Holly's 2000 release of all new recordings -- 8 originals and 5 covers -- reminds us again how much we have missed her! (Not that anyone's counting, but it must be at least a decade since her last solo release of all new songs by herself and other contemporary singer-songwriters.) Beginning with the appropriately entitled Fired Up, it includes her originals 1000 Grandmothers; When Do We Rest?; I Ain't Afraid, and title track, as well as the Michael Callen/ Peter Allen/ Marsha Malamet classic Love Don't Need a Reason; Paul Simon's Further To Fly; Pat MacDonald's Standard White Jesus and more. So join us in beginning another new decade of nourishing music from this eloquent and inspiring artist.

Near,Holly