Here's the Album That First Fulfilled Kate's Promise
11/13/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The late Kate Wolf took the folk music genre past its limits into the realm of personal lyric poetry the like of which had rarely been heard before--deep, personal, beautiful, simple, universal, and wonderfully touching. It's only those afraid of or unfamiliar with their own true emotions that can walk away from this music unaffected. This CD, from an LP released around 1979, clearly shows Kate coming into her own as a poet. From the title song through "Sweet Love", "She Rises Like the Dolphin", "Seashore Mountain Lady" and the rest, it is obvious that Kate was a woman who felt life deeply and intelligently, and knew how to craft lyrics and melodies which took the meaning and value of her experiences straight to the hearts and minds of her listeners. Kate Wolf's work is precious for this and so much more, and here is an album that is a major turning-point in her development as an artist."