Shoes That Fit Like Sand
Shoes That Fit Like SandDiane's first CD enjoyed critical praise and widespread airplay on folk stations across the country. It features the well-loved "Raisin Pie" and includes the incomparable fiddling of Johnny Cunningham.
Gathered Safely InDiane's second solo recording includes some of her most powerful poetry and melodies, along with her gorgeous arrangements of traditional songs. She tosses in a dark, bluesy cover of Steve Goodman's "Lookin' for Trouble," her vibrant bluegrass chugger "Full Moon Tonight," and a fascinating folk take on "Heard It Through the Grapevine."
Hope! Says the HollyA midwinter bouquet of carols and folksongs on voice, guitar, dulcimer, piano and kalimba. Their timeless beauty, good cheer, and pure sentiments transcend the Christmas story to embrace our age-old yearning for light and warmth in the long night of the Winter Solstice. Listen and bask in the glow of ancient fires.
Beat of the Heart
Songs old and new, bursting with life. The title track celebrates the universality of music and our own fleeting existence. Diane's setting of Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill" captures the magic of childhood, and "The Children's Hour" provides Longfellow's poem with one of Diane's most transcendent melodies. "The Sea-Serpent of Cape Ann" honors the chanteys of old as Diane tells of New England's version of the Loch Ness monster and muses on why the creature hasn't been spotted lately. "The Wreck of the Caspian" is based on a true story of a dramatic shipwreck off the Florida Keys in 1857, in which a resourceful mother saves the ship's company by using a ball of twine and a little dog. (You can't make stuff like this up!) We visit old Quebec with "Les Filles du Roi" and two traditional songs in which Diane weaves together the French and her own English translations. Irish and Scottish songs round out this trip through time, plus a fun version of "Froggie Went a-Courtin'."
Toddler SongsA delightful collection of songs for the very youngest music lovers. Along with the classics, such as "I'm a Little Teapot," Diane offers her updated "I'm a Little Microwave" and "The Bee Song."
Airs From Who Knows WhereDiane's soaring vocals blend perfectly with the Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society's lively dance tunes. You get dramatic ballads, Celtic tunes, and lusty sea chanteys on fiddle, flute, accordion, guitar, banjo, whistle, and percussion.
A Silver Dagger: Exploring Women's History Through Folk Songs
Using vibrant, compelling songs sung by ordinary people in centuries past, Diane explores the lives of women in Europe and America from about 1500 to 1850. Women left few written records, but we can learn much about them through the music they used to speed their work, lift their spirits, or ease an aching heart. Sixteen gorgeous traditional meoldies, many sung a cappella, others with guitar or dulcimer.
Liberty!Maritime music, Colonial tunes, and Celtic jigs on a wealth of traditional instruments, sparked by Diane's vocals and songwriting. Highlights include "The Lady in Black," about the ghost of Georges Island in Boston Harbor, Lynn Noel's "Patent Leather Waltz," about shoe-mill workers, "The Jamaica Plain Rag," and three pieces about Old Ironsides in a ramming-speed medley. Huzzah!
Inspiration/Tarazification
Making songs by others completely her own, Diane collaborates with a variety of talented musicians on this 70-minute delight. Memorable arrangements and superb musicianship create unforgettable versions of Diane's original songs, traditional classics, French gems, and the pure fun of "Let's Go Canoeing on Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg."
Songs of the Revolution
The finest melodies of colonial America, showing many aspects of life in the 1700s. Music was a powerful force, promoting rebellion or loyalty to the crown. Here are the voices of both Redcoats and rebels -- enjoyed by masters and servants alike -- heard in kitchens and workshops, military camps, churches and taverns as the old order was swept away by new ideas about equality and the meaning of liberty.