"I'm a big fan of gospel music, so I try to weave a little bit of that in there but I also love just straight-on rock 'n roll and roots rock and so I try to bring that into it as well,” says Osborne. “I love a good pop song, so there's some things in that tradition from there. So it's got a lot of different styles."

The CD was inspired by what many consider to be the first and greatest American, Walt Whitman.

"The beautiful thing about Whitman is that he had this vision of the city as a very special and deeply spiritual place unlike any other,” says Osborne. ”I mean, he loved nature and he loved the outdoors, but he also loved the city and the mixture of different people from different cultures and different backgrounds all living together. That vision of what a city can be has always really struck me as being wonderful and something to keep in your mind as you live your life in the city."

The cut "Sweeter Than the Rest” actually takes a reference from the Whitman poem, "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.”

If you'd like to hear this concert in full it'll be played on September 9th at 9 p.m. at WFUV 90.7, public radio from Fordham University.

To see Joan live, catch her at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn on September 25th.