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BOOKS
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Children’s Publicity, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116
I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE by Steve Earle. ISBN: 978-0618820962, , pp., . Debut novel from singer-songwriter about the experiences of one man who is haunted by the figurative ghost of Hank Williams.
Libraries Unlimited
88 Post Rd. West, Westport, CT 06881
www.lu.com
STORY SOLUTIONS: USING TALES TO BUILD CHARACTER AND TEACH BULLY PREVENTION, DRUG PREVENTION, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION by Kevin Strauss. 2011, ISBN: 978-1-59158-764-4, pbk $40, 250pp., 8.5x11, Preface, Introduction, Story Sources, References, Index, Additional Readings. Discusses bullying, drugs and conflict resolution then provides several different methods and exercises with which to combat it, such as traditional stories and skill-building activities.
Little, Brown and Company
1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
www.twbookmark.com
WHEN BOB MET WOODY: THE STORY OF THE YOUNG BOB DYLAN by Gary Golio and Marc Burckheart. 2011, cloth $17.99, 40pp., 11 x 9, Quotation Notes, Sources and Resources. Illustrated children’s story about Bob Dylan meeting Woody Guthrie.
Mudthumper
P.O. Box 791, Kennett Square, PA 19348
www.mudthumper.com
THE MILLINER-KOKEN COLLECTION OF AMERICAN FIDDLE TUNES by Clare Milliner and Walt Koken. 2011, ISBN: 978-0-16-9831003-0-0, cloth $90, 888pp., 9x12.5, Introduction, Contents, Comments, Artists’ Profile, Key Index, Tuning Index, Index, Abbreviations. Collection of 1404 old time fiddle tunes, includes artists’ biography as well as a tuning and key index.
University of Illinois Press
1325 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820
www.press.uillinois.edu
CHILD’S UNFINISHED MASTERPIECE: THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS by Mary Ellen Brown. 2011, ISBN: 978-0-252-03594-4, cloth $45, 296pp., 6x9. Analyzes scholar of the traditional or popular ballad Francis James Child’s editorial methods, decisions about ballads, and relationships with colleagues.
WOODY GUTHRIE, AMERICAN RADICAL by Will Kaufman. 2011, ISBN: 978-0-252-03602-6, cloth $29.95, 304pp., 6x9. Traces Guthrie’s political awakening and activism throughout his life as well as his influence on the international protest song movement.
COMPACT DISCS
2 Shirts Records
412 East 65th Street, Suite #1E, New York, NY, USA
www.chrisbergson.com
1004 Imitate The Sun: CHRIS BERGSON BAND. New York blues and soul guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter releases album including 6 originals and 4 covers.
Acoustic Music
Postfach 1945, Osnabrück D-49009, Germany
www.acoustic-music.de
319-1463 Road Movie: ULI KRINGLER TRIO. Songs from Hamburg-based guitarist and film music composer featuring solo works and duos for the double bass and vibraphone.
319-1465-2 Kinski Spencer Gismonti: DIRKS UND WIRTZ. German duo releases 12-track album featuring guitar instrumentation blending influences from traditional Spanish, classical and blues.
319-1468-2 Sieben/Seven: SCHRAMMEL & SLIDE. Acoustic guitar duo of Hans Reffert and Adam Dörsam offers 13 instrumentals drawn from a range of styles, including jazz, swing, klezmer and blues.
Acoustic Music Productions
967 Patrick Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Passing Through: THE ROADSIDE REVUE. Floridian modern folk band releases 15-track acoustic in fourth full-length release, featuring all original material.
Alcove
P.O. Box 335, Oneida, NY 13421
karensavoca.com
31611 Promise: KAREN SAVÔCA. Ten track effort of originals with influences of soul, blues and world rhythms.
Alexandra Day
2512 Stewart Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121, USA
www.alexandradaymusic.com
Untangle: ALEXANDRA DAY. Former opera singer releases second full-length album featuring voice and piano.
All Hands Electric
132 8th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
allhandselectric.com
13 Noise of Welcome: ZACHARY CALE. Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter releases his third album featuring a dozen original tracks with a backing band.
Alligator
P.O. Box 60234, Chicago, IL 60660
www.alligator.com
Roadside Attractions: MARCIA BALL. Texas-born pianist, vocalist and songwriter presents her 15th solo recording of Americana roots music.
Altman Darst
8750 Topanga Canyon Blvd #1, Canoga Park, CA 91304
Songs from Exit 10 the Play: DANNY DARST. Ten original songs from Nashville singer-songwriter, most performed live, pulled from countrified original stage production of the same name.
Analog Africa
Friedberger Landstr 128, Frankfurt am Main 60316, Germany
www.analogafrica.com
Angola Soundtrack: Special Sounds from Luanda 1965-1978: ANALOG AFRICA No. 9. Group’s ninth release unearths music from Angola, the former Portuguese colony in south central Africa, including tracks from 1965-1978.
Flo Anito
3601 Connecticut Ave, NW #321, Washington, DC 20008
floanito.com
No Dustbunnies: FLO ANITO. Singer-songwriter releases new jazz and pop inspired album.
Appleseed
P.O. Box 2593, West Chester, PA 19380
www.appleseedmusic.com
1125 Fly Down Little Bird: MIKE SEEGER and PEGGY SEEGER. Third collab album from acclaimed brother-sister folk singers featuring traditional acoustic folk songs, with backing on the banjo, harmonica, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, piano and lap dulcimer.
ARC Music
P.O. Box 111, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 4FZ, U.K.
www.arcmusic.co.uk
2315 The Art of the Portuguese Fado Guitar: CUSTODIO CASTELO. Master of the portugeste guitar releases 17-track album of fado music.
2316 Egypt Unveiled: HOSSAM RAMZY and PHIL THORNTON. Famed Egyptian percussionist releases 13-track self-produced album.
Jim Armenti
81 Stage Road, West Hampton, MA 01027
www.librarywesthampton.org
The Herd: JIM ARMENTI. New English singer-songwriter releases all-original 11-track album, with backing.
