‘Weather the Storm’ Album debuted at
#11 on the EUROPEAN-AMERICANA CHART
“Buy this album, which is, for me, one of the very best of the moment. Marisa, is a remarkable folk singer with just the right amount of blues in her voice, and who composes and writes like few others know how”- LE CRI DU COYOTE - FRANCE
Read full review IN ENGLISH HERE, ou la version origianle en FRANÇAIS ICI
"I could go on for hours about this unexpected gem, but it's best to listen for yourself.
Order the album—no regrets." - REAL ROOTS CAFE - THE NETHERLANDS
Read full review IN ENGLISH HERE, or the original version in DUTCH HERE
“Weather the Storm marks the return to music of an artist with stories to tell, a deep voice—one whose timbre is very reminiscent of Rosanna Cash—and, above all, songs that fans of Roots music will undoubtedly appreciate.” - ROOTSHIGHWAY - ITALY
Read full new review IN ENGLISH HERE, or the original version in ITALIAN HERE
Weather the Storm is OUT NOW!!!!!
I want to say a HUGE thanks to the wonderful musicians who helped me make this record. After developing a phobia about letting people produce my songs in the studio in the early days of my career, I self-produced my first three records. I knew I had the right person for the job this time, in BJ Baartmans. We worked in his Studio Wild Verband in Boxmeer, in The Netherlands.
I thought I knew how talented BJ was, and then during the making of this record, I saw the real depth of his skill and instinct. His musicality is so developed, that amazing music just oozes out of him with the ease most people talk, and that is a gift to behold. He played so many instruments over the course of the recording, and I’ve always loved the sonics that occur when he sings back ups with me.
I had heard BJ’s band the Space Age Travellers last record, and loved the sound of the whole band, so when we started talking about making this record, there was no guessing who we wanted to be in the room. Sjoerd Van Bommel was on drums, percussion and belly laughs in the studio..Tom Baartmans (the apple does not fall far..) was brilliant on Bass. The amazing talents of Rob Geboers who brought some of my favourite sounds, Hammond B3, Rhodes, and Piano that brought me to tears…
From the second we all kicked in together to play, the chemistry was on, it felt familiar, and serendipitous. BJ did what great producers do, and bought out the best in my performances, and everyone elses. For a record that had so many false starts to get into the studio (thanks Covid), when we finally got there, it seemed easy, like it was meant to be.
Then there was the session to record ‘Vermeer's Clouds’. The Cello for this song had existed in my head since the day I wrote it. Marie-José Didderen Sonneveld plays a gorgeous artefact of an antique Cello from the 1700s, and as soon as she drew the bow across the strings, it was like the earth shifted. I cannot explain how it felt to finally hear the song as it was born to be. She is an amazing Cellist, and her expression for the part was beyond perfect.
I can share now, that as I left Holland to head back to my home in Burgundy, France, BJ slipped the first rough mix in my hand. I played it in my car. As it started, I got goosebumps, and when the last note faded as I drove down the motorway, I recall the sense of excitement that I felt in my gut. I knew that together we had created some musical magic, and caught it on tape…It dawned on me, that the album started with ‘love’, and ends on ‘love’, and in-between is a journey through our messy times. That sense of satisfaction I’ll remember forever. That is the ‘why'; to why we all continue to make music... ‘this crazy calling’!.. I hope that you feel that same joy when you experience the album in it’s full form, the way that it is made to be heard….
