Over The Hills
''Over the Hills'' is the sixth solo album by New York City, New York singer–songwriter Lucy Kaplansky, released in 2007.[ Allmusic entry for ''Over the Hills''.] Accessed May 4, 2009 The album contains a mix of covers and original songs written with her husband, Rick Litvin. The album is dedicated to the memories of the artist's father, Irving Kaplansky, and Red House Records founder, Bob Feldman. Several of the songs acknowledge the "gifts" that Kaplansky has received from these men. ''Over the Hills'' topped the Folk Radio Airplay Chart in March 2007.March 2007 Top Albums
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Track listing

Unless noted otherwise, lyrics by Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Litvin, music by Lucy Kaplansky # "Manhattan Moon" – 3:54 #*Larry Campbell (musician), Larry Campbell - pedal steel ...
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Lucy Kaplansky
Lucy Kaplansky (born February 16, 1960) is an American Folk music, folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky has a PhD in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University and plays guitar, mandolin, and piano. Life and career Kaplansky was originally from Chicago; her father was the noted mathematician Irving Kaplansky (1917–2006). Later, she would sometimes perform math-related songs composed by her father, who was also an accomplished pianist. At the age of 18, she decided not to go to college, but moved to New York City, where she became involved in the city's folk music scene, particularly around Greenwich Village, where she played with, among others, Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin and Richard Shindell. In 1983, she decided to become a psychologist, enrolling at Yeshiva University. She continued playing music while pursuing her PhD, and began to have some success as part of a duo with Colvin. When they began to attract record company interest, Kaplansky declined, choosing in ...
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