Artichoke Music
3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland , OR 97062
artichokemusic.com
Artichoke Nights Volume 1: VARIOUS. Fortieth anniversary celebration of Artichoke Music, a stringed instrument store in Portland includes twenty tracks by locally-based musicians.
Asphalt Tango
Ackerstrasse 14/15, Berlin D-10115, Germany
www.asphalt-tango.de
2711 Revolve: LA CHERGA. Eleven tracks from six-piece band that blend Balkan brass, jazz, electronic, funk, soul and pop.
Attack Monkey
403 S. Gay Street #201, Knoxville, TN 37902
100 Miles of Wreckage: THE BLACK LILLIES. Americana band releases 11-track follow-up to 2009 debut.
Barbès
193 18th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
www.barbesrecords.com
0030 Amourettes: LES CHAUDS LAPINS. French duo release jazz/pop 13-track album with English translations in accompanying lyric booklet.
Black & Tan
P.O. Box 10168, Apeldoorn 7301 GD , The Netherlands
www.black-and-tan.com
036 Blues + Beat: MIX AND DORP. Netherlands-based artist electronically alters, remixes and rejuvenates blues standards from Boo Boo Davis, Big George Jackson, Billy Jones, Harrison Kenney and Roscoe Chenier.
Black Hen
Box 95105, Kingsgate RPO, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T8, Canada
www.blackhenmusic.com
0068 Nightshade: STEVE DAWSON. Juno-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and producer releases fifth solo album.
Blue Skunk
12400 Russet Lane, Huntley, IL 60142
www.blueskunkmusic.com
4539 Blues Promised Land: FRONT STREET BLUES BAND. Energetic jump blues band releases original, 15-track album.
Val Bonetti
Via Beata Angelico 23/5, Milan 20133, Italy
valbonetti.com
Wait: VAL BONETTI. First solo album features nine tracks of jazz/blues acoustic guitar music with seven original tracks.
Borealis
290 Shuter Street, Toronto, ON M5A 1W7, Canada
www.borealisrecords.com
013 The Very Best Of: STAN ROGERS. A collection of sixteen of beloved Canadian folk singer’s songs, re-mastered for this collection.
Bronwynne Brent
528 Octavia St, New Orleans, LA 70115
bronwynnebrent.com
Deep Black Water: BRONWYNNE BRENT. New Orleans-based contemporary singer-songwriter’s debut album features 12 original Americana and Indie folk songs.
Broke and Hungry
5327 Nottingham Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109
www.brokeandhungryrecords.com
13008 Mistakes Were Made: Five Years of Raw Blues, Damaged Livers and Questionable Business Decisions: VARIOUS. Two-disc retrospective celebrating the label’s first five years of the best traditional blues artists.
Michael Brozovich
1707 Leister St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
www.thespringhillbillies.com
The Spring Hillbillies: THE SPRING HILLBILLIES. Debut album features 14 originals blending old-time, bluegrass and blues.
Burning Bridget Cleary
2681 Burton Rd., Harleysville, PA 19438
www.burningbridgetcleary.com
Totes for Goats: BURNING BRIDGET CLEARY. Thirteen track album featuring trad and original Celtic tunes comprised of upbeat vocals and fiddle harmonies.
Capitol/EMI
1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90028
www.capitolrecords.com
The Best Of Leon Russell: LEON RUSSELL. 16-track collection includes songwriter’s top 1970 hits as well as lead single from his 2010 collaborative album with Elton John.
Here We Go Again: Celebrating The Genius Of Ray Charles: WILLIE NELSON and WYNTON MARSALIS featuring NORAH JONES. Dozen track live album dedicated to the iconic star of soul, r&b, country, jazz and pop.
Catfood
414 Executive Center Blvd, ste 105, El Paso, TX 79902
www.catfoodrecords.com
008 Memphis Still Got Soul: JOHNNY RAWLS. Mississippi-native releases 10 original jump blues tracks plus one cover/tribute to his musical mentor O.V. Wright.
Chasing June
112 Glen Road, Sparta , NJ 07871
chasingjune.com
Under the Slate Grey Sky: CHASING JUNE. Twelve track pop/folk-rock collection from two New Jersey singer-songwriters.
Circle of Sound
2 Church Gate, Thatcham, Newbury, Berks RG19 3PN, U.K.
www.circleofsound.co.uk
326 Folk Songs & Ballads: MARK T.. UK folk and community musician releases seventh solo studio album that features trad English songs with several Scottish and Southern Appalachian variants.
Circle X
125 Inman Dr., Buffalo, SC 29321
01 Greasy Greens: FREDDIE VANDERFORD. South Carolina-based mouth harpist incorporates blues and trads in 15-track album.
City Zen
P.O. Box 39876, Los Angeles, CA 90039
www.miadoitodd.com
005 Cosmic Ocean Ship: MIA DOI TODD. Prolific singer-songwriter releases her 9th album with multicultural influence.
Claddagh
65, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Dublin 1, Ireland
www.claddaghrecords.com
0342 Far Fetched: LAZIK. Cork-based septet release trad debut album.
Come Sunday
www.comesundayjazz.com
Crosscurrents: COME SUNDAY. Debut album from Chicago septet fuses jazz and gospel tradition in 13 songs.
Compass
916 19th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37212
www.compassrecords.com
Gathering Mercury: COLIN HAY. Men at Work singer-songwriter releases a limited edition deluxe album that includes 4 bonus stripped mixes in addition to 10 original tracks.
Cordelia’s Dad
159 King St, Northampton, MA 10060
www.cordeliasdad.com
Double Live: CORDELIA’S DAD. Live 2-disc recording of both acoustic and electric original songs.
