"The songs on IF WORDS WERE STONES pack a punch and carry a lyrical grace, and they're delivered with a voice that alternately swoops through the air and creeps along the ground. It's a lovely CD, smart, socially conscious, and toe-tappin'."
-Jane Eklund
The Monadnock Ledger
Peterborugh, NH

"Julie, I wanted to thank you for the CD and let you know how special I think it is. The songs are great, the energy is great…and I thought the sax tunes turned out nicely! Bravo!"
-Paul Ostermayer
(sax player on the CD, best known for his work
with Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes)

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IF WORDS WERE STONES has 12 songs and one hidden track on it. The twelve songs include two early songs, "Baptism of Fire" and "Just by Lovin'", and 10 new songs, written in the past 5 years. Here is the whole rundown:

1. Stick on the River
2. Hardly a Peep
3. The Middle Way
4. Circle the Wagons
5. Whole Again
6. Just by Lovin'
7. Baptism of Fire
8. Never Enough
9. 1st Amendment Rights
10. My Dancin' Feet
11. If Words Were Stones
12. I Return to You
(Daddy's Little Lullaby)

The hidden track," Daddy's Little Lullaby", is based on the melody which Julie's father made up while walking her as a baby. When Julie began playing guitar as a teenager, there were many family jokes made about turning that early tune into a song, and although no song was ever created, the melody was never forgotten.

Julie is accompanied on the CD by stellar musicians. Kent Allyn is one of the most sought after bass players and keyboardists in the Portsmouth area and can often be heard accompanying Cosy Sheridan, both live and on her recordings. He plays bass, electric guitars, and keyboards on the project. The drummer is Ed Scheer, the lead singer and band leader for The Love Dogs, one of Boston's hottest jump blues bands. The sax player is Paul Ostermayar, best known for his earlier work with Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes. Nat Hewitt, of Rumblestrip, joined us on banjo for "Whole Again". The background vocals were provided by Ed, Liza Constable (of Rumblestrip and Swing A Cat) and Wendy Starkweather.

The project was recorded at Cedarhouse Sound & Mastering in Sutton, New Hampshire. It was engineered, mixed and mastered by Gerry Putnam, who also produced the CD along with Julie and Kent. Kent Allyn is responsible for many of the arrangements on the album, and provided invaluable support and feedback throughout the project.

TO ORDER: contact Julie directly at julie@juliesnowsongs.com