All songs by Maria Sangiolo, copyright 1998 Long Night Moon Music (ASCAP), except:
* by Susan Graham White, copyright 1998 Down on the Farm Music(BMI), Bug Music (BMI)
+ by Steve Seskin and Allen Shanblin, copyright 1997 Love This Town Music/David Aaron Misic(ASCAP)/Built on RockMusic(ASCAP)
% by Guy Clark/Vince Gill, copyright 1992 EMI April Music(ASCAP)/Benefit Musoc(BMI)
&by Susan Graham White/Len Handler, copyright 1997 Down on the Farm Music(BMI), Bug Music (BMI)/nomor nine-to-five music(BMI)
# by Don White, copyright 1996 LyricMoon Music(ASCAP)
@by Susan Graham White, copyright 1994 Down on the Farm Music(BMI), Bug Music (BMI)
**by Townes Van Zandt, copyright 1971, 1992 Columbine Music Inc. and Jeanene Van Zandt Publishing(ASCAP)

All Rights Reserved

Maria Sangiolo - acoustic guitar, vocals
Jim Henry - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, jimmitar, backing vocals
Richard Gates - electric bass
Doug Plavin - drums
Brooks Williams - slide guitar, 12 string guitar, high string guitar
Jen Hersh - standup bass
Annie Raines - harmonica
David Hamburger - dobro
Christopher Haynes - piano, accordian
John Arimond - backing vocals
Lars Martin -  backing vocals
Cliff Eberhardt - backing vocals

Produced by Jim Henry
 
 

1996, Signature Sounds SSRC 1235.

If you can't find it in your local record store, you can order it directly from Signature Sounds at:

Signature Sounds Recording
P.O. Box 106
Whately, MA 01093
800/694-5354

info@signaturesounds.com
www.signaturesounds.com
Check out Maria's Page at the Signature Sounds website to hear some sound clips from Follow Your Own Road!

"In a word, 'Wow!' Totally hooked."
-- Blair Larsen, Utah Public Radio

**** (out of 4 stars)

Here's one that definitely grows on ya. This Boston artist, whose next trip to the midwest early next month takes her to Sioux Falls and St. Paul, was a 1995 performer at the New York Mills Music and Film Festival.

I'm sorry I missed her.

Her soprano voice is compared to Joan Baez's. Forget Baez (well, not really; she's in a class by herself). Sangiolo is making her mark and provides a distinctive clarity that does exceptional justice to some smart lyrics. She's sure to have a major impact on the broadening folk scene.

She's another example of an artist whose calling was so strong that she finally had to quit her day job. Three years later she is catapulting past the rest of the crowd of storytellers. She's up there with Shawn Colvin, Lisa Loeb, Lucy Kaplansky and Patty Larkin.

Her ballads are even stronger than those of her debut album, Eyes of the Heart, which drew raves from The Boston Globe , Billboard and Dirty Linen. Her sidemen on the new CD [ Follow Your Own Road] include John Curtis on guitars and mandolin, Matt Leavenworth on fiddle, and there are strong folks on bass, acoustic guitar, piano, drums and vocal harmony.

Her natural vibrato and soulful lyrics are exceptional strengths to caress the human experience and open the hearts of those who hear her words. (12 of the 13) songs on the disc are her own. A favorite: "Fertility" with the refrain, "There is no such thing as fertility forever."

I sure hope they can get her back at New York Mills. I'll not miss her next time.

-- Steve Waller, Features Editor, Brainerd Daily Dispatch, October 10, 1996

On her second CD [Follow Your Own Road], 32 year old Maria Sangiolo sounds sweet to the ears and sincere as can be. In a mini-interview, she said she employed John Curtis of the Pousette-Dart Band to help her with production (which is excellent), but tried to remain true to her own sound: "When I'm touring, it's just me and my guitar." The result is a musically varied, emotionally abundant album about a woman's journey through singlehood to relationship, full of questions and choices. ...

Songs like the title track and "Durango" offer warmth and wisdom - from herself and her grandmother, respectively - and "Moving Train" and "Jesse Runs" provide a strong center. The latter is an intriguing portrait of a guy on the run from failed love, showing Sangiolo can be adept as a third-person storyteller. Augmented instrumentally by co-producer Curtis on guitar and mandolin, guitar meister Jim Henry, Matt Leavenworth on fiddle, and the ubiquitous Gideon Freudmann on cello, the artist has assembled a far fuller sound than her live show - but it remains a warm, generous sound. Harmony vocals from Chris Smither and Lynne Saner add to the ease of listening.

