Welcome to the "online" edition of "Publication Noted." Here you can find an annotated listing for all the releases submitted to Sing Out! in January 2011. Included is contact information for each of the labels/publishers, many of which sell recordings directly from their web sites. You can search this list by using the "find" or "search" tools in your browser.
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Publication Noted (January 2011)
BOOKS
Luath Press
543/2 Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH12ND, UK
luath.co.uk
Fuzz to Folk: Trax of my life by Ian Green. 2011, ISBN: 1-906817-69-3, pbk $30, 334pp., 9x6, Appendix 1 and 2. Autobiography of founder of Greentrax, Scotland’s leading folk record label.
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016
www.oup.com
POLKABILLY: HOW THE GOOSE ISLAND RAMBLERS REDEFINES AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC by James P. Leary . 2010, ISBN: 978-0-19-975696-4, pbk $25, 259pp., 9x6, Notes, Sources, Index. A freewheeling blend of continental European folk music and the songs, tunes, and dances of Anglo and Celtic immigrants.
Turkey King Music
c/o Spokane Public Radio, 2319 N. Monroe, Spokane, WA 99205
The County Primaries by KEVIN BROWN. ISBN: 0910, pp. WA-based guitar-playing singer-songwriter debuts a dozen originals over an Americana-country backdrop with fiddle, bass and percussion accompaniment.
COMPACT DISCS
52 Shakes
MOB pr, 33 Longfellow Dr. , Florence, MA 01062
gretrooper.com
0102 Upside-Down Town: GREG TROOPER. Roots/rocker releases studio album influenced by Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Nashville twang.
Acoustic Music
Postfach 1945, Osnabrück D-49009, Germany
www.acoustic-music.de
1464 Gypsy Meets Jazz: JOSCHO STEPHAN, OLIVIER HOLLAND. Twelve track gypsy swing and jazz infused album.
319.1452.2 Tempo De Busqueda: ANGEL UNZU. Original music for solo guitar infused with Mediterranean tradition, Latin American music, and contemporary classical.
319.1454.2 Love & Good Reasons: BIBER HERRMANN. Eleven track, European blue folk album by song poet/guitarist about love, passion, and suffering.
319.1461.2 Celtic Collage: STEVE BAUGHMAN. San Franciscan, fingerstyle guitarist releases 16-track Celtic guitar album.
319.1462.2 Flow: PETER FINGER. Virtuoso German fingerstyle guitarist releases a self-composed 12 track album.
Alligator Records
PO Box 60234, Chicago, IL 60660, USA
alligator.com
40th Anniversary Collection : VARIOUS. Two-disc, 40th anniversary collection to commemorate the history of Alligator Records and pay tribute to Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers.
Alter Road
1 South Charlotte St., Edinburgh EH2 4AN, UK
www.davidferrard.com
001 Acros the Troubled Wave: DAVID FERRARD. Scottish and American folk songs from UK-based singer-songwriter.
Arhoolie
10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530
www.arhoolie.com
539 The Best of Sacred Steel: VARIOUS. Praise music from African American Holiness-Pentecostal Churches.
Grace Askew
3804 Marion Ave., Memphis, TN 38111
http://www.myspace.com/graceaskew
Until They Lay Me Down to Rest: GRACE ASKEW. Tennessee-based Americana singer releases nine-track album alongside five-piece accompaniment band.
Berkalin Records
PO Box 93081, Austin , TX 78709, USA
pattonbrokus.com
1006 Ray of Hope: JIM PATTON AND SHERRY BROKUS. Acoustic, folk-rock songwriter duo featuring fiddle, mandolin and acoustic guitar.
Big L
2810 Parkview Terrace, Baltimore, MD 21214
www.bluerhythmboys.com
Come On If You’re Comin’: BLUE RHYTHM BOYS. Twelve mostly down tempo tracks from band incorporating blues and swing.
Blix Street
4704 35th St. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335-7622
www.blixstreet.com
10090 Simply Eva: EVA CASSIDY. Previously unheard guitar-and-vocal only performances from late Washington D.C.-based performer.
