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Songs of personal growth are combined with a naturalistic view of New England by Lui Collins. While her repertoire includes tunes about the changing seasons and the farmlands of the northeast United States, Collins has increasingly used music as a path to explore her inner psyche. Her most recent work has included songs reflecting her studies in bodywork and healing techniques at the Centre of Light, a spiritual retreat in western Massachusetts. Collins' musical career was launched while studying sociology and music at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, when she performed Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez songs in local folk music coffeehouses. In the mid-1970s, Collins performed throughout the Northeast in a duo with fellow Vermonter Horace Williams. Collins' debut solo album, Made in New England, was released in 1978. Her second album, Baptism of Fire, reflected on changes in her life after marrying stone mason Rod Zandler and giving birth to the first of three children. Her thir...