Teni Rane – Never Turning Back This artist has a warm juvenile strength in her expressive vocals. A cross between Melanie Safka (“Lay Down Candles In the Rain”) & Judee Sill (“Jesus Was a Crossmaker” & “The Kiss”). Not quite folk but a pop-Medieval-rural classical ornamentation. Wonderfully applied. The opening tune “Driveway Conversations” has a […]
Teni Rane “Places” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Teni Rane’s song “Places” from her upcoming album No Turning Back, which is set for a September release. This song, though, will be available on Feb 6th. No Turning Back was recorded and engineered by Brent Bill at Redbud in Chattanooga, TN with additional recordings […]
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Teni Rane photo by Tom Netherland Raised in the music scene of Chattanooga, Teni Rane crafts songs that are contemplative and self-examining. Her recent release Goldenrod is a case in point. Topics like mortality, self-doubt, the necessity of resolution and closure, longing to step off the daily escalator, and more prickly human experiences are thoughtfully […]
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Music Reviews: Dickey Betts, Amanda Anne Platt, Teni Rane, and an Anthology of Early Rock and Rockabilly Dickey Betts, Live from the Lone Star Roadhouse New York City 1988. This recording preserves a January 1988 concert by rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dickey Betts, who died this past April. The set culls material from the […]
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Teni Rane – Goldenrod There are comparisons between artists that don’t always complement. It makes an accusation that an artist is copping a style & established sound of another (Terry Stafford singing like Elvis). But then there are times when a logical comparison is the ultimate compliment. The artist transcends the mere duplication & displays […]
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