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?Terry Kitchen is a master at the art of crafting beautiful, poetic prose.? -Doug Sloan, Metronome. Right Now is the sixth solo album from award-winning contemporary folk singer-songwriter Terry Kitchen. While all acoustic based, the album incorporates sounds and song forms from country, bluegrass, rock, Brazilian, traditional folk, and street corner doo-wop, reflecting both Terry?s growth as a songwriter and his willingness to take risks as an artist. While his three previous albums were thematic (1999?s blues for cain & abel, spirituality; 1997?s blanket, family; 1995?s I Own This Town, teenage independence), Right Now is an unbound collection of songs, and Kitchen uses the freedom to explore character and mood in new ways, from the tornado survivor of ?Today I?m Gonna Laugh? to the sullen teen of ?Tomorrowland,? from the lush harmonics of ?Rain on the Roof? to the stark melody of ?Bonny Lights of Cavendish.? Right Now also includes songs written for specific causes - ?Garden in the City? (community gardening), ?Peter Pan? (drunk driving), ?Billy? (gay rights). The title song ?Right Now? won the Grand Prize of the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, First Prize in the 2000 USA Songwriting Competition, and was Runner Up in the 2000 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. ?Inside? has also been covered by country singer Dale Allaire. On Right Now Kitchen?s distinctive, gentle baritone and supple guitar playing are backed by some of New England?s finest musicians, including John McGann (mandolin, Wayfaring Strangers), Seth Connelly (bass, Dobro), Alizon Lissance (keyboards, Lovedogs), Larry Finn (drums), Tim Obetz (pedal steel), and Brice Buchanan (lead guitar, from Terry?s ?80s rock band Loose Ties). At over 60 minutes of playing time, Right Now is an expansive, multi-faceted album that may take a few listens to digest. But all those facets reflect Terry Kitchen - Right Now.