MJELVA/TAMNES: Gi Mi Pols!
MJELVA/TAMNES Gi Mi Pols! Talik 89 www.talik.no This is about as basic as it gets, an album of two Norwegian fiddlers exploring some of the traditions of the Røros area of the country. There … Continue reading →
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JOHN JACOB NILES: The Boone-Tolliver Recordings
JOHN JACOB NILES The Boone-Tolliver Recordings LM Dupli-cation 4 LM Dupli-cation Website www.john-jacob-niles.com “Over coffee and liqueurs we would sometimes listen to John Jacob Niles’ recordings. The metallic clang of his dulcimer never failed to … Continue reading →
MARY Z. COX: Girl With The Banjo Tattoo
MARY Z. COX Girl With The Banjo Tattoo Mary Z. Cox www.maryzcox.com Mary Z. Cox describes herself as a banjoholic. She has played since the age of 12 and has won numerous prizes in … Continue reading →
COSY SHERIDAN, The Horse King
COSY SHERIDAN The Horse King Waterbug 102 www.waterbug.com www.cosysheridan.com In the notes for this CD, her 10th release, Cosy Sheridan admits to only recently deciding to refer to herself a “singer songwriter.” Until now, she’d … Continue reading →
MARK COLLIE and HIS RECKLESS COMPANIONS: Alive at Brushy Mountain State Penitantiary
MARK COLLIE & HIS RECKLESS COMPANIONS Live at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary Wilbanks 1694 www.wilbanks.com http://www.markcollie.com Country singer/writer Collie’s inspiration for this arresting disc came from hearing Johnny Cash’s Folsom and San Quentin prison LPs and knowing … Continue reading →
STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN: Home By Dark
STEVE GILLETTE and CINDY MANGSEN Home By Dark Compass Rose 13 www.compassrosemusic.com After some twenty albums between them, including four prior duo albums, premier songwriters and song interpreters Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen give their … Continue reading →
DAILEY & VINCENT: The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent
DAILEY & VINCENT The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent Rounder 116619124 www.rounder.com As is often the case with bluegrass musicians, Jamie Dailey and Darren Vincent are both steeped in the sounds of Southern … Continue reading →
KAMI THOMPSON: Love Lies
KAMI THOMPSON Love Lies Warner Bros. 2564665549 www.warnerbrosrecords.com www.kamithompson.com This newcomer’s talent is obvious after the first few bars of the opening “Little Boy Blue,” complete with its Dire Straits’ aura. The younger daughter of … Continue reading →
THE WILD RUMPUS: 304
THE WILD RUMPUS 304 Mudbone 002-03 www.thewildrumpus.com There is a tradition of irreverent and sometimes reckless behavior among old-time players. The Wild Rumpus travels that road. They describe their sound as “stompgrass” and that is … Continue reading →
THE BAND COURTBOUILLON: The Band Courtbouillon
THE BAND COURTBOUILLON The Band Courtbouillon Valcour 0016 www.valcourrecords.com It doesn’t get much better than this for fans of that dance music-oriented Cajun sound that emerged from the steamy swamplands of South West Louisiana (one … Continue reading →