Kickass Woman by Vange Durst

This solo album is the result of many years writing and playing with great musicians in Connecticut. The experience I gained over the years playing and recording a total of 7 CDs with Bering Strait, Sister Brother, Sisterfunk, D-Vine, EV3, and Dee-Lish was invaluable and the best part of it was the love and friendships that I made with these wonderful players. Michael Kurjan, who is my brother from another mother, was my writing partner for many years; we had that special flow together that is beyond words. I started out with a plan to record 5 songs with the incredibly talented Lydia Arachne on bass and keyboards, and my eagle-ear drummer of many years, Deb Piccolo, who is also one of my dearest friends. Deb had introduced us to Pace Ferro, who was developing a studio right across the street from her, and so we started recording in January 2019. The 5 songs were so easy and sounded so good that I thought, why not keep going. A bit of digging and rewriting, and we ended up recording 11 songs!

A most heartfelt thank you goes out to my wife, Lori, my sister Gretchen, my kids, Kathryn, Caleb, and Nathan, and my wonderful grands Josh, Link, Peter, Luke, and Lily. Deb, Lydia, and Pace, you made my year with your incredibly talented input on this project. Thank you to the Divine for all of these gifts, especially waking me up with sober eyes today.

Singer/songwriter/guitarist. Blues/rock/folk. CT/FL. New album “Kickass Woman” out December 2020.

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