Would that they had let Emmy Rossum sing all of those ballads all the way through in the movie and that they had included all of them on the SONGCATCHER cd! What a wonderful voice and what a wonderful actress and what a wonderful role she had. But you know she had to learn how to do that, how to sing that way. I heard that it took her six long weeks and a lot of work. But she did it almost perfectly. We know because her voice coach was Sheila Kay Adams and we are very fortunate to have Sheila singing these old ballads on her tapes and cds which are available. Compare Emmy's "Barbara Allen" (fragment) from the SONGCATCHER cd with Sheila's "Barbara Allen" from her cd, MY DEAREST DEAR. The similarity is uncanny! You can hear Sheila sing all of Little Mathey Groves on her early tape, A SPRING IN THE BURTON COVE, which is a real treasure, and on her latest live cd, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JOHN PARRISH'S BOY? Both are worth having, along with DEAREST DEAR, and both are available directly from Sheila at: Sheila Kay Adams PO Box 1401 Mars Hill, NC 28754
Also, check out her website at: Sheila Kay Adams to learn more about Sheila and her history as a ballad singer. T.O.M.