JANN KLOSE: Mosaic
JANN KLOSE Mosaic Self www.jannklose.com Jann Klose has a powerful presence. His songs are sturdy, often soaring strong vehicles for the purity of his voice which is probably best displayed in the finale Tim … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: singer-songwriter
ANNE HILLS: Tracks
Anne Hills Tracks Hand and Heart Music www.annehills.com Singer-songwriter-folksinger Anne Hills played a pivotal role in Chicago’s folk music scene of the late-1970s and ’80s. Moving to the Windy City in 1976, she recorded … Continue reading →
PEGGY SEEGER: Everything Changes
Peggy Seeger Everything Changes Signet Music www.peggyseeger.com Everything Changes is not at all a Peggy Seeger recording I would have anticipated. It is far more a chanteuse album than an album of folk songs. … Continue reading →
MAKEM and SPAIN: Sessions, Vol. 1
Makem and Spain Sessions, Vol. 1 Red Biddy www.redbiddy.com If the name Makem rings a bell, it’s because Rory is the offspring of Irish folk legends Tommy and Sarah Makem. He once had a … Continue reading →
NATHAN BELL: Blood Like A River
Nathan Bell Blood Like A River Stone Barn 1309 www.nathanbellmusic.com Nathan Bell’s Blood Like a River hit me hard. It is powerful stuff on through from the opener “Names” which relates in brief lives … Continue reading →
KIM BEGGS: Beauty and Breaking
Kim Beggs Beauty and Breaking Kim Beggs www.kimbeggs.com I spend a lot of time listening to singer-songwriters, and have become a bit tired of the usual stream-of-consciousness writing I hear so much. “This thing … Continue reading →
RICK SHEA: Sweet Bernadine
Rick Shea Sweet Bernadine Tres Pescadores www.rickshea.com Folk-styled troubadour Rick Shea grew up in San Bernadino, an old Southern California railroad town, and cut his teeth in the truck-stop bars and honky-tonks there, honing … Continue reading →
ROD PICOTT: Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail
ROD PICOTT Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail Welding Rod Records www.rodpicott.com Some songwriters adopt a blue-collar persona. For Picott, a former sheetrock worker, it’s an honest voice. After growing up in Maine … Continue reading →
HANNALEE: Morchella
HANNALEE Morchella Hannalee www.hannaleesong.com This EP features the trio of Michael Notter, Fidelia Rowe and Anna-Lisa Notter; it bursts with joy and great harmonies front and center. Michael wrote all but one of the … Continue reading →
DAVID NEWBOULD: Tennessee
DAVID NEWBOULD Tennessee Newbould, David www.davidnewbould.com It took two years and an 850-mile move from Austin to Nashville for singer-songwriter Newbould to assemble his newest album, Tennessee, composed of a dozen naturalistic, detail-packed songs … Continue reading →