With a versatile voice that lends itself to folk, pop, jazz and blues arrangements, Alberta-raised Jenny Allen is a talented singer-songwriter whose lyrics intertwine themselves around her unusual guitar work. Listening to Something to Say--produced by Valdy--is a delight. From the hard-edged vulnerability of "Freeway Lines" to the jazz-oriented "Flesh And Bone," to the lonesome "Sail Away," she has created a contemporary folk album that should interest listeners who also enjoy early Joni Mitchell recordings. Allen's slightly countryish voice lingers on in your mind long after the album has finished.

Something to Say
1991 Strange Pagan (SPR 01-CD)

Freeway Lines; Seabird; Flesh and Bone; Sail Away; Shades of Blue; So This Is Love; Voices; Over from the Start; Stuck with Me; Something to Say; Walking Away; The Fire 42:44