Cracker Barrel
307 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, TN 37087
www.crackerbarrel.com
022 The Love of God: KENNY ROGERS. Exclusive CD from Cracker Barrel featuring 12 songs and covers.
Culburnie
P.O. Box 219, Nevada City, CA 95959
www.culburnie.com
123 Highlander’s Farewell: ALISDAIR FRASER and NATALIE HAAS. Thirteen Irish and Scottish trads from fiddler and cellist.
Cumbancha
413 Carpenter Rd., Charlotte, VT 05445
www.cumbancha.com
20764 Una y orta vez: SERGENT GARCIA. Salsa/reggae musician releases first full-length album in five years blending Caribbean sounds of salsa, reggae, ska and dancehall music.
Dancing With No Shoes On
PO Box 30877, Flagstaff , AZ 86003-0877
chuckcheesman.net
03 Imagining Dancers: CHUCK CHEESMAN. Ten track album featuring original folk/acoustic songs with one trad.
David Goldman/WorldWave Music
76 Young Ave, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
davidgoldman.com
201 Light in the Tunnel: DAVID GOLDMAN. Solo singer-songwriter releases 9-track original album of Americana roots music.
Delmark
4121 N. Rockwell, Chicago, IL 60618
www.delmark.com
812 Gettin’ Kinda Rough!: GRANA LOUISE. Midwestern born-and-raised releases 12-track album including both studio and live songs set in traditional blues, classic jazz, soul blues, modern blues/rock and standout originals.
813 Low Down Papa: CLARENCE JELLY JOHNSON. Second volume of rare and historical piano roll recordings by ’20s classic originally recorded in Chicago.
Devil Down
208 Barclay Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516
www.devildownrecords.com
North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic Volume II: VARIOUS. Compilation of live recordings from the 2010 North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, Mississippi. Featuring Kenny Brown, The North Mississippi Allstars, Jimbo Mathus and more.
Dishrag
c/o MusicxMeyer, 2707 Densmore Dr., Toledo, OH 43606
www.jeffstewartmusic.com
Mountains/ Forests: JT NERO. Chicago-native singer-songwriter releases 10-track album of roots-inspired original songs.
Dog Head
4350 Montveiw Blvd, Denver, CO 80207
www.dogheadmusic.com/
Low Bid On A Dream: DAVID MICHAEL. Debut album from Americana singer-songwriter presents 13 original tracks.
Dutchy Love Records
732 S. Clay St., Green Bay, WI 54301
www.thehollands.org
004 Ashes to Beauty: THE HOLLANDS!. Second full-length album featuring 11 tracks from eclectic band whose sound derives from old-time instrumentation and modern alt-pop influence, featuring reverberating vocals and gypsy themes.
East River String Band
315 East 5th Street, Apt. 5B, New York, NY 10003
www.eastriverstringband.com
1004 Be Kind to a Man When He’s Down: EDEN AND JOHN’S EAST RIVER STRING BAND. NYC-based guitar and ukulele duo release fourth album featuring 14 versions of 1920s and ’30s country blues classics.
Easy Star
P.O. Box 1069, Copper Station, Midtown Section, New York, NY 10276
www.easystar.com
1025 First Light: EASY STAR ALL-STARS. Multi-ethnic reggae inspired group releases a 14 track album of original songs.
El Paisano
1201 West 24th Street, Suite 107, Austin, TX 78705
www.elpaisanorecords.com
0182 Mountain Home: OWEN TEMPLE. Sixth studio record from Austin-based songwriter, 10 track album with the feel of a live performance.
Etnisk Musikklubb
Masovngata 18, NO-3616 Kongsberg, Norway
www.emcd.no
58 Rakhshani Love Songs and Trance Music from Balochistian: ABDULRAHMAN SURIZEHI. 2-CD set of mostly trad-inspired improvisations for the benju, a keyed psaltry from the region connecting Pakistan, Iran and India.
69 Semno Palla Mander: RALF NOVAK-ROSENGREN. Swedish singer-songwriter releases a 12-track acoustic-driven vocal album.
Fairewood Studios
PO Box 11077, Takoma Park, MD 20913
www.fairewood.com
031 High in the Blue Ridge: AL PETTEWAY and AMY WHITE. Acoustic duo releases 12-track album combining Celtic and Appalachian inspirations and some interwoven vocals.
Fantasy
10th & Parker, Berkeley, CA 94710
www.concordmusicgroup.com/labels/Fantasy/
Cannibal Courtship: DENGUE FEVER. Eclectic Cambodian pop band with diverse, worldly sound releases an original 11-track album.
Fellside
P.O. Box 40, Workington, Cumbria CA14 3GJ, U.K.
www.fellside.com
Sport and Play: JAMES FINDLAY. Twelve track album of acoustic trads from UK singer/instrumentalist.
Filthy Bonnet
323 Dean Street #2, Brooklyn , NY 11217
rasputina.com
3007 Great American Gingerbread: RASPUTINA. Cello-driven vocal trio releases eighth album featuring 14 rarities and solo works.
Fish Tail
P.O. Box 2561, Iowa City, IA 52244
catfishkeith.com
011 Live at the Half Moon: CATFISH KEITH. Acoustic blues and roots musician releases his twelfth album featuring live recordings at the Half Moon in Putney in London, England.
Flaming Nora
1049 Harvard Ave., Montréal, QC H4A 2V6, Canada
www.swiftyears.com
051006 No Sorrow For Me: SWIFT YEARS. Canadian-based trio release 17-track album featuring some original songs, trad Russian tunes, a Berber medley, etc.
Fledg’ling
4 The Beeches, Uppingham, Rutland LE15 9PG, United Kingdom
www.thebeesknees.com
3084 God Speed the Plough: JOHN KIRKPATRICK. Sixteen original compositions and tunes on solo recording from veteran English folk musician and button accordion master.
Flight of the BumBillB
43 Florence Dr., Chappaqua, NY 10514
billbachmannmusic.com
Folk-n-Roller: BILL BACHMANN. Singer-songwriter/guitarist releases sophomore album that combines folk, bluegrass, ragtime, swing, jazz, blues and rock ’n’ roll music.
