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Jennifer Daniels
Singer-songwriter Jennifer Daniels lives in a rustic cabin on top of Lookout Mountain in Georgia where her earthy folk rock is born. Jennifer's music springs from traditional roots but “flirts with rock, pop and anything else that comes into her musical path. The result is pretty damn great.” Performing Songwriter describes her memorable melodies and passionate vocals as, “Darkly romantic, hot and humid, haunted and gothic. This is music that seems to have grown slowly from some rich, dark soil." Her vocal phrasing is reminiscent of a young Joni Mitchell, or "a more folkish Celtic-sounding Sarah McLachlan." But Jennifer's distinct style and impressive vocal range go beyond comparison and genre. Her music is unique.

Jennifer tours the country with Jeff Neal, whose touch on guitar and mandolin nurture the roots of her melodies. They perform frequently at The Bitter End in New York, and Eddie's Attic in Atlanta where they won the prestigious Eddie's Attic Shootout. Creative Loafing said that "her clear superiority in every ranked category - particularly vocal performance - were what clinched it for her. Whether throwing back her head to hold a magnificently sustained high note or expertly accompanying herself on a 12-string guitar, Daniels clearly outclassed the strongest competition."

Creative Loafing is not the only one to recognize Jennifer Daniels' talent. Her powerful voice, angelic melodies and spirited performances delight the hearts of audiences across the country, and evoke praise from critics as well. "It is a rare gift that someone can express such depth and power in lyrics, and it is even more rare that the lyrical gift is accompanied by such an amazing musical talent," writes Jon Gillespie of Geneses Publishing. Michael Allison of The Global Muse e-zine says, "Her rootsy vocals are very true and refreshing. My tired ears haven't felt so soothed by a voice in a long time." And PasteMusic.com describes Jennifer©ˆs musical style as "a sound that wanders from alt-country to haunting folk rock, delivering her poetry with an urgency to match its message."

Jennifer's second release, Dive & Fly, was picked by Performing Songwriter magazine as one of the DIY Top 12 Independent Releases in the April 2002 issue, and one of the Top 10 Albums of 2001 by UNPOP.com’s Marianne Moro. FM Odyssey not only awarded Jennifer the Album of the Year, but the nationally syndicated radio show also chose her as the Best New Female Artist at their Alternative to the Grammy’s music awards ceremony on March 10. "Moving. Romantic. The ultimate serenade to a world full of cynics. A glorious and reflective verbal portrait depicting all of the watercolors in life," says TheIndependentSongwrter.com. Since being released nationally, Dive & Fly has been added to the playlists of more than 200 radio stations, and has also been featured regularly on Laney Goodman's Women on Air, and Michael Jonathan's Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour. "Dive & Fly champions the elementary emotional characteristics of singer/songwriter folk-rock and pushes the genre forward with a sound that is contemporary and commercially accessible" -Tom Semioli of All Music Guide.

Jennifer’s newest release Summer Filled Sky is hot off the presses, and promises to delight and inspire an even wider audience than her sophomore album Dive & Fly. “Summer Filled Sky is the third and most fully realized release from this Southern spirit, and anyone who has followed the career of Daniels’ gets the feeling that with Summer Filled Sky she’s taking a bigger leap forward than she ever has before” says Creative Loafing. “If you’re in need of an antidote to all things Brittany-like, Daniels latest effort Summer Filled Sky is like taking 12 doses of sanity in a world gone wrong.” From joyful pop rock anthems like Day to Live and Welcome to Your Life to the beautiful melancholy of ballads like Tattoo and Spiderman, Summer Filled Sky leaves no emotion untapped and no feeling unstirred.

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