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“Pure acoustic guitar opens up this mesmerizing CD titled Finding Grace. Soft lyrics feather their way into your consciousness. Brilliantly written songs so emotional you can not help but get drawn in. Carrie’s voice stands on its own. Minimal arrangements that showcase a talent ready for the world stage.” – Fraser Wareham with The Moose Jaw Times Herald.(read more…)

“There’s a real sense of raw passion in the singer’s delivery, reflecting the sincerity and real-life inspiration behind most of her confessional-style writing. Listen closer and you’ll hear some serious songcraft going on too, because Hryniw has a talent for finding melodic hooks to hang her words on, whether she’s playing guitar or, occasionally, piano.” – Roger Levesque with The Edmonton Journal.

Finding Grace, is currently being featured in the September/October issue of Performing Songwriter Magazine and the title track is available for streaming on the Performing Songwriter website. The following is their review of the album:

“Canadian artist Carrie Hryniw’s pop tunes on Finding Grace are rooted in an elegant combination of piano and guitar. She demonstrates sharp skills on both instruments and favors an understated delivery that keeps her vocals—equally tasteful and unadorned—front and center. The intimate production highlights Hryniw’s confessional lyrics, which tell the story of a woman who has been disappointed and let down by love.

Hryniw’s opening track, “Just Pretend,” with its shuffling, mellow acoustic guitars and breathy, almost stilted vocal phrasing, could be the female equivalent to any of Jack Johnson’s pop offerings. The spare, subtle harmonies of “Broken Bones” bring to mind Sarah McLachlan in her Surfacing days. As a whole, Finding Grace is a beautiful, albeit heartbreaking, listen.” —LCB

Finding Grace was in CKUA’s top 30 and CJSR’s top 10 in May 2008. As well it was in the top 30 in Kamloops (CBFX) and in St. Catherine’s (CBFU).

Please check out the links below to hear new tracks from Carrie Hryniw’s new release, Finding Grace.

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Finding Grace will is now available at Megatunes and Blackbyrd Music in Edmonton and at CD Baby!

Click on the icon below to sample the album:

3 March 2008

You can contact Carrie at: carrie@carriehryniw.com