Friend of the Devil
www.sarabanleigh.com
The Folk EP: SARA BANLEIGH. Piano-accompanied singer releases debut album featuring five tracks of original arrangements of trad Irish folk tunes.
Funzalo
P.O. Box 35880, Tucson, AZ 85740
www.funzalorecords.com
90031-2 Golden: TONY FURTADO. Portland-based singer-songwriter releases fifteenth album which includes thirteen original tracks.
GO’
Ribe Landevej 190, Vejle DK-7100, Denmark
www.gofolk.dk
0111 Love & Cigars: TRIO MIO. Fourth album features 11 contemporary Danish and Scandinavian roots tracks.
0511 Fiolministeriet: FIOLMINISTERIET. Scandinavian trad-inspired tro releases a self-titled album featuring 12 original string-based tracks, some vocals.
Greentrax
Cockenzie Business Centre, Edinburgh Road, Cockenzie, East Lothian EH32 0XL, Scotland
www.greentrax.com
359 Stem The Tide: THE PAUL McKENNA BAND. Five-piece band releases 13 Scottish/Irish traditional music as well as original songs and tunes.
Israel Gripka
PO Box 90245, Nashville, TN 37209
israelgripka.com
Barn Doors and Concrete Floors: ISRAEL NASH GRIPKA. Roots artist releases sophomore album featuring eleven original tracks.
Hallamshire Traditions
6 Thompson Close, Maltby S66 8QY, U.K.
www.hallamtrads.co.uk
Off We Go!: JESS and RICHARD ARROWSMITH. Duo releases 34-track album of nursery songs, rhymes and lullabies.
Halle Petro/Prittie Music
720 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
www.halleandthejilt.com
Lucky You: HALLE and THE JILT. Premiere 11-track album from Brooklyn-based band.
Harper Diabate
1 River Walk, Frome, Somerset BA11 5HU, UK
www.harperdiabate.com
002 Street Clan: INVISIBLE SYSTEM. Seventeen originals, album covers a wide variety of genres including rock, dance, reggae, post-punk, psychedelia, dubstep, and more.
Heart Squeeze
1145 Fernbank Ave, Madison, TN 37115
thefarewelldrifters.com
111 Echo Boom: THE FAREWELL DRIFTERS. Eleven track album of harmonic roots music that draws influence from the traditions of folk, bluegrass, film scores, and 60’s revolutionary pop.
Hilonesome
848 N. Pass Ave., Burbank, CA 91505
www.susieglaze.com
Live At The Freight & Salvage: Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band: SUSIE GLAZE and THE HILONESOME BAND. Ten original and traditional mountain songs recorded live.
Home
8 Rue Patenier, Liège B-4000, Belgium
homerecords.be
The All Weathers Country: TURLU TURSU. Trio presents third album, with backing on the accordion, bansuri, melodica, drums, bass, and baritone guitar.
Horizon Music Group
679 1/2 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516
www.horizonmusicgroup.com
2023 Don’t Smoke: MR. ISAAC ALLEN. Deep voiced pianist bluesman releases first album with 11 tracks with jazz elements.
Dan Houghton
500 Rice Farm Rd, Dummerstera, VT 05301
www.pipingtool.co.uk
The Long March Home: DAN HOUGHTON. Scottish Highland bagpipes player releases 11 track album of traditional songs arranged by the artist.
Humble House
Sairion Street 11, Hämeenlinna 13222, Finland
www.humblehouserecords.com
41 Black and White: HOEDOWN. Finland natives release a 20-track, double-disc album featuring blues standards and other covers.
42 Linin’ Track: CHRISTIAN-CHARLES DE PLICQUE, JARKKA RISSANEN and FRIENDS. Gospel/blues musician releases 12-track album filled with thick, droning electric guitars and rattling percussion.
Kalob Griffin Band
4 Winter Meadow Ln, Malvern, PA 19355
http://www.myspace.com/kalobgriffinband
KGB: Kalob Griffin Band: KALOB GRIFFIN BAND. Pennsylvania-based 5-piece old-time Americana band releases 5-track self-titled EP with rock ’n’ roll instrumentation.
Andrew Kasab
138 Winners Circle, Cary, NC 27511
www.andrewkasab.com
7: ANDREW KASAB. Progressive Acoustic Guitarist and Harp Guitarist releases seven track album.
Rachael Kilgour
1418 1/2 E. 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805, USA
www.rachaelkilgour.com
Will You Marry Me?: RACHAEL KILGOUR. Singer-songwriter releases sophomore album exploring various topical subjects and current American issues, acoustic backdrop featuring drums, violin and bass.
King Easy
P.O. Box 40100, Nashville, TN 37204
www.kingeasy.net
Sound Ground: GARY OGAN. Portland-based songwriter, musician and producer offers 11 songs that range from soul and funk to gospel and pop rock.
Randall Kromm
4 Pine Street, Winchester, MA 01890, USA
www.randallkromm.com
Water Wheel: RANDALL KROMM. Singer-songwriter from the Boston area debuts 11 track album.
David LaFleur
23 Crawford Way, Charles Town, WV 25414
www.davidlafleurmusic.com
Them Bones...: DAVID LaFLEUR. Combination of trads and originals from singer-songwriter and Appalachian roots musician, with backing on guitar, dobro, mandolin,cello, organ and piano.
Adolfo Lazo
1627 Sherman St, Alameda, CA 94501
www.adolfolazo.com
Flowers On Gooey Sand Dunes: ADOLFO LAZO. Third solo album from Tempest drummer features 11 original singer-songwriter tracks that mix blues, indie rock and folk with Latin rock, country and more.
Little Pig
P.O. Box 155, West 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J1M4, Canada
www.littlepigrecords.com
02 It’s A Sin: COUSIN HARLEY. Vancouver native trio releases 13-track album blending jump blues, rockabilly and swing.
02 Boxcar Campfire: PAUL PIGAT. Vancouver native released 12-track rockabilly album, with backing on banjo, guitar, bass, mandolin and drums.
