Come hear the sounds of Fortune's Gale (aka Gale B. Gardiner) on Forever & Always (F&A), the result of D.C. area producer Jim Houck’s request she enter Sweetbriar College’s '02 Singer/Songwriter Festival. Responses to Gale’s voice include Harvey Re [+]Come hear the sounds of Fortune's Gale (aka Gale B. Gardiner) on Forever & Always (F&A), the result of D.C. area producer Jim Houck’s request she enter Sweetbriar College’s '02 Singer/Songwriter Festival. Responses to Gale’s voice include Harvey Reid - 'she has the voice of an angel', Leslie Coutsiridis (The Last Supper music director www.lastsuppermusical.com)-her voice has quite a wonderful quality, a natural lovely musical sound added to the music she sings', & fan/F&A CD owner - 'your voice took me to heaven & back more than once.'
Born in Phila., PA, Gale started lessons at four years old. She was asked to do vocal & piano solos in elementary school where she was told she was the ‘most gifted musician’ in her class. At 11yo she quit piano, took up guitar & voice, & by 15yo was composing instrumentals & songs for piano & guitar. At 20 yo she had her 1st gig, also singing at weddings for family & friends.
As an adult she studied with an internationally recognized pianist, vocalist, & guitarist/autoharpist (Peter Pertis/Nancy Anderson, Hartt School of Music faculty, & Harvey Reid, nat'l / internat'l guitar/autoharp champ www.harveyreid.com).
Despite music & theatre passions, she followed a calling in family health policy, which took her thru the USA, Canada & Europe. While in Croatia in '98 she was asked to sing Dylan for a colleague's birthday after which a 2nd colleague asked for a demo to give his neighbor, Warner's VP of recording. She was also asked by a Ferrari designer & his girlfriend to move to Croatia & perform at their bistro. Her '05 health policy work is at www.cimm-icmm.org/page/anglais/summary.html if interested.
Specific track info (not on CD insert):
#1 How Can I Say I Love You? - Originally, How Can I Say I'm Sorry. Gale's mom said 'can't you write anything upbeat?'...she kept the melody, wrote new lyrics & sang at her 1st gig (requested by a couple the next week).
#2 Right Person, Place & Thyme - Written during Augusta Festival Autoharp Workshop in '99, Gale's neighbor asked her to record it for a May wedding. Gale did this at the Tortilla Factory (Herndon (VA) Folk club where Jim Houcke asked her to sing ballads on his next CD, wanted her to submit to Lillith Festival, & encouraged he
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