SILVER SHOES

Silver Shoes [Mid Ear Records CD ME194CD (1994)] Silver Shoes is the duo of Maureen Finlon and John Finnigan. Their specialty is Burritos/Hot Band style country rock, performed here with full band instrumentation and a polished studio sheen. Finlon has a big, soulful voice that blends well with Finnigan's strong tenor. Their eponymous CD features a dozen tunes, of which seven are written by Silver Shoes, alone or in collaboration with friends like Shake Russell. Highlights include the weeper "All That's Left is Your Name" and "The Ballad of Clay Hardin," which also features Russell in a cameo. The CD is rounded out by a set of unusual covers like Thom Bishop's sad-but-lovely "Guadalupe," Dylan's "Abandoned Love," and John Prine's "I Just Wanna Dance With You."  (MP)

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