Lonnigan Records
4 Tollmead Cottage, 48 Esher Green, Esher, Surrey KT10 8AQ, United Kingdom
www.atributetoleadbelly.com
06 A Tribute To Lead Belly: LONNIGANS SKIFFLE GROUP. A tribute to one of America’s greatest folk singers featuring guests such as Pete Seeger, Oscar Brand and Tom Paley.
Lost Highway
54 Music Square East, Ste. 300, Nashville, TN 37203
www.losthighwayrecords.com
Kmag YoYo (& Other American Stories): HAYES CARLL. Request 54/3 - MT.
Lost Pines
www.lostpinesband.com
Sweet Honey: THE LOST PINES. Austin-based bluegrass band releases original 14-track album, produced by Grammy-winning Dixie Chicks producer, Lloyd Maines.
Lost Wax
1338 Viva Lane, Concord, CA 94518
www.lostwaxmusic.com
1101 The Heart Collector: ADAM LEVY. Los-Angeles-raised guitarist/singer-songwriter offers 13 songs on fifth release.
Lucky Bag
P.O. Box 113, Winfield, KS 67156, USA
http://www.terryquiettband.com
2011 Just My Luck: TERRY QUIETT BAND. Trio releases 13-track original with blues and jazz influence.
Lusti
Ulvilantie 19b B46, Helsinki 00350, Finland
003 Akropolis: SNEKKA. Third full-length album that features ten new Scandinavian folk-rock songs and one rearranged Finnish trad.
005 The Hottest Shot: HOT ’N’ TOT. Debut album consisting mostly of original fiddle/Appalachian compositions and some trad melodies arranged by the band.
Maison de Soul
P.O. Drawer 10, Ville Platte, LA 70586
www.maisondesoulrecords.com
1093 Alter Ego: CHRIS ARDOIN. Zydeco musician releases 15-track original album featuring heavy hip-hop and r&b influence, with synthesizers, programmed drums and auto-tune.
Motéma
8 West 127th St., New York, NY 10027
www.motema.com
60 BERBER TAXI: Malika Zarra. Eleven track Moroccan jazz album sung in traditional Moroccan Arabic and French.
Mountain Redbird
565 9th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
www.jamesreams.com
006 One Foot In The Honky Tonk: JAMES REAMS and the BARNSTORMERS. Fifteen track bluegrass album blends elements of Kentucky roadhouse sounds.
Naked Jaybird
P.O. Box 1284, Colorado Springs, CO 80901
www.nakedjaybirdmusic.com
008 Jook Joint Thunderclap: JOHN-ALEX MASON. Ten mostly original hill country blues songs that incorporate elements of hip-hop and distorted electric guitars.
Narrow Lane
P.O. Box 2394, Sag Harbor, NY 11963
www.carolinedoctorow.com
Job Potter: JOB POTTER. Self-titled debut album from New York-based singer-songwriter featuring fourteen all original tracks, with backing.
New Timey
159 Lincoln Ave., Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706
www.bolick.net
Come On Over and See Us Sometime: HARRY BOLICK and BRIAN SLATTERY. Fourth album features singing and mostly traditional tunes supported by banjo and fiddles.
New West
9215 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90212
www.newwestrecords.com
3052 I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive: STEVE EARLE. 11 track A-side and 14th studio album from Emmy and Grammy award nominated artist.
NewSong Recordings
45 Main Street, Suite 1008, Brooklyn, NY 11201
www.newsongrecordings.com
1101 Fables for Fighters: CHRIS VELAN. Montreal-based singer-songwriter releases contemporary roots and pop/rock oriented 11-track album, with backing on synths, organ, ukelele, bass, piano, mandolin and harmonica.
Nine Mile Records
P.O. Box 40968, Austin, TX 78704
www.ninemilerecords.com
0141 Viewfinder: REBECCA PRONSKY. Brooklyn-based countrified folk singer-songwriter releases 11-track sophomore album featuring resonating vocals and a drum-bass-guitar backing trio.
Ninth Street Opus
1100 Ninth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710-1203
www.ninthstreetopus.com
Speeding Ticket and a Valentine: BLAME SALLY. Harmony-laden rootsy acoustic originals from San Fran-based all-girl pop band.
Nonesuch
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
www.nonesuch.com
400151 Hard Bargain: EMMYLOU HARRIS. A 13-track mixture of both originals and covers by country/folk singer-songwriter.
Okehdokee
//www.okehdokee.com/
1101 Hal Cannon: HAL CANNON. Debut album of all-original music featuring members of Red Rock Rondo, and other Utah musicians.
Ondine
Fredrikinkatu 77 A 2, Helsinki 00100 , Finland
www.ondine.net
1185 Uniko: KRONOS QUARTET with KIMMO POHJONEN & SAMULI KOSMINEN. German quartet teams up with two Finnish musicians who contribute accordion and percussionist talents to this 7-track album.
Open Mic Records
1808 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
coveragecd.com
Coverage: The Songs of Charlie Mosbrook: VARIOUS. Collection of songs recorded by close friends and colleagues of Charlie Mosbrook as a living tribute to Cleveland-based singer-songwriter.
Overt
P.O. Box 252, Viroqua, WI 54665
www.arianelydon.com
108 Listen to the Crows: ARIANE LYDON. Airy vocals and down tempo acoustics in British-born singer and musician’s 12-track album, featuring mostly original tracks exploring natural beauty and covers of Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and a musical reworking of Pablo Neruda’s poetry.
Paper Thick Walls
paperthickwalls.com
A Thousand Novels: PAPER THICK WALLS. Four-piece band releases original 10-track album featuring a multitude of influences, including eclectic Americana and contemporary pop/rock.
Patuxent
P.O. Box 572, Rockville, MD 20848
www.pxrec.com
215 Radio Favorite and Sacred Songs: JEREMY STEPHENS and TOM MINDTE. Duet pair releases their second album and dig into old-time and bluegrass duet repertoire.
