Graeme Connors The Moment

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This is the debut release on ABC Music’s new imprint, First Edition. It recognizes that Graeme is not strictly a “country” singer/writer, but cut from a broader cloth of musical chroniclers and that’s where this and his previous This Is Life release have come to settle in the career of this master songsmith since recording North, all those years and albums ago. The opening track of The Moment sets the tone remarkably. “Life Ain’t Perfect” sums up the lyrical thrust of the project; life’s incongruities, challenges, and the balancing act which is life itself. Musically it again shines with a depth of production that entices you to repeated listening of the album. Fiddle, Mandolin, guitar, pedal steel all a celebration of music to carry this recurring theme of “What If”. “Hard Decisions” takes us into “you can’t walk the road and not wear out your shoes”. But, even beyond this very worldly theme is the ever-present undercurrent of the personal; all these observations are brought to bear on the relationships that make up life. All this is to be savoured and explored, in the moment. Ron – Cap News June 2004