Bloodshot
3039 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60618
www.bloodshotrecords.com
174 Coming Home: MAGGIE BJÖRKLUND. Solo debut from Danish singer and pedal steel guitarist contains 11 original tracks.
181 Death of a Decade: HA HA TONKA. Band formerly known as Amsterband releases eleven track rock record that blends southern rock and gospel influence.
Blue Boat
P.O. Box 848, Stillwater, MN 55082
www.blueboat.net
1206 Heaven Below: PETER MAYER. Accomplished singer-songwriter and adroit fingerstylist delivers twelve high-spirited tracks.
BoJak
301 N. Lake Ave., Suite 900, Pasadena, CA 91101
www.bojakrecords.com
52011 Quiet Girl: JUDE JOHNSTONE. Country and Americana music songwriter releases ten tracks.
John Bromley
34 Elmfield Terrace, Savile Park, Halifax HX13EB, UK
From Higgin Chamber: JOHN BROMLEY. Collection of traditional songs and standards from UK-based bass vocalist from the band, Kimber’s Men.
Robert Bruey
1885 Ackerly Pond Lane, Southfold, NY 11971
www.robertbruey.com
Silver Burning Sky: ROBERT BRUEY. Long Island-based singer-songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist
Randy Burns
63 East 4th Street, Apt. 4A, New York, NY 10003, USA
randyburns.net
Hobos and Kings: RANDY BURNS. Twelve tracks from veteran folk musician from the Greenwich Village scene.
Jaden Carlson
Lafayette, CO, USA
www.jadensound.com
Tell Me What You See: JADEN CARLSON. Independently released, full-length, sophomore album by 10-year-old Colorado native whose music is influenced by Bob Marley and Michael Franti.
City Salvage
195 St. Marks Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238
www.paulcurreri.com
20 Laserbeams and Dreams: ANDY FRIEDMAN. Third effort from New York-based songwriter, an original 12 track improvisational acoustic guitar album.
Clay Spoon
1440 Clay St. Unit 15, San Francisco, CA 94109
www.whitneynichole.com
100 Strong: WHITNEY NICHOLE. Debut full-length album from California-based singer-songwriter, with backing on piano, bass, synthesizer and cello.
Cracker Barrel
307 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, TN 37087
www.crackerbarrel.com
Country Classics With a Bluegrass Spin: THE GRASCALS and FRIENDS. Acclaimed bluegrass band puts their twist on country music classics.
Dancing Tree
133 Grove St, Evansville, WI 53536
www.dancingtreemusic.com
007 Songs of the Otherworld : RUTH BARRETT. Fretted-dulcimer singer-songwriter releases fifteen trad and orig folk songs, ballads and instrumentals celebrating the faerie realm and other world beings.
Delmark
4121 N. Rockwell, Chicago, IL 60618
www.delmark.com
615 West Side Soul: MAGIC SAM. Re-issue of blues-soul album from Chicago blues legend in deluxe digipak.
Dualtone
203 N. 11th St., Ste. B, Nashville, TN 37206
www.dualtone.com
The Better Angels: JOHN FRANCIS. Sophomore, thirteen-track album drawing on rock, folk, and country inspiration.
The Dust Busters
280 Rector Place #8K, New York, NY 10280
www.dustbustersmusic.com
Prohibition Is A Failure: THE DUST BUSTERS. Nine tracks of Appalachian music from Brooklyn-based old-time string band featuring John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers.
Eagle’s Whistle
P.O. Box 951, Drain, OR 97435
Curt.Bouterse.com
1002 Banjer On My Knee!: Traditional American: CURT BOUTERSE. Fretless banjo player/singer/multi-instrumentalist releases 18 traditional old-time songs.
Empty Sea Studios
6300 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103
The Mandolin Casefiles Chapter 1: It Takes Two to Mando: MICHAEL CONNOLLY/MILLER MCNAY. Instrumental, mandolin due release 10 track cover and original album.
Etnisk Musikklubb
Masovngata 18, NO-3616 Kongsberg, Norway
www.emcd.no
87 Salulandela: BUSI NCUBE. Female Zimbabwe-born singer and Mbira player releases dozen-tracked album.
Jim Faddis
PO Box 307, Carlsborg, WA 98324
One More Ride: JIM FADDIS. Bluegrass musician blends bluegrass roots with country twang with accompaniment on fiddle, mandolin and guitar.
