Wolfenberger CD: Longtime Cincinnati singer-songwriter Dave Wolfenberger has released a delightfully refreshing and poignant new CD, ''The World of the Satisfyn' Place'' on the local Blue Jordan label, which specializes in local folk-based songwriters.

Wolfenberger has always been an engaging lyricist in his previous two releases, but they have been in a more traditional folk vein. This project is a more musically interesting mix of pop, light jazz, and a touch of country with a traditional folk sound. Wolfenberger uses many of the excellent musicians featured on other Blue Jordan releases from the likes of Katie Reider and Janet Pressley to such as Josh Seurkamp, Tyler Brown, and Dave Eberhardt.

Wolfenberger's release comes after he's completed an exciting year as a member of Victori a Williams' back-up band the Creek Dippers, where he has toured around the world with the iconoclastic artist playing drums, bass and piano. ''With Victoria, there always seems to be an instrument laying around you can play,'' Wolfenberger says.

He leaves next week for a short Creek Dippers concert in Italy. Wolfenberger will split off to do his third solo tour of several Italian cities, where he has found an appreciative audience, saying the Italians seem to be into ''American rural cultures.''

''The second time around they actually knew the words to my songs and I certainly don't sing in Italian,'' he said. ''They love to figure out the translations. After the shows they ask you about the words. ''Is that a song about a gorilla'? 'No, it's about a girl.' ''< p> Before Europe, there's his own CD release party.

Wolfenberger plays at a CD release gig 6 p.m. Friday at Heritage Village Museum in Sharon Woods. Opening act, Katie Reider. $6 cover with proceeds to a fund for damage to the site caused by recent flooding.