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In an old-time and bluegrass performing career that spans over three decades with such groups as Dry Branch Fire Squad and the Hotmud Family, Suzanne Thomas at last steps into her own long-awaited limelight with Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts, her first-ever solo recording. With guest appearances from some of the hottest names in bluegrass music -- IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Seldom Scene, Dry Branch Fire Squad, John Hartford and Laurie Lewis -- Suzanne performs a dazzling array of contemporary and traditional songs. Bringing it all together is Suzanne's voice -- whose power and emotion build a bridge between the singing styles of the female pioneers of country and old time music and modern singers such as Alison Krauss.' --Bill Evans