Album Description

Goodnight Venus (UPC # 000206002921) “ featuring drummer Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls), bassist Sara Lee (Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco) and guitarist Mitch Watkins (Lyle Lovett) Goodnight Venus features Libby’s soaring vocals over pastoral embellishments of flugelhorn, swelling electric guitar and cello, over grooving and swinging folk-soul-pop songs. "Goodnight Venus is sumptuous....her voice is so striking....there really isn't one song that's below superb. Brilliant." - Modern Dance Music Review Magazine " Her unique vocal performance is artfully done. This album is full of surprises and a captivating listen.****(four stars)" - Roots Music Report " Though her sculpted voice has been compared to Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin and Joan Osborne, Kirkpatrick is in a class of her own. Her textured voice is like nothing else out there;it's very unique. she's great!" - Singer Magazine

Lineups

• Libby Kirkpatrick - acoustic guitar, vocals
• Jerry Marotta - drums, percussion
• Mitch Watkins - electric guitar
• J.J. Johnson - drums, percussion
• Erich Avinger - classical guitar
• Sara Lee - bass, John Fremgen - bass
• Alyssa Allen - bansuri flute
• Michael Shay - cello
• Doug Hall - piano
• Mike Elam - flugelhorn
• Abra Moore - background vocals