PARTHENOGENESIS
Recipient of the 1990 I.N.D.I.E. Award from the National Association of Independent Record distributors in the category of Women's Music.

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Ruth Barrett: Vocals & fretted dulcimers Kay Gardner: Flute Scott Fraser: Synthesizer, electric guitar Su Livingston: Synthesizer, voice Caroline Asplin: Voice, synthesizer Cyntia Smith: Fretted dulcimer Edward Willett: Cello

--"Ruth Barrett's new recording, Parthenogenesis, sent chills up my spine.  It is the most powerful and woman-affirming album I've heard in years!  Ruth Barrett is truly the musician/priestess to lead us through the '90s and into the next century.  This is a must for anyone who believes in the political power of women's spirituality."
----KAY GARDNER, COMPOSER AND AUTHOR

"...astonishing voice and world-class dulcimer playing---the subject matter is uncompromisingly woman-identified, and "my Sister's Eyes" is a gem.  Ruth Barrett is an artist who can be counted on to deliver complex and beautiful music. HEARTSONG REVIEW, FALL/WINTER '90
    "...this is Goddess music, woman-identified and full of the wild, fully alive, transformative energies of a soul breaking free of slavery.  Whether a lament, ballad, or call to power, these songs brim with emotion and fierce joy.  Parthenogenesis demands and deserves close listening; these are not catchy tunes, but rather illuminations of poetry with expressive music."--- of creativity and power."-GAY COMMUNITY NEWS, MAY 5-11, 1991

"--this tape will send you into another world. Playing more like a musical theater piece than a collection of songs, Parthenogenesis is a complete work from beginning to end with powerful songs you will want to play again and again until you have them all memorized...a tape that honors women, the Goddess and all She stands for, including the process of self-birthing.  Self-birthing is clearly what Ruth has done in this deeply moving piece of musical work." --THE GREEN EGG, YULE 1991

Selections featured:
SIDE A:----Parthenogenesis--Crone--Danu--Naiad
SIDE B:----Kadistu (Holy Woman)--Invocation to Free women-- -Sister's Eyes--Midsummer Madness/Rise Moon-- © 1990 Tidal Time Pub., BMI.