Margaret Walters – Power In a Song

Review by Dieter Bajzek.
Margaret is not hiding behind rich or lush instrumental backing, and … she is not afraid to stand up-front and let her voice and her interpretations of the songs speak for themselves. The instrumental accompaniments are mostly very sparse, but they suit the voice, the songs and the purpose of the album, as they make you pay attention to the meaning and depths of the songs – “the eternal struggle with ourselves and the environment”. There are several songs by John Waters, some by other writers, and traditional ones -mostly from English and Australian backgrounds, ranging from historical to contemporary. The CD’s theme of Power in a Song is a great one, and it’s explored and developed very successfully here.