| Anne Briggs - Collection |
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$15.98
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| Ken Hunt, in Pulse, calls Briggs "one of the most mesmerizing singers and interpreters of British folk song" and that this release is "a major reissue." |
| Freakwater - Springtime |
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$13.50
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| "The stark simplicity of the country-folk songs is a deception and a sign of a certain kind of genius. Layers of meaning unspool with each hearing, whether it's in the earth-and-sky dynamics of the voices (the angelic cry of Janet Bean's, the withering flatness of Catherine Irwin's), the interplay of the acoustic instruments or the lyrics." - Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune |
| Slaid Cleaves - Broke Down |
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$13.50
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| Broke Down is Cleaves' first album of new work since his highly praised 1997 release, No Angel Knows. This new, Gurf Morlix-produced effort features more fine country-folk songs that delve into the "broke down" side of life and love. |
| Stephen Fearing - Industrial Lullaby |
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$15.00
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| His fifth album, a gifted folk songwriter at his peek is joined by Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies), Richard Bell, and Bruce Cockburn among others. |
| M. Ward - End Of Amnesia |
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$13.50
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| Matt comes back with a great collection of acoustic country-folk songs, always rooted deeply in the American folk guitar tradition (John Fahey), but with a slightly Lynchian feel to it... |
| Mark Eitzel - Music For Courage & Confidence |
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$14.00
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| The former American Music Club helmsman "Eitzelizes" a diverse set of tunes, with his wide-ranging selections including folk songs ("Rehearsals For Retirement"), disco numbers ("More, More, More"), country tunes ("Gentle On My Mind"), soul songs ("Move On Up") and standards ("I’ll Be Singing You"). |
| Ryan Adams - Demolition |
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$13.49
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| The 13 tracks on Demolition create an amazingly realized record of rock, pop, country, and folk songs that will surely set some new standards. |
| Jeff Black - B Sides And Confessions Volume 1 |
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$11.25
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| "Gold Heart Locket" is a tuneful folk song that he performs on the banjo with terrific flair and his acoustic guitar and piano work on other songs show mastery in subtlety. |
| Jean Ritchie - Ballads From Her Appalachian Family Tradition |
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$15.00
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| This 16-track reissue of her landmark recordings of British traditional ballads in Appalachia brings her clear, pure voice and timeless dulcimer based folk songs to new generations of listeners. |
| Greg Brown - If I Had Known: Essentail '80-'96 CD/DVD |
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$20.49
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| The acclaimed folk songwriter's work is celebrated in his first "best of" collection covering the years 1980-1996. |
| Graham Lindsey - Famous Anonymous Wilderness |
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$13.99
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| As a twelve year old, Graham Lindsey was a member of the acclaimed "youngest punk band in the world", Old Skull. In the years since, he's discovered depression-era folk songs and literature, as well as the expressive power of the acoustic guitar and harmonica. |
| John Mellencamp - Trouble No More |
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$18.98
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| Mellencamp's first albums of covers is anything but rote versions of classic blues and folk songs along with songs by Lucinda Williams, Hoagy Carmichael, and Skeeter Davis. |
| Natalie Merchant - House Carpenter's Daughter |
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$13.99
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| On this self-produced collection of traditional and contemporary folk songs, Natalie Merchant finds the perfect vehicle for herself in the choice selection of material presented, and the approach she's taken musically. |
