Christmas is just a few short weeks away and while I enjoy many classic Christmas songs (and Jewish people are known to provide some great Christmas albums and songs – Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, and Bob Dylan), I sometimes get […]
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I’ve received a few EP’s in the last few months and needed to turn my attention to them because some are a wonderful introduction to fine musicians. I may have to, at some point, incorporate EP’s into one comprehensive review since […]
Out of Boston this enthusiastic fiddler, performer, teacher, and composer who has played for over twenty years provides remarkable Scottish music with Americana edginess and just delightful tone that reaches into your soul. The album “Trip to Walden Pond” (the place […]
On her ten-track third studio album “Cider,” singer-songwriter Gwyneth Moreland starts with a nifty 50’s-60’s style track that is a delight: “Movin’ On.” The song has some melodic acoustic guitar and David Hayes’ harmonica to keep the tune upbeat and potent. […]
While I must admit I was never a big fan of The Spin Doctors, (they were not my generation of musicians) — I was able to appreciate their music and what they recorded. My sons brought them to my attention […]
The opening track to this exquisite album is “Wild,” and it draws on what made many enjoy singers like Judy Collins, Melanie (Safka), and later Natalie Merchant, Patty Smyth, Maria McKee and more specifically Nanci Griffith. Beautifully soaring violin with […]
If I am an advocate of anything about music it is the importance of a singer-songwriter or even just a songwriter (not necessarily a singer), to write songs from the perspective few others explore. Just to be original. There are […]
While I am not a big fan of deep traditionally rooted folk music it is nice to sift through a collection of songs closer to their Americana values. Some brief excursions into acoustic folk and even Celtic stylings. It brings you […]
Every now and then I receive music that has taken a journey and the geographical boundaries are amazing. Luana Maso is one such artist. Luana is based in Italy yet, her CD was recorded in English in Nashville, TN, and mastered […]
Let’s just say for the moment that all you want this winter is one hot unadulterated rock and roll record. Start here: This collection is quite an undertaking. From the outset of the opening live number “Mission Accomplished” – which […]
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