All you have to do is trace her career backwards to recognize that Diana Panton is an artist who relishes a challenge. That would explain all the left and right turns she has made along the way. Her latest challenge is her new album, soft winds and roses, released last year. The record is a deviation from her more recent releases, a collection of modern classics that Panton has put her own spin on. The 14 tracks have been collected from the last 60 years or so, songs by some of the most famous songwriters of all time. Amongst the artists that Panton has covered for the album include Lennon & McCartney, Don McLean, Randy Newman, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, and many more. With her signature sound, Panton puts her own spin on each track. Her vocals take center stage with...