styles — Motown being an important one. I loved Diana Ross and the Supremes, and we had the album A’ Go-Go on vinyl and I remember dancing to it as a child in our living room. I started to work up a bluegrass-inspired cover of ‘This Old Heart of Mine’ a couple years ago — I thought the song would work well with a string band treatment, which is provided courtesy of Wes Corbett on banjo, Flynn Cohen on mandolin and guitar, and Corey DiMario on double bass. I arranged the ’60s-style backing vocals as a loving nod to the era as well, provided by ska singer Dunia Best and jazz singer Nicole Zuraitis. Composed by Motown’s songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland alongside Sylvia Moy, it is a great example of classic Motown, and I cover it with the greatest respect.” — Liz Simmons

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Graphic design: Jeremy John Parker

WATCH: Liz Simmons, “Who Knows Where the Time Goes”

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Artist: Liz Simmons
Hometown: Brattleboro, Vermont
Song: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes”
Album: Poets
Release Date: August 4, 2020 (single)
Label: Morgana Music

In Their Words: “I have known Sandy Denny’s ‘Who Knows Where the Time Goes’ (written circa 1967) since I was a teen and I’ve always loved it. It has that elusive poetic appeal in that it manages to say so much with very few words. There’s not much needed to preface it, as it speaks for itself so well in Sandy’s beautiful lyrics. I was raised steeped in the music of the folk revival, roots, and ’60s and ’70s rock ‘n’ roll, so it feels very fitting to have Pete Grant (Grateful Dead, the Incredible String Band) lend his beautiful pedal steel playing to my arrangement of this fittingly timeless song.” — Liz Simmons

Photo credit: Sid Ceaser