Wishing Well

Dover,Connie

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'I have become besotted with this album . . . having listened to The Wishing Well so many times that I have completely blown my reviewing schedule.' - Lawrence Heath, Folk Roots 'The music is wonderfully atmospheric, and supportive of the lyrics and the singer. Connie Dover sings with such great care and knowledge of the emotional content of the words. She has the voice of an angel. In my humble opinion we must now add Connie Dover's name to the list of the great singers of our time.' - Joseph Guida, KVMR-FM, Nevada City/Sacramento, California 'Her second album is so achingly pure, so timeless, it transcends the mundane world and transports me to a better, finer place . . . it just tears at me with it's loveliness.' - Beth Ann Koelsch, Ladyslipper News 'She may come from the land of hamburgers, cowboys and cola, but Celtic musical blood runs through her veins.' - Marius Roeting, New FolkSounds, Netherlands 'A sumptuous listening pleasure. The Wishing Well reaffirms the fact that Connie Dover has talent by the bucketful. Essential listening.' - John O'Regan, Radio Limerick, Ireland 'The Wishing Well is a gorgeous and endlessly interesting set of music abetted by many of the foremost instrumentalists in traditional Celtic music. Dover has achieved the task of making an album of quiet beauty, without leaving out the passion . . . you'll want to listen to this one all evening long. And for many evenings to come. - Bob McWilliams, Kansas Public Radio 'A collection as radiant as it's predecessor . . . always elegant and sensual . . . The logical musical progression of an outstanding performer . . . this second CD, like it's predecessor, absolutely belongs in your collection!' - Massimo Ferro, La Voce, Italy About Connie Dover 'Just occasionally, a voice arrives on the folk scene that is so pure, so beautiful, so magical, that it tells you: this is how to sing a song. Such a voice has Connie Dover.' - The Scotsman (Scotland's National Newspaper) Acclaimed by the Boston Globe as 'the finest folk ballad singer America has produced since Joan Baez,' Connie Dover is a singer, poet and Emmy Award-winning producer and composer. Her soaring, crystal-clear voice and inspired arrangements of traditional music of Scotland, Ireland and the American West display a depth and breadth of range that have earned her a rightful place among the world's finest traditional singers. Connie began her Celtic music career as a lead singer for the Kansas City-based Irish band, Scartaglen. She has toured extensively, performing on radio, television, and in concert throughout North and South America. Her broadcast performances include guest appearances on NPR's Weekend Edition, A Prairie Home Companion, Thistle and Shamrock, Mountain Stage and E-Town. Connie's solo CDs: Somebody, The Wishing Well, If Ever I Return and The Border of Heaven, have firmly established her reputation as a world-class vocalist, garnering rave reviews. Produced by Scottish music legend Phil Cunningham, her recordings feature instrumentation by some of Scotland, Ireland and America's finest traditional musicians. She recently collaborated with The Kansas City Chamber Orchestra on a CD of traditional Christmas songs and carols, entitled 'The Holly and the Ivy', which will be released in 2008. Connie's work as a writer and composer has flourished alongside her performance career. She received a 2007 Emmy Award for her production of acoustic music for the KCPT public television production 'Bad Blood - The Border War that Triggered the Civil War'. Her original music earned a Grand Prize in the 2007 Yellowstone-Teton Song Contest, sponsored by The Western Folklife Center (Elko, Nevada), and she is a recipient of the Speakeasy Prize in Poetry, sponsored by the Loft, America's largest independent literary center. Her book of poems, 'Winter Count', was published in 2007 by Unholy Day Press. Connie has twice been a finalist for the AFIM Indie Award, and other accolades for her music include being named a Top Ten Folk Release by Tower Records Pulse! Magazine, a Winning Favourite Folk Releas