The musical environmentalists known as
Sassafrass have released their latest folk-rock record, “Sassy
Buzz.” Alternately listed online as “Sassy Bees,” their new
record contains eight original folk songs for an approximate total
listening time of 20 minutes. It has been proudly published on the
Key Mark Records independent music label, outside the reach and
influence of the corporate music industry. Heartfelt, uplifting and
colorfully well-written and performed, “Sassy Buzz” by Sassafrass
brings nature conservation in the form of folk music to listeners all
over the world.
Sassafrass cite as main artistic
influences folk legends such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, but also the
classic sounds of Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, the Beatles, the
Allman Brothers, and all southern rock in general. Taking the first
two as a base and stirring in certain elements of the rest of the
list brings the music fan close to the style of Sassafrass, the tone
of which is consistently sunny and warm, and lyrically medicinal in
terms of social good. This dependable goodness has caused their
“Sassy Buzz” to be cataloged variously as folk-rock, contemporary
folk, and even children's music, each of which is apropos.
Sassafrass are a duo of female
singer-songwriters, Jo Billups and Karen Harvill. Asked to describe
the start of their collaboration, Billups writes, “We saw the need
for environmental education and wanted to find a way to address
issues and teach global responsibility through books and music. The
message Sassafrass would like to get across is the planet is fragile
and it is our job to care for everything from whales to snails!”
The Sassafrass repertoire includes not
only several previous records, “Peace Love Sassafrass,” “Green
Rock” and “The Line Is Drawn,” but also a selection of
ecologically minded books intended to educate people of all reading
ages about endangered species, alternative energy sources and a wide
variety of other green concerns. These books and records are
available from their official website online (link provided below).
Sassafrass spend much more time onstage
than in the studio and boast a loving, loyal fan base. They have
performed for ecological organizations and summits around the world
such as the Sierra Club, the GRN, LEAN, HEART, COP-15 (Denmark),
COP-16 (Mexico), the WWF in Copenhagen, multiple Greenpeace ship
dockings and for innumerable regional events, youth gatherings and
festivals. Sassafrass have also been featured on European television
and radio stations around the globe.
Their current official bio closes by
saying, “Pub and coffeehouse crowds also have found their
beautifully performed compositions to be as rousing as love songs,
which, in essence, they are.”
“Sassy Buzz” by Sassafrass is
available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“Sassy Buzz” by Sassafrass
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