Shane Piasecki
414 N. Erie St. , PO Box 2328, Toledo, OH 43603
www.shanepiasecki.com
Monday Creek: SHANE PIASECKI. Ohio native releases his third independent album featuring 15 original tracks.
Pledge Music Recordings
www.pledgemusic.com
001 No One Listens to the Band Anymore: THE DAMNWELLS. Indie-rock band releases fourth recording featuring 12 original tracks.
Poetical License
P.O. Box 135, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M0, Canada
www.maemoore.com> or
004 Folklore: MAE MOORE. Canadian roots musician releases solo recording featuring nine original tracks with folk/jazz instrumentation.
Poolhouse Records
P.O. Box 7, Titusville, NJ 08560
www.trentonblues.biz
001 Blues In Disguise: TJ NIX and PAUL PLUMERI. First full-length album features blues carried by harmonica and guitar.
Proper
Cricket Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1LW, U.K.
www.proper-records.co.uk
015 High Atmosphere: DIANA JONES. Third album from Nashville singer-songwriter features 12 tracks of mountain ballad tradition.
Celia Ramsay
P.O. Box 312, St. Helena, CA 94574, USA
www.celiaramsay.com
Songs of My Father’s People: Mostly Scottish Song About Love: CELIA RAMSAY. California-based vocalist releases debut album featuring mostly traditional Scottish ballads, half sung old-style and half with accompaniment from harp, fiddle, accordion, guitar and banjo.
Rear Window Music
19 A Knoll Lane, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA
www.rearwindowmusic.com
Liberty: GEORGIA WHITING. Geneva native singer-songwriter releases first solo, with influence from her singer-songwriter family.
Rebel
P.O. Box 7405, Charlottesville, VA 22906
www.rebelrecords.com
1840 A Mother’s Prayer: RALPH STANLEY. Acclaimed Virginia-native Appalachia/bluegrass musician presents 14-track collection of hymns and prayers.
Red Rocking
Rosenlundsgatan 30 B, Stockholm 118 53, Sweden
www.redrockingrecords.tk
06 No Sleep ’Til Rockridge: THE ROCKRIDGE BROTHERS. Third album blends mountain music and bluegrass from Swedish-native quartet.
Reuben Records
21 Perkins St., Lowell, MA 01854
amyblack.com
0001 One\Time: AMY BLACK. Singer-songwriter releases sophomore album including a dozen tracks with rock ’n’ roll and soul influence.
Ridisculous
kipboardman.com
The Long Weight: KIP BOARDMAN. Singer-songwriter releases third studio recording mines the rich musical landscapes of a distinctly American songbook.
Laura Roppe
10531 4S Commons Drive, Ste. 104, San Diego, CA 92127
www.lauraroppe.com
I’m Still Here: LAURA ROPPE. San Diego-based singer-songwriter releases a 13-track original album of songs about battling cancer.
David Rosenfield
PO Box 1991, Clearwater, FL 33757
davidrosenfield.com
05 Son of Ojito: DAVID ROSENFIELD. Singer-songwriter releases solo acoustic album combining the influences of folk music, punk and rock ’n’ roll with poetic lyrics.
Justin Roth
5290 Jamaca Blvd N, Lake Elmo, , MN 55042
www.justinroth.com
004 Now You Know: JUSTIN ROTH. Singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist offers a blend of contemporary, indie and alt-folk originals.
Rough Trade
304 Hudson St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10013
www.roughtraderecords.com
617 Last: THE UNTHANKS. UK roots quintet fronted by sister lead vocalists releases 11-track album of trads, originals and borrowed songs.
Rounder
One Rounder Way, Burlington, MA 01803
www.rounder.com
06582 DayBreak: SIERRA HULL. Dozen-tracked sophomore album from 19-year-old mandolin prodigy.
0662 Almost Home: LARRY SPARKS. A dozen songs from legendary bluegrass guitarist and singer.
11661-06572 Heartache Looking For A Home: CHARLIE SIZEMORE. Bluegrass vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist and bandleader, native of Kentucky releases follow-up album to 2007 debut.
11661-0659 Fired Up: MICHAEL CLEVELAND and FLAMEKEEPER. Sophomore 14-track album from hard-driving bluegrass band.
Ruff Shod
33 Richdale Avenue, Suite 121, Cambridge, MA 02140
www.nettwerk.com
067003091121 Break in the Clouds: ELEPHANT REVIVAL. Quintet releases 14-track original bluegrass album featuring fiddle, folk, and even hip-hop inspirations.
Rural Rhythm
P.O. Box 660040, Arcadia, CA 91066-0040
www.ruralrhythm.com
1070 Strange New World: BLUE MOON RISING. Tennessee-based quartet blend traditional bluegrass, blues, gospel and country, 13 songs.
1080 Lonesome Whistle: THE ROYS. Debut album featuring 11 original country tracks that put a modern spin on tradition.
2005 Take Me Lord And Use Me: MIKE SCOTT. 13-track Christian bluegrass album from vocalist and banjoist.
Same Room
P.O. Box 15127, Philadelphia, PA 19130
www.sameroomrecords.com
013 A Long Series of Memorable Nights Forgotten: The Belfast Sessions: ROBERT SARAZIN BLAKE with JOHN MCSHERRY. Eight mainly original songs from Washington-based singer-songwriter and guitarist.
014 Put It All Down In A Letter: ROBERT SARAZIN BLAKE with JEFFERSON HAMER and THE POWDERKEGS. Singer-songwriter presents 10 tracks, nine originals, with backing on guitar, fiddle, and piano.
Selva
4836 Queen Victoria Road, Woodland Hills, CA 91364
www.strunzandfarah.com
1016 Journey Around The Sun: STRUNZ and FARAH. Grammy-nominated guitar duo’s first studio recording in four years blends Latin and Middle Eastern elements with jazz and flamenco.
