Free downloads on MySpace and ReverbNation

Several songs from the new CD, Humming My Way Back Home, are available now for free downloading at MySpace at ReverbNation--look for the download link.

And you can still hear the whole shebang online at my site.

Humming CD on the radio and in print

Yesterday was eventful for the new CD. I was a guest on two great radio shows--Common Threads on WAER and Soundcheck on TK99--to spin some tracks and also to talk about the Words and Music Songwriter Showcase, which opens this Friday. And the Post-Standard ran a feature review ("'Humming' offers songs that fill the senses"). You can still listen to the entire CD on my site.

Humming My Way Back Home CD review

This just in from Andy Ellis, longtime music journalist for Guitar Player, Frets, Guitar World Acoustic, and others:

"Folk music with a serrated edge... Humming My Way Back Home is a magical blend of storytelling and driving flattop guitar. Earthy percussion, swampy electric bass, and superb guest vocalists and soloists enhance the album's rootsy vibe without obscuring its unvarnished urgency."

The CD is now available direct from JPR, and from CD Baby, iTunes, and other online stores.

Read more about the CD, and watch a video of the title track.

Issa (formerly Jane Siberry) on "self-determined pricing" for music downloads, 2007

"The response from people is so positive that it confirms that it's the right way to go, and I'll sink or swim by it. People say, 'I can't believe you trust us,' or 'Thank you for not making us feel like the minute you take off the brakes we’re going to shoplift everything.'"

From my profile of Issa, formerly Jane Siberry, that aired today on NPR's All Things Considered. Listen to the whole piece at the NPR site. She stopped selling physical CDs and introduced pay-as-you-wish pricing on her website back in 2005.