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Product Description Photos by Tony Nagelmann Click on for larger versionBlue Stories is a collection of songs about people and their plights. Different characters struggle with circumstance. 15 sad but human melodramas. Says Mindy, "I've tried to treat these people compassionately. I'd prefer that listening to the CD not be an experience in darkness -- rather, one in a semi-pale shade of blue. Twilight blue, say, with a smattering of stars." Mindy describes a bit about the audio samples available on this site: Sam's Back With Sadie -- two women talking in a quickstop, in a small town where they've lived too long, overheard by a third woman, me. Neo-celtic. Don't Turn Away -- a ballad in the woman-who-loves-too-much vein. She tries to soothe a walking-wounded boy. Empathetic Woman -- set in a honky-tonk piano bar. It's getting late. Honky-tonk. A downtrodden man's response to a woman's complaints about her hard life. Rock City Road -- final title of the "name this song about a road" contest. (Congratulations, Herm Templeman). It turns out there's a Rock City Road in two nearby towns (to me) -- Red Hook and Woodstock, NY. There's even an antiques shop called "Rock City Relics" -- a line from the song. Can we hope that in years to come people will describe themselves with this metaphor? Asked "how are you?", folks will reply: "I'm on Rock City Road, man" or "In a Rock City frame of mind". (Even now, if performed within 30 miles of where I live, the hook "Rock City Road" will draw a titter, two small cheers, and isolated pockets of polite applause). My excuse to play train-style harmonica a la Blind Sonny Terry. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be -- a despairing view of marriage, written by the guy I'm now married to. A Carly Simon hit in 1970, it is still frequently used for the first wedding dance by misunderstanding couples. Review Your music and lyrics are truly a gift. Every song is unique and heartfelt." -- Gail Bay, St. Lous, MO About the Artist Whoever said that experience is the best teacher must have had Mindy Jostyn in mind. The multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter seems to have done everything except play by the rules during her career, opting instead to follow her own unique path. And what a path it has been so far. Jostyn went from years of performing at weddings and barrooms to playing in arenas with Billy Joel, Joe Jackson and John Mellencamp to recording her own album, Five Miles From Hope, with help from friends like Carly Simon, Donald Fagen and Garth Hudson on the 1-800-PRIME-CD label. When you combine an accordionist, a violinist, a guitarist, a mandolin player, a harmonica player and a dynamic singer and performer into one single package, you get a true musical gem. Jostyn's talents shone through as a backup musician, and have now earned her a place in the spotlight as a solo artist. Jostyn's childhood was split between San Jose, CA and Wellesley, MA. Her interest in music began at two when she started the piano and was sparked at age three when she heard Judy Garland sing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz. She wrote her first song at age four, and was encouraged by a very musically inclined family to pursue her talents. By the time she was 11, Mindy had learned accordion, violin, guitar and harmonica, and organized her own band, The Tigers. During her teen years, she developed a taste for artists such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Fairport Convention and Jefferson Airplane-influences which she still stands by today. See more