Alan Ross Haynes alanrosshaynes@yahoo.com
I first heard Melissa Holland perform in 2004 at a songwriting and performance camp called Summersongs.
Her voice was (and is ) riveting in its unique tone and pure quality.
But what caught my attention was the incisive wit and insight of her lyrics.
Melissa's words and melodies are prosody at its best, innovative, quirky, and courageous.
Her recordings are stunning in their qualities of performance,
arrangements, and emotion. They are piercingly honest in their unbowed
statements of reality and emotional struggle.
Melissa Holland is a very unusual blend of brilliant musical and lyrical talent that must be added to your collection of fine wines and treasures.
-Alan Ross Haynes
Alan Ross Haynes - Songwriter/Performer (Sep 24, 2008)