CLAIRE HOLLEY Time In The Middle Self 88295-23079 www.claireholley.com I hadn’t heard anything from Claire Holley since her second album on Yep Roc (4th overall) Dandelion, and that one really impressed me and stuck with … Continue reading →
TOM CHAPIN 70 Sundance Music 027 www.tomchapin.com I‘ve been a Tom Chapin fan ever since I heard him at a midwest folk festival years ago. His personable stage manner and impeccable songwriting chops impressed me … Continue reading →
NORMAN BLAKE Wood Wire and Words Plectrafone www.westernjubilee.com Blake opens this album with “Savanna Rag,” a loose, syncopated instrumental that shows off his low key fingerpicking virtuosity. Descending bass runs and meandering flurries of … Continue reading →
Jonathan Edwards Tomorrow’s Child Rising Records www.jonathanedwards.net Jonathan Edwards partnered up with Darrell Scott to helm his new album. That news alone had me expecting a wonderful album, and the result is even better … Continue reading →
CHARLIE PARR Stumpjumper Red House 283 www.redhouserecords.com Long a part of the spirited Duluth, Minnesota, music scene (Trampled By Turtles, Low), prolific folk blues singer, gripping songwriter and 12-string National resonator steel guitar, Dobro … Continue reading →
James Lee Stanley The Apocaloptimist Beachwood Records www.jamesleestanley.com The Apocaloptimist is James Lee Stanley’s 27th release. He has been a steadily prolific artist for a long time, and I always look forward to his … Continue reading →
Alasdair Roberts Alasdair Roberts Drag City 613 www.dragcity.com Alasdair Roberts’ handsome Stirlingshire voice, ancient new lyrics and honed Bert Jansch-acoustic style make this a pearl of an album, as lost and found love haunts … Continue reading →
COSY SHERIDAN Pretty Bird Waterbug 0116 www.waterbug.com With clear poetic lyrics and mostly-acoustic arrangements based around Cosy’s impeccable guitar work, it doesn’t get better than this. Her guitar and vocal were recorded live, a … Continue reading →
LYNNE HANSON River of Sand Continental www.lynnehanson.com Whoever dumped Lynne Hanson unleashed a melancholy that made for a solid collection of songs from this celebrated Canadian songwriter. Produced by Lynn Miles, another talented … Continue reading →
CRAIG BICKHARDT The More I Wonder Stone Barn 1009 www.craigbickhadt.com Craig Bickhardt is a precisionist. By that I mean he crafts his songs with precision from the sharply wrought lyrics to the attention grabbing … Continue reading →