Fenchurch Music
3806 Fenchurch Rd, Baltimore, MD 21218
www.kenkolodner.com
05 Otter Creek: Brad and Ken Kolodner. Father and son duo release 16-track album of traditional Appalachian and original songs.
Folkclub EthnoSuoni
Edizioni Musicali, Via Duomo 3, Casale Monf. (AL) 15033 , Italy
www.folkclubethnosuoni.com
5383 Arnèis: TENDACHËNT. Four piece Italian folk collective releases 19-track album.
Full Moon
2019 S 57th St., West Allis, WI 53219
www.fullmoonmusic.org
Trying to Find My Way Home: JASON MOON. Milkwaukee-based folk-rock musician releases 14 tracks based on his experience in the Iraq War.
Furrow
15 Abbotsford Court, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 5GF, United Kingdom
www.furrowrecords.co.uk
003 Rust + Holler: CHRISTI ANDROPOLIS. Transatlantic folk musician musters influence from the UK and the Americas in her debut album.
Mike Gibbons
815 Lombard Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
www.mikegibbons.net
Marigolds: The Bangkok Sessions: MIKE GIBBONS. San Francisco-born singer-songwriter delivers 12-track album recorded in Thailand.
Hawkstone
P.O. Box 7626, Kalispell, MT 59904-0626
www.jackgladstone.com
Native Anthropology: Challenge, Choice and Promise in the 21st Century : JACK GLADSTONE. Montana-based troubadour releases new album featuring 21st century Native American songs with varied musical styles.
Helmi Levyt
Norkkokuja 3 A 16 , Helinkski 00790, Finland
www.helmilevyt.com
033 Koirankuria: TUULENKANTAJAT. Finnish folk band releases new 10 track album that combines traditional Finnish folk music and instruments with a myriad of other musical styles.
Thomas Hine
18278 West 58th Place, #42, Golden, CO 80403
www.myspace.com/thomashinelink
Into The Bottomlands: THOMAS HINE. Colorado-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist releases 16 old and new songs.
Holy Water & Whiskey
424 Wellesley SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
http://holywaterandwhiskey.com
Miners, Outlaws, and Other Relatives : Holy Water & Whiskey . Collection of four original and other cover songs about people, the West, and the human spirit from modern folk trio.
Lake Bottom
thechapinsisters.com
Two: THE CHAPIN SISTERS. Sister-duo release 10 track indie/folk/pop album.
Light in the Attic
P.O. Box 31970, Seattle, WA 98103
www.lightintheattic.net
060 Fully Qualified Survivor: MICHAEL CHAPMAN. Vinyl rerelease of English folk rock guitarist and singer-songwriter’s highly regarded 1970 album.
Jack Marks
5020 William Street, Claremont, ON L1Y1B2, Canada
myspace.com/jackmarksmusic
021033 Lost Wages: JACK MARKS. Canadian-based troubadour releases his sophomore album alongside eight-piece band.
Mason Porter
533 Columbia Ave., Phoenixville, PA 19460
www.masonporter.com
Story of the Rifle: MASON PORTER. PA-Based Roots/Americana group releases an eleven track album of traditional folk and folk standards from the likes of Bob Dylan, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson and others.
Melon Patch
11518 1/2 National Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
www.shauncromwell.com
0002 Folk-Worn Prose: SHAUN CROMWELL. American trad-inspired singer-songwriter releases a dozen-track roots album.
Mud Music Records
131 Clyde Lane, Lanark , ON K0G1K0, Canada
brockzeman.com
001 Nights Take Forever: ROBERT LARISEY. Thirteen track album with country roots and blue-collar lyrics.
2 Ya Aint Crazy Henny Penny: Brock Zeman. Canadian singer and band perform 9 Americana originals.
Music Road
5012 Brighton Road, Austin, TX 78745
www.musicroadrecords.com
010 To Drink the Rain: MALCOLM HOLCOMBE. Eighth full-length album from Texas-based Americana and blues artist, with backing on drums, upright bass, fiddle, dobro, acoustic slide and mandolin.
Noonan Music
695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield, ME 04010
www.carolnoonanmusic.com
Waltzing’s for Dreamers: CAROL NOONAN. Singer-songwriter performs fourteen original songs on latest release to benefit the Stone Mountain Arts Center.
