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MUSIC AND LYRICS
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Out of My Hands
(2012) Hadley Music
Group CD Release: 2012Tracks: 1)
Better Than Me
2) Cynics Hate Hollywood
3) Out of My Hands
4) The World Below
5) Fisherman's Wife
6) Gypsy
7) One Soul Desire
8) Winter Season
9) One Second Flat
10) Long Night
11) Tiny Little Things
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"With her newest CD, Out Of My Hands, Natasha Borzilova solidifies her place
among the brightest and most talented singer/songwriters of her generation.
The eleven songs that comprise this work explore relationships and life
stories in a deeply personal yet peaceful perspective and it comes off
exceedingly well. Natasha has always had one of the finest voices and
musically fresh approaches of anyone in this genre. Out of My Hands shows
that she is as capable as anyone of crafting lyrics to match her other
exceptional talents. This CD is certain to become a classic."
-Craig Huegel/Host, The Monday Morning Show, WMNF, Tampa, FL
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Balancing Act
(2010) Hadley Music
Group CD Release: September 21, 2010Tracks: 1)
Ghost
 2)
Anything At All
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Water and Wood
 4)
Balancing Act
 5)
Fine Print
 6)
Zip It
 7)
Want You To Stay
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Paper Wings
 9)
End of September
 10)
Power's In Her Hands

11) Rechka
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"Balancing Act" is composed of ten beautiful songs written by Natasha Borzilova and a traditional Russian folk atmosphere featuring an intriguing
mix of acoustic country and reminiscences on which the fresh and beautiful
voice of the protagonist is the icing on the cake.
"Water and Wood", "End Of September" (duet with Billy Montana), "Ghost", the
crystalline "Want You To Stay", the relaxed "Paper Wings" and the
aforementioned traditional "Rechka" are the
most interesting
moments
of an album that will be a nice surprise for those who love the great female
voices."
- Remo Ricaldone, PlanetCountry |
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Cheap Escape
(2008) Hadley Music
Group CD Release: April 21, 2008
Tracks: 1)
I'm Angry
 2)
Cheap Escape
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Don't Stop
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October Blue
 5)
Last Touch
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How Do You Do That
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Real Fight
 8)
Dear Diary
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Matches
 10)
Fatal One Day
 11)
Something I Never Knew About Love

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"Sometimes a
voice is so striking, emotional, and timeless that it doesn't matter what
language the singer is singing to appreciate it. This was the case when I
first heard Natasha singing a folk song in her native Russian. When
combined with meaningful, introspective, and intimately personal
lyrics like those on 'Cheap Escape' the result is music with undeniable
depth and substance. One can only hope there is more where this came
from." - Luke Wooten /Grammy award winning engineer and
Associate producer of Dierks Bentley, Bering Strait, Josh Gracin, and
TheLost Trailers, Producer of The SteelDrivers
"Natasha
Borzilova, an easy summer breeze on the verge of whippin' into an
afternoon thunder storm in the stroke of a pen. I see her that way and
smile because this is a woman who knows exactly what she wants in her
music and will not let go of a song until it fits her like a tailored
jacket. Her writing style is so fresh and at the same time as seasoned as
an ancient poet. I find that when I write with her I am learning to let go
of the "safe way of saying things" and embracing her uncanny good sense of
telling a tale as only she can. I am a fortunate co-writer who so
appreciates what Natasha brings to the table. Her melodies and command of
the guitar inspire me every time. I am loving that her first solo CD is
finally here. This very talented singer, guitarist and songwriter needs to
be heard. She has so much to say and floating in the midst of her most
beautiful guitar work you will hear her loud and clear!"
- Donna Ulisse/recording artist and co-writer of
“Cheap Escape”
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Bering Strait: Pages (2005)
Universal South Records CD Release: June 28,
2005
Tracks: 1) Safe In My Lover's Arms 2) Oy, Moroz,
Moroz 3) From Ankara to Izmir 4) Long Time Comin' 5) Just
Imagine 6) Pages 7) You Make Lovin' Fun 8) Cruel Man 9) What's
For Dinner 10) Choose Your Partner 11) It Hurts Just A
Little
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"'While
many new acts eminating out of Music Row struggle to concoct a 'story'
that will help sell their music, Bering Strait comes complete with a story
so compelling it's already inspired 'The Ballad of Bering Strait,' an
acclaimed documentary film. When their self-titled 2003 debut album picked
up a Grammy nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance, the
press and the public begain to talk less about their funny accents and
hard-to-pronounce names and more about what mattered - the extraordinary
music of this Russian-born, bluegrass-bred band. With sublime country-soul
harmonies, relentless rhythms and flaming dobro licks, PAGES, Bering
Strait's sophomore release fulfills the adventurous musical promise of
their amazing story." - Press Release
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The Ballad of Bering Strait
(2003) Koch Lorber Films DVD Release: May 20,
2003
Feature
Listing: 1) Feature Film 2) "Bearing Straight" Music
Video 3) Theatrical Trailers 4) Extended Scenes 5)
Exclusive Live Concert Footage
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"'The Ballad of Bering Strait' is a cinema-verite film following
seven Russian teenagers who have come to America to become country music
stars. Principle photography began in July 1999 when the band, Bering
Strait, entered the United States and began recording their first album in
Nashville. The film documents the band responding to the twists and turns
of the recording industry, rehearsing for their tour, preparing for their
debut concert at the Grand Ole Opry, charting the course for their career
with their managers, and living every-day life on the farm where they
reside in rural Tennessee. The crew traveled with the band to their homes
in Obninsk, Russia and to their music conservatories in Moscow,
documenting how these two girls and five boys became so adept at playing
American country music. The film culminates with the band's arrival on the
U.S. stage at Wolf Trap National Park. "The Ballad of Bering Strait" is a
two and a half year epic that follows Bering Strait's amazing cultural
fusion-coming of age journey in America." - Emerging
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Bering
Strait: Bering Strait (2003) Universal South Records CD
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Track Listing: 1) What Is It About You 2) Tell
Me Tonight 3) I Could Be Persuaded 4) When Going Home 5) I'm Not
Missing You 6) I Could Use A Hero 7) Trouble With Love, The 8)
Jagged Edge Of A Broken Heart 9) Only This Love 10) Bearing
Straight 11) Porushka-Paranya 12) Like A Child -
(live)
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"The name
chosen for this country music sextet of Russian ex-pats, taken from the
submerged land bridge between Russia and Alaska, is rife with symbolism,
as they've chosen to pursue a musical path that's led them from a
classical music conservatory right into the heart of Nashville, Tennessee.
Most of the band's self-titled debut is contemporary, radio-friendly fare.
Lead singer Natasha Borzilova belies nary a hint of a Russian accent and
instead falls somewhere between sounding like Pam Tillis and Faith Hill on
ballads like "I Could Be Persuaded" and "I'm Not Missing You" as well as
more up-tempo numbers like "When Going Home" and "Tell Me Tonight." Hints
of the band's other talents can be heard on the live, mid-tempo "Like a
Child" and "Bearing Straight," the Bela Fleck-flavored instrumental that
nabbed these Obninsk natives a Grammy nomination. Bering Strait's cultural
exchange works to the point where their inclusion of the Russian-sung
country song "Porushka-Paranya" flows as effortlessly as anything by the
Dixie Chicks or any other Nashville act." - Half.com
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