PHIL PASSEN Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Philbar Music 20111 www.philpassen.com There have been a great number of recordings focusing on the Civil War in this year which marks the beginning of the sesquicentennial. This … Continue reading →
INGA JUUSO/HARALD SKULLERUD Juusk Talik 04 www.talik.no Joiking is the singing of the Sami people, songs that describe places, animals, people, even plants. It’s impressionistic, and raw as the music of a nomadic … Continue reading →
WILLIE NELSON Heroes Columbia/Legacy 88691960482 Columbia/Legacy Web Site Willie Nelson’s Web Site As on last year’s Remember Me Vol. 1 with “This Ole House,” Nelson – still prolific at 79 – can view mortality with … Continue reading →
DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER Little Blue Egg Red House 251 www.redhouserecords.com If you encounter a list of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century and Dave Carter’s name not on it, walk away. … Continue reading →
ANAIS MITCHELL Young Man In America Wilderland anaismitchell.com To find an artist who has the vision and ambition of Anais Mitchell, one would have to look beyond the current crop of singer-songwriters, to poets … Continue reading →
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD The Grifter’s Hymnal Bordello 12-003 Ray Wylie Hubbard’s Web Site “At least we ain’t Lazarus and have to think twice about dying,” the grizzled Hubbard philosophizes … and with song titles like … Continue reading →
MARIEL VANDERSTEEL Hickory Mariel Vandersteel www.marielvandersteel.com Mariel Vandersteel is a young fiddler who grew up in California. She attended a number of music camps which nurtured her old-time abilities. But at the same … Continue reading →
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Leaving Eden Nonesuch 529809 www.nonesuch.com www.carolinachocolatedrops.com The second Nonesuch CD from the Carolina Chocolate Drops is an aural wonderland! I’ve been listening to this band since their days as Sankofa Strings and … Continue reading →
NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE Instant Armadillo Blues: Best of 1971-1975 Raven 345 Raven Records Web Site NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE 17 Pine Avenue Woodstock 0037 … Continue reading →
PETER MULVEY The Good Stuff Signature Sounds 2045 www.signaturesounds.com When you listen to Peter Mulvey’s The Good Stuff, you’ll realize that with this release, (I count his 16th) that Peter is just out to … Continue reading →
