Is RPHC Back in the Saddle?
03.28.11
We closed our doors for “semi-good” in September 2009. We said we would be back… when the time is right. And while we didn’t think that time had come, still, how could we pass up a request from one of RPHC’s favorite women, Lisa Morales? After many months of jockeying her busy schedule and ours, we finally found a beautiful april evening to present another episode of song on the Prairie.
We’d missed you and we’d missed the music. we heard you had too. So we renovated the Wavy Stage, and opened up the yard for you to bring your favorite dish, drink and date, and settle back for a lovely evening of entertainment.
It was JUST ONE … for now. But what a lovely one it was. Thank you to all and we look forward to our next opportunity to host you.
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When Lisa Morales called me a few months ago to ask if RPHC would host her for a performance of her new solo show, how could i refuse? You’ll remember Lisa as the brunette half of the dynamic duo, the Sisters Morales, who wowed us on the Prairie in 2006 and 2008. Since that time, the sisters’ beloved mom Gloria passed away from cancer. More so than her death, it was the influential life her mother lived in her final year that stimulated a whole host of emotions for Lisa, and the result is a cathartic and beautiful album aptly named “Beautiful Mistake.” Lisa will offer pieces from this work as well as other selections from her rich repertoire in what promises to be a great reason to round up the Houseketeers for a reunion out on the Prairie.
join us on the prairie for this very special show. we think you will agree it’s a great way to spend an april evening.
Music from “Beautiful Mistake”
What the Critics Are Saying About “Beautiful Mistake”…
“This is one of the most beautiful records that will be released all year. An absolutely flat-out devastating and stunning work of art.” — Richard Skanse Lone Star Music Magazine
“Morales’ album [includes] a great deal of movement, the result of ‘a lot of driving.’ It starts with the album’s opener, Drivin’ and Cryin’, which sets the whole thing into motion… ‘There were things I hadn’t dealt with. It wasn’t just this loss…it was much more traumatic than just the loss. But it made me change my life.’ Morales also knew it would be a solo album and not a collaborative effort with her sibling Roberta, with whom she’s performed and recorded as Sisters Morales for more than 20 years. ‘That’s another thing my mom kept saying, “You gotta do a solo album,” … This was something I needed to do.’” — Andrew Dansby, The Houston Chronicle
“This is the kind of songwriting that provides a lust for life even in the face of death. It provides love in a field of heartbreak…” — The John Shelton Ivany Top Twenty-One (John Shelton Ivany is the current Internet content provider for Hardrock.com. Mr. Ivany is the former editor of Hit Parader, Country Song Roundup, Revolution and Rock & Soul—all national magazines. Mr. Ivany was the President of Titanium Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Record Company.)
Be sure to check out Lisa’s music and more at:
www.lisamoralesmusic.com
www.sistersmorales.com