Signature Sounds
P.O. Box 106, Whately, MA 01093
www.signaturesounds.com
2035 In the Buffalo Surround: DENNIS CROMMETT. Singer-songwriter releases debut album featuring 11 original tracks inspired by a book by Mari Sandoz.
2036 Starlight Hotel: ZOE MUTH and the LOST HIGH ROLLERS. Seattle-based singer and band releases second album featuring 10 original tracks.
2037 Horse Latitudes: JEFFERY FOUCAULT. Blending rock, country and folk, Wisconsin-native presents ten originals.
Six Degrees
520 Hampshire St. Ste. 202, San Francisco, CA 94110
www.sixdegreesrecords.com
657036 1177 From Night To the Edge of Day: AZAM ALI. Iranian-born, Indian-raised vocalist explores motherhood through Lebanese, Turkish, Iranian and Kurdish lullabies.
Skyhunter
5050 W. Point Loma Blvd #4, San Diego, CA 92107
2011 Big Bang!: COCO and LAFE. Thirteen mainly original acoustic songs on traveling duo’s fifth release.
Smithsonian/Folkways
600 Maryland Ave. SW, Ste. 2001, Washington, DC 20024
www.folkways.si.edu
40189 Civil War Naval Songs: Period Ballads from the Union and Confederate Navies, and the Home Front: VARIOUS. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings commemorates the 150th anniversary of the commencement of the Civil War with a newly recorded collection of period wartime ballads.
Sourdough Biscuits
9020 Rocky Cove Dr, Anchorage, AK 99507
001 The Bear: SOURDOUGH BISCUITS. Multi-instrumentalist Alaskan musicians release trad bluegrass and originals.
The South Carolina Broadcasters
PO Box 386, Charleston, SC 29402
www.scbroadcaster.com
A Thousand Miles Away From Home: THE SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS. South Carolina-based old-time trio releases 13-track album featuring vocal harmonies.
Southern Can
2112 Lynn Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805
possumtrotorchestra.com
22211 The Hills Are In Bloom: JOHN MINTON. Texas native singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist releases 12-track album, with backing.
Jayme Stone
2741 14th St. A, Boulder, CO 80304
www.jaymestone.com
300 Africa to Appalachia: JAYME STONE. Banjo player constructs acoustic album with Bach, trad dance and Nordic inspirations.
Sugar Hill
120 31st Ave North, Nashville, TN 37203
www.sugarhillrecords.com
Follow Me Down: SARAH JAROSZ. Sophomore release by singer-songwriter and musician features guests including Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Shawn Colvin, Punch Brothers, and more.
4064 Wood and Stone: TARA NEVINS. American roots traditionalist releases solo album featuring thirteen original songs.
The Sunrise
P.O. Box 16161, Rocky River, OH 44116
www.thesunrisemusic.com
Spread the Word: THE SUNRISE. Cleveland-based husband and wife singer-songwriter duo release debut recording of 11 original tracks.
Sweetspot
Box 4723, Rumford, RI 02916
www.albasile.com
9142 The Goods: AL BASILE. Eighth solo album from blues artist, featuring thirteen originals.
Swiftly Running Records
308 E. Seminary Ave. #3, Wheaton, IL 60187
jaymathes.com
Fundamental : JAY MATHES. Chicago-based singer-songwriter guitarist releases fifth solo album, solo/acoustic guitar and vocal performance of fifteen original songs.
Swingnation
P.O. Box 1151, Montclaire, NJ 07042
swingnationrecords.com
388011 Can’t Control Myself: GINA SICILIA. Third album features seven compositions and three covers, blending blues, r&b, soul and Americana, from Philadelphia singer-songwriter.
Talking Elephant
8 Martin Dene, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 8NA, United Kingdom
www.talkingelephant.com
170 Restoration: MARC ELLINGTON. Release of 1973 album featuring contributions from Fairport Convention’s Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol and Jerry Donahue, Dolly Collins, Zoot Money and Ray Warleigh.
172 A Question of Roads: MARC ELLINGTON. UK multi-instrumentalist releases third album originally released in 1973 and includes radio track Jacobite Lament.
175 Marc Time: MARC ELLINGTON. UK multi-instrumentalist’s 5th album originally released in 1975 includes a bonus track recorded at the same time as the original album.
Talking Horse Music
PO Box 1704, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
979 Train Of Life: STEVE WARNER and THE ROLLING COYOTES. Fourteen track album with 3 bonus tracks of roots Americana with resonating vocals and an acoustic backdrop.
Telarc
23307 Commerce Park Rd., Cleveland, OH 44122
www.telarc.com
32823 Medicine: TAB BENOIT. Contemporary blues with topical subject matter contains 11 original songs.
Ten Foot Texan
P.O. Box 1022, Georgetown, TX 78627
www.erichankeband.com
102 Factory Man: ERIC HANKE. Singer-songwriter presents second release featuring a blend of soul, blues, country, rock, folk and Americana.
Thirty Tigers
1604 8th Avenue South, 2nd Floor, Nashville, TN 37203
thirtytigers.com
7061195 Land Like A Bird: AMY SPEACE. Alt-country singer/guitarist releases 12-track album with an adult-contemporary sound.
Michael Tiernan
1136 Cypress Drive, Vista , CA 92084
www.tiernantunes.com
415 L.A. Can Wait: MICHAEL TIERNAN. Southern CA singer-songwriter presents contemporary folk and folk-rock music in his fourth full-length release.
Times Square
555 8th Ave., Ste. 1803, New York, NY 10018
www.timessquarerecords.net
9073 Sufis at the Cinema: VARIOUS. Fifty years of Bollywood Qawwali and Sufi Song from 1958-2007 on a two CD set.
Transdreamer
P.O. Box 1955, NY, NY 10113
transdreamer.com/
No Help Coming: HOLLY GOLIGHTLY and THE BROKEOFFS. 12 mainly original tracks from Georgia-based duo.