-- David W. Johnson, The New England Folk Almanac, October/November, 1996

1. Follow Your Own Road 2:58
2. Durango* 4:14
3. No Love 3:45
4. Broken Angel 4:08
5. New York City* 3:45
6. Moving Train** 3:15
7. Jesse Runs* 3:01
8. She's Finally Leaving 4:11
9. Brave Boy 2:29
10. Fertility 5:08
11. Power 3:16
12. God Loves 3:50
13. River 5:38

All songs by Maria Sangiolo, copyright 1996 Long Night Moon Music (ASCAP), except:
* by Maria Sangiolo/Susie Slosberg, copyright 1996 Long Night Moon Music (ASCAP), imp music (ASCAP)
** by JP Jones, copyright 1994 Vision Industry Publishing (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved

Maria Sangiolo - acoustic guitar, vocals, high string guitar, backing vocals
John Curtis - acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
Gideon Freudmann - cello
Richard Gates - fretless bass
Jim Henry - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jenny Hersch - acoustic upright bass
Stingy Lapel - percussion
Matt Leavenworth - fiddle
Larry Luddecke - piano
John Sands - drums
Lynne Saner - backing vocals
Chris Smither - backing vocals

Produced by John Curtis and Maria Sangiolo
 
 

1993, Raging River Records RRR102.

If you can't find it in your local record store, you can order it directly from Maria. CD: $15, Cassette: $10 (Please add $1.50 per order for postage and handling)

Billboard Continental Drift write up (June 1994)

The Boston Globe: Every so often a new voice emerges among Boston singer/songwriters. Maria Sangiolo not only fits that category, but manages to do so without showing off. Of course, that's easy when you've got such a sweet gorgeous voice. Sangiolo exudes both warmth and sensitivity as she soars with a natural vibrato, suggesting a cross between Shawn Colvin and a young Joan Baez.

Dirty Linen: The songs' lyrics are insightful and thought provoking....the melodies are well wed to the feelings of the lyrics and SangioloÕs voice.

Victory Review: The crystalline voice of Maria Sangiolo floats like a dream.

Rock 'N Reel Magazine:Eyes of the Heart cuts through the morass of samples and grunge with a knife-like precision, scoring a home run for the quality of good songs delivered with conviction and power.

St. Paul Pioneer Press: *** (Out of 4) Her voice is clear as crystal, and she offers a deftly delicate guitar style that is more partner than mere accompaniment.

1. Brighter Days 4:28
2. Day of the Long Night Moon 2:40
3. Travelin' Alone 3:55
4. Eternal City 4:13
5. Nor'easter 4:09
6. Eyes of the Heart 1:55
7. Natural Home 4:50
8. Yasmina 3:49
9. The Mystery 4:38
10. Making My Own Way By 3:57
11. I'll Show You Love 3:45
12. Nora's Lullabye 2:30

Maria Sangiolo - vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Brooks Williams - acoustic guitar, slide guitar
Jennifer Hersch - acoustic upright bass, electric bass
Susan Wybiral - percussion
Ron Curcio - piano and backing vocals
Dave Crossland - backing vocals
Steve Brennan - acoustic guitar
Orrin Star - mandolin
Chris Smither - his blue guitar on "Natural Home"
Toby Goldberg - "air" chicken shake

Produced by Brooks Williams and Maria Sangiolo
 
 

1992, Independently released.

Please order it directly from Maria. Cassette: $10

Bob Franke: An impressive debut, marked by an intelligent harmonic sense and an appealing vulnerability.

Victory Review: Sangiolo's voice sends shivers. Sweet and unforced, it delivers personal songs that ever-so-gently touch the heart. She sings of new love, breaking up, young death, healing, childhood. The first cut, "Summer Garden," wins you over with its beautiful picking and lovely vocals...This album's strong point is its spiritual and vulnerable quality throughout.

Art Menius, Independent Weekly, NC: Exceptional.

1. Summer Garden
2. Nor'easter
3. Easier To Be Sorry Than Sad
4. The Child I've Known
5. Tomb Of The Weeping Willow
6. Hard Words
7. God Loves
8. Paper Prayer Eulogy
9. Leaving Lullabye
10. Delightful N' Delicious

Maria Sangiolo - acoustic guitar, vocals
Brian Doser - acoustic lead guitar (6), backing vocals (10)
Karen Casey - violin (1)
Carolyn Castellano - drums (2, 6, 10)
Laurie Goldsmith - congas (10)
Eric Harris Kearns - bass (8)
Dennis Pearne - bass (1, 2, 6, 10)
Dar Williams - backing vocals (2, 10)

Produced by Brian Doser and Maria Sangiolo
 
 

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