Donna Ulisse releases “Walk This Mountain Down” a new collection of self-penned tunes and follow-up to her 2007 release “When I Look Back” which was enthusiastically received by bluegrass radio and fans. “Walk This Mountain Down” finds Ulisse once again singing songs she has written or co-written about real people in real life situations and relationships and teaming up again with guitar virtuoso Keith Sewell on production with a stellar cast of musicians; Rob Ickes on dobro, Andy Leftwich on mandolin and fiddle, Byron House on upright bass, Scott Vestal on banjo and naturally, Sewell on acoustic guitar. She brought in friends Claire Lynch, Jerry Salley, Curtis Wright, Wendy Buckner Sewell and Keith Sewell as well as husband and co-writer Rick Stanley (cousin of Dr. Ralph Stanley) to help out on harmonies.

Ulisse’s second acoustic release can truly be termed “bluegrass without borders” as it ranges from traditional on some of the tunes (especially the gospel ones) to contemporary bluegrass with tinges of folk and country on other tunes, offering something for everyone who is a lover of high quality acoustic music.

Ulisse has had a busy life in Nashville as a respected vocalist behind the scenes with her first session as a background singer on a Jerry Reed album. It was a wonderfully unnerving experience for the young Ulisse who had never done backgrounds before. When renowned country songwriter and producer Glenn Sutton was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, it was Ulisse who was called upon to sing some of his hits recorded by Tammy Wynette and Lynn Anderson for the “who’s who” of the music industry and she brought the house down. Fans still remember her as an artist on Atlantic Records where she was signed and released the album “Trouble at the Door” in 1991. The album had three singles and two videos. During this time she appeared on the network TV show “Hot Country Nights”, “Hee Haw”, “Nashville Now” and “Crook and Chase.”

“Walk This Mountain Down” has entered the Americana Music chart after one week at radio and goes on sale at online stores on January 20, 2009.

For more information on Donna Ulisse go to:
www.donnaulisse.com
www.myspace.com/donnastanleyulisse

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