Universal Ireland
9 Whitefriars, Aungier Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
http://www.umusic.ie/
Memory Lane: THE HIGH KINGS. Irish band release new album featuring 14 tracks that blend contemporary pop music and trad Gaelic influence.
Vagrant
2118 Wilshire Blvd. #361, Santa Monica, CA 90403
www.vagrant.com
656 Alexander: ALEXANDER. Ten track self-titled debut album from alt-folk vocalist from Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
Valley Heat
1945 Rohrer Dr., Turlock, CA 95382
Red Dog Ash: RED DOG ASH. A dozen original songs from central California-based bluegrass quartet.
Veronneau
P.O. Box 1338, Severna Park, MD 21146
1101 Joy of Living/Joie de Vivre: VERONNEAU. Quebecois vocalist and a classically trained soprano, releases new 10-track album ranging from Jazz to Folk, Blues and Pop.
1101 Joy of Living/Joie de Vivre: VERONNEAU. Quebecoise vocalist and a classically trained soprano, releases new 10 track album of music ranging from Jazz to Folk, Blues and Pop.
Vinyl
PO Box 676, Chestertown, NY 12817
music.slsmith.info
Pieces: THE STEVEN L. SMITH BAND. 14-track sophomore album from New York-based singer-songwriter.
Waking Up
100 E. 23rd St., Baltimore, MD 2128
www.morphius.com
002 Line Open: WILL GALISON. Chromatic harmonica player releases 11-track album.
Western Jubilee
P.O. Box 9187, Colorado Springs, CO 80932
www.westernjubilee.com
824761-433422 A Cowboy’s Song: SONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN. Album from sibling trio features ten originals and four standards.
White Swan
6395 Gunpark Dr., Ste. A, Boulder, CO 80301
www.whiteswanrecords.com
The Yoga Sessions: GO-RAY & DUKE. Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer teams with producer, composer and percussionist for 11 tracks pulling from various worldwide music traditions.
Mysterious Duality: Just Me: JAYANTHI KUMARESH. Veena solo album features classically trained musician on four track album.
0112 Prana Groove: STEVIN MCNAMARA. A western interpretation of northern India’s classical music offering a sixty minute piece divided into three movements.
0113 Tibetan Mantras for Turbulent Times: DEVA PREMAL AND THE GYUTO MONKS OF TIBET. Mantra meditation album offering eight Tibetan mantras chanted 108 times each.
Wiser Time Music
411 King George Road, Ste 101, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
www.wiser-time.com
Beggars And Thieves: WISER TIME. Third album presents nine tracks of mainly original songs, blending country, blues and roots/rock.
World Village
dist. Harmonia Mundi USA, 1117 Chestnut St., Burbank, CA 91506-1624
www.worldvillagemusic.com
468103 Coliseu: ANA MOURA. Recording of 2008 debut performances at the Coliseu do Porto and Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios from Portuguese fado singer.
468108 Courage: MAMADOU DIABATE. Grammy-winning kora player releases 11-track album promoting positivity.
The YaYas
PO Box 733, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547
Paper Boats: THE YAYAS. Contemporary folk trio releases a 10-track original album.
LPs
Jalopy
315 Columbia St., Brooklyn , NY 11231
jalopy.biz
001 Folk Music of the United States: PAT CONTE. Traditional American folk songs on fiddle and banjo.
Multi-Format Sets
Brays Lane
113 Brays Lane, Wallerawang, NSW, Australia
www.martindoherty.com.au
010 Liberty Junction: MARTIN DOHERTY and LEIGH BIRKETT. Singer-songwriter and guitarist’s new album featuring Australian acoustic tradition. With accompanying songbook.
Columbia/Legacy
dist. Sony Music, 550 Madison Ave., 17th Fl., New York, NY 10022-3211
www.legacyrecordings.com
82724 Bridge Over Troubled Water: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL. Re-release celebrating the 40th anniversary of popular duo’s hit album, including DVD of historic 1969 TV special, Songs of America and a new documentary.
85424 Live at Shea Stadium : BILLY JOEL. Premiere release of the 2008 full-length concert film on double CD, DVD & Blu-Ray.
Video (DVD)
Mel Bay
4 Industrial Dr., Pacific, MO 63069-3611
www.melbay.com
Unfortunate Puppy and Other Fine Tunes: Lessons in Intermediate and Advanced Clawhammer Banjo: HUNTER ROBERTSON. Instructional DVD teaches ten classic fiddle tunes for the clawhammer banjo. 133 mins.
MVD Visual
422 Business Center, H-840 N Circle Dr, Oaks, PA 19456
mvdb2b.com
5136 Bob Dylan: Revealed: BOB DYLAN. Directed by Joel Gilbert, this DVD offers an intimate biography of Dylan’s 50-year career through insider interviews and never-before-seen footage and photos. 110 min.
Shanachie
37 E. Clinton St., Newton, NJ 07860
www.shanachie.com
621 The Legacy of Roscoe Holcomb: ROSCOE HOLCOMB. Explores the brilliant banjo and guitar playing of an iconic American traditional musician during the 1960s. 100 min.
Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop
P.O. Box 802, Sparta, NJ 07871
www.guitarvideos.com
13121 On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean; The Guitar Artistry of John Fahey: JOHN FAHEY. Instructional video from eclectic acoustic guitarist. 134 mins.
13125 In Concert 1980; The Guitar Artistry of Bert Jansch Conundrum: BERT JANSCH. Edinburgh native songwriter and guitarist in concert video recorded in Athens, Ohio. 103 mins.
Vestapol
P.O. Box 802, Sparta, NJ 07871
www.guitarvideos.com
13123 The Guitar Artistry of Eric Bibb: Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down: ERIC BIBB. Bluesman raised in the folk tradition blends various genres together to create a unique sound. 96 min.
13124 The Guitar Artistry of Guy Davis: Teller of Tales: GUY DAVIS. Musician, composer, actor, director and writer specializes in the blues and teaching through stories of his own ancestry. 90 min.
