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Tales from the Tall Side, 2009, Detremental Records - CD/downloads

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Raison D'Etre offers eight new original songs on this collection of twelve that also includes a satirical look back at the 1940s, a nod to the beginnings of bluegrass and a rollicking version of the cowboy song,"Buffalo Gals." The closing track, "Brown River," by Northern Kentucky bassist and song writer, Daniel Wilson, whispers a love note to the Northern Kentucky area.

Tales from the Tall Side has its roots in an Artist Enrichment Grant that Roberta received from The Kentucky Foundation for Women. As Roberta set out to write and edit songs about the way women and girls face aging in our society, Violet and Vickie began writing some powerful songs about issues facing many women on the "tall side" of life.

Lest anyone should think it's gloomy on the tall side, Violet Rae's song, "Legacy," extols the virtues of "googling," and Roberta assures you that bad days are controlled by the planets in "Mercury is Retrograde Again." There's even a little social commentary in "Alien" and "The Hard Truth."
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Swing Canaries, 2008, Detremental Records - CD only

10-song compilation of Raison D'Etre's swing era recordings, featuring three newly recorded songs.

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Hearts Content 2005, Detremental Records - CD/downloads

5 originals, covers of Neil Young, Dolly Parton, Michael Nesmith, and Jesse Winchester, and of course, some swing!

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Queen Anne's Lace, 2002, Detremental Records - CD/downloads

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8 originals, traditionals, My Old Kentucky Home with a little cajun feel, and of course, some swing.
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Better Medicine, 1999, Detremental Records - CD/downloads

This compilation of songs from Raison D'Etre's first 10 years together takes the listener on a journey from Shaker to Swing.

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Christmas Belles, 1998, Detremental Records - CD/downloads

Traditional carols and a few secular surprises in harmonies that are "tight, bright, and bursting with beauty."

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Broadman Babies,1996, Detremental Records - CD/downloads

Our first recording was a soundtrack for Village Player's performance of "Dearly Departed." We drew on our Baptist roots to sing some familiar hymns and Sunday School songs.

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Videos and downloads

Don't Worry About Me - Music Video

You can purchase music videos of individual Raison D'Etre songs by going to the Mudbrick Music Video site:

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Another Train - Music Video

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Browse Mudbrick Music Videos for 18 Raison D'Etre music videos. Then purchase for $1.99 each from iTunes!

This Kind of Rain - Music Video

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Browse the Mudbrick Music Video site for 18 Raison D'Etre music videos, and then purchase your favorites from iTunes for just $1.99 each.

Live@Java5 - DVD

You can order a DVD of our live two-hour concert produced by Mudbrick Media by sending a $15 check to

Raison D'Etre
622 West Johns Hill Rd.
Wilder, KY 41076

Limited edition with great cover art by Denny Wilkins!


Songs from this DVD can now be downloaded from iTunes for $1.99 each. Go to Mudbrick Music Videos for details and links.
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Raison D'Etre has three new Mudbrick music videos available for purchase from iTunes! Go to the Mudbrick Music Video site to check out "Don't Worry About Me," "Another Train," and "This Kind of Rain."