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<\/a>I met Jeannine at the 2017 SWRFA convention in one of the seminars. She was asking a question about how one knows when a recording is good enough to say \u201cfini\u201d and put it on the record. It was only a month or so later when I ran into her again at The Americana in Houston where she was doing an open mic and talking about her upcoming first CD. Jeannine has a lovely voice and I was anxious to see what she was able to produce with her own words.<\/p>\nThe opening track, \u201cBe Home for the Fall\u201d, is very traditional folk and uses Autumn imagery to tell the story of a long distance relationship. Jeannine adds some orchestration as the imagery changes to that of a winter covering the seeds left behind that will grow in the spring as a parable for someone that has left her writings for others to find after death on \u201cShe\u2019s Nobody (Emily\u2019s Song)\u201d. \u201cShe Won\u2019t Stay\u201d deals with the changing of a person as they move through life, much like seasons in a year. The story of commitment (or lack thereof) plays out in \u201cWould You\u201d and includes a nice acoustic guitar solo.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\u201cDisappear\u201d deals with the impermanence of love and how old lovers leave only traces of their presence in the wake of their leaving and features a very pleasant violin theme throughout. \u201cTell me Something True\u201d deals with trust and betrayal in a relationship. \u201cThe Reflection\u201d has a light rock feel to it and broaches the subject of getting one\u2019s self-worth from another person. \u201cThrough My Eyes\u201d, uses contrast to tell of the value of positive perspective.<\/p>\n