THE BAREFOOT MOVEMENT, "Rise & Fly," Bonfire. Five tracks.
The Barefoot Movement, a Nashville, Tenn.-based quartet, has been making music professionally for seven years now.
Noah Wall began writing music in high school.
During her senior year, she met Tommy Norris, a mandolin player.
They began building the band in college _ while he studied classical music at Western Carolina University and she was in the bluegrass, old-time and country music program at East Tennessee State University.
Guitarist Alex Conerly of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, joined in 2013 and Katie Blomarz of Frankfort, Ill., a bass player, made the band complete.
In early February, the Movement released an EP _ "Rise & Fly" _ on the Bonfire label.
All the songs _ except for the traditional "Early in the Morning" _ were written by band members.
Wall wrote three and Conerly wrote one.
"Doin' Alright" ponders the question "Who can say what a song is worth."
"Every Little Thing" finds the singer knowing that she can't wait to forget the man she's with.
"Lonely Mississippi Blues" is a bouncy salute to the state and its blues.
And "At The End Of The Day" finds the singer wondering how much more she can take and not knowing where she's headed.
Good EP.
Maybe a full-length album will come along before too long.
