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Better Medicine
raison d'être
Sweet three-part harmonies abound as this folk trio takes the listener on a journey from Shaker to Swing.
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I'll Do It | 2:04 | Play |
| 2 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | 3:28 | Play |
| 3 |
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Better Medicine | 3:41 | Play |
| 4 |
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Living Souls | 1:10 | Play |
| 5 |
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Lullaby of Broadway | 2:46 | Play |
| 6 |
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Don't Let Go | 2:30 | Play |
| 7 |
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Zen Gospel Singing | 3:13 | Play |
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Oh, Brethren Ain't You Happy? | 2:17 | Play |
| 9 |
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Simple Gifts | 1:22 | Play |
| 10 |
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Single Girl | 2:29 | Play |
| 11 |
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Soldier, Soldier | 1:34 | Play |
| 12 |
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Moonglow | 2:27 | Play |
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Lose Again | 3:36 | Play |
| 14 |
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Walk Away Rene | 3:34 | Play |
| 15 |
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Mozambique | 3:24 | Play |
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The Last Time I Saw Richard | 4:23 | Play |
| 17 |
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Tiny Sparrow | 3:04 | Play |
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There is a Ship | 3:01 | Play |
| 19 |
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Teeny Tiny Sparrow | 1:13 | Play |
| 51:16 | ||||
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Description
On "Better Medicine" Raison D'Etre(Violet Rae Downey, Vickie Ellis, and Roberta Schultz) display their vocal versatility for three-part settings of Shaker hymns, 60s anthems, swing tunes, traditional folk ballads, and sensitive singer-songwriter renderings. The title cut was written by group member, Roberta Schultz, to express her belief that music is a "better medicine" for what ails the 21st Century.
Backing themselves on guitars, keyboard, light percussion, and mountain dulcimer, Raison D'Etre delivers straight, uplifting three-part arrangements. Chris Philpotts adds soprano sax to the standard, "Moonglow" and to the Great Depression's theme song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" A three-part setting of Joni Mitchell's "The Last Time I Saw Richard," and a gospel-flavored cover of Mark Graham's "Zen Gospel Singing" round out the eclectic flavor of this disc that represents the group's first ten years together.