North Street
355 Clinton Ave, Suite 1D, Brooklyn , NY 11238
125 Our Own Time: TINY ANIMALS. Pop-rock trio releases 12-track sophomore album.
Proper Channels
53 Mutual St Unit #1, Toronto, ON M5B 2A9, Canada
davidbaxter.ca
002 Patina: DAVID BAXTER. Toronto producer and singer/songwriter releases second solo album.
Scott Prouty
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/scottprouty
001 Puncheon Floor: SCOTT PROUTY. Old-timey Appalachian folk fiddler releases 17 solo acoustic tracks.
Purple Cat
www.katiemoore.ca
01 Montebello: KATIE MOORE. Montreal-based singer-songwriter releases ten mostly original songs.
Red House
P.O. Box 4044, 501 W. Lynnhurst Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104
www.redhouserecords.com
234 Bright Morning Stars: THE WAILIN’ JENNYS. Thirteen track studio album from trio folk band combines Americana, pop, and traditional folk classics.
232 Man of Many Moons: DANNY SCHMIDT. Eleven track original album from Austin-based singer-songwriter featuring a cover of Bob Dylan’s Buckets of Rain.
Rhino
3400 W. Olive Ave., Burbank, CA 91505-4614
www.rhino.com
Shoot Out the Lights: Richard & Linda Thompson. Expansion of legendary Swan Song, this album includes unreleased live performances from the duo’s final tour.
Right Turn On Red
630 Long Rd., Glenview, IL 60025
www.milesmusic.org
Collage: MICHAEL J. MILES. Banjoist releases 5th album with new compositions featuring a string quartet and covers of Brubeck, Little Feat, JS Bach, and Robert Johnson.
David Roon
714 Ridge Road, Moscow, ID 83843
www.kohaku-river.com
Skies Full of Seas: DAVID ROON. Singer-songwriter releases twelve mostly original tracks that dabble in mythology and pragmatism, with backing.
Shut Eye
1180 Vickers St, Atlanta, GA 30316
www.shuteyerecords.com
Meet Me at the Moon: EMMA HILL AND HER GENTLEMEN CALLERS. Thirteen track album by folk singer/songwriter featuring indie folks songs and Americana odes.
Shut Up & Play
PO Box 419, Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108
www.dbrielly.com
Love Potions and Snake Oil: D.B. RIELLY. New York-based Americana artist releases debut full-length album of original songs.
Smithsonian/Folkways
600 Maryland Ave. SW, Ste. 2001, Washington, DC 20024
www.folkways.si.edu
45067 A Life of Song: ELLA JENKINS. The First Lady of Children’s Music joins Chicago’s Donoghue Elementary and Horace Greely Elementary schools in call-and-response singing.
Soundview
3804 Marion Ave, Memphis , TN 38111
www.daviscoen.com
1005 Jukebox Classics: DAVIS COEN. Eleven track album featuring original, country-peppered guitar-based compositions from New Orleans-based country blues artist.
Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys
903 Crescent St., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
mamouplayboys.com
Grand Isle: STEVE RILEY and THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS. Cajun roots-rock band delivers a dozen-track album examining the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil-spill of 2010.
Sugar Line
37 Marine Parade, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex CO12 3RG, UK
201001 Road: KETE BOWERS. This recording consists of an important new series of Folk / Americana and Country songs written and sung by Liverpool-born singer-songwriter.
Tijuana Gift Shop
42 Broadway, 22nd FL, New York, NY 10004
www.tijuanagiftshop.net
The Subway EPs: MY COUSIN, THE EMPORER. Brooklyn-based alt.-country band releases compilation of two previously recorded EPs.
The Tumbling Tumbleweeds
PO Box 1008, Sierra Madre, CA 91025
www.thetumblingtunbleweeds.com
Blaze Across the West: THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS. Second album from four-piece Western music outfit.
Yellow Tail
9102 17th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115-3212
www.yellowtailrecords.com
10025 The Grim Parade: UNCLE BONSAI. First new release after a 10 year hiatus, this album is a collection of live and studio performances of the group’s portrayals of live, love and a guy named Doug.
