UNBOUND

ALBUM DETAILS

Released: 2009

TRACK LISTING

Unbound (4:08)
Jellico Highway (6:27)
Fishin’ In the Dark (4:19)
(There’s A) Spy In the House of Love (4:36)
You Plant Your Fields (3:54)
Stickin’ With My Baby’s Love (3:57)
I Gotta Believe In Something (4:31)
The Violin Song (4:32)
All My Angels (5:20)
Box of Broken Hearts (3:45)
On My Way (3:53)
Save the Best for Last (4:03)

The trio of artists that is The Refugees emerged on the music scene as a verifiably unmatched force of talent, diversity, and experience. Each successful in their own right as a solo artist, Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland and Wendy Waldman formed their unique and innovative group in 2007 and since that time have been wowing audiences, radio DJs, and music critics alike with their soaring harmonies, indelible musicianship, and unforgettably humorous stage presence.

Individually, The Refugees have logged almost four decades in the industry, with more than twenty solo albums and multiple Grammy Award nominations to their credit, featuring musical styles that blend country, rock, folk, blues and Americana. To describe them as eclectic would be an understatement. These three artists have utilized their intense drive and relentless passions to create an entirely new sound

UNBOUND, their debut release on Wabuho Records was released in January of 2009 and garnered many awards. The album received rave reviews and is still a favorite on folk and Americana radio. The talented trio plays guitars, dobro, bass, mandolin, harmonica, accordion, and percussion, and features a mix of innovative new co-writes and fresh arrangements of a selection of their previously recorded radio favorites, including “Save the Best for Last,” and “Fishin’ in the Dark.”

Happy Holidays-Refugees 2008

The Refugees "January Sky"

The Refugees (Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland & Wendy Waldman) - January Sky - alternate version

19Jan

Cindy Bullens

Posted in MusicWorld on August 31, 1999 by Dana Rodriguez

Singer/songwriter Cindy Bullens knows only too well about pain. After doing nothing but cry for the first few months after the death of her 11-year-old daughter, Jessie Bullens-Crewe, in March of 1996, she picked up her guitar and wrote the title track to Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth. The album, released on Bullens' Blue Lobster label, sold out the first 1,000 special edition copies, with all proceeds going to the foundation set up in her daughter's name to benefit the Maine Children's Cancer Program.

Cindy's recording career dates back to 1979 with the release of her debut album, Desire Wire, which brought her a Grammy nomination for the single "Survivor." She was also nominated for a Grammy for her lead vocal contributions on the soundtrack to Grease.

Bullens, who has performed and recorded with some of the greatest names in music, including Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker and Bryan Adams, enlisted the help of some of these long-time friends for what has turned out to be a very emotional and self-therapeutic album. Both Raitt and Adams lend backing vocals on various songs, along with Beth Neilson Chapman, Lucinda Williams and Rodney Crowell (who also produced three of the tracks).

Says Raitt, "It's such an unbelievable gift to watch someone transform such agony into such purity.