Don Dixon
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The Nu-Look- Don Dixon and the Jump Rabbits"
DIXON has this to say about The Nu-Look: "I wanted to make a record like "Disraeli Gears", you know, a power trio album...that's the approach this band has always taken in our live shows...but i knew i didn't want to write a bunch of songs that sounded like i wished i was 25 again...i don't wish that...so we set up in JAMIE's studio & i taught them "300 Pounds of Joy", an old WILLIE DIXON song i'd learned off a HOWLING WOLF record when i was in high school...we recorded it live in the studio, no overdubs...it had everything i was looking for...so i kept digging around for songs that seemed to fit our style...we ended up with a bunch of stuff that was written by my friends when they were young...so i'd show the guys the songs & we'd record them that way & even though i ended up putting organ or piano on some of them, we continued in the tradition of those classic trio records...all three of us contributing to the arrangements...in the end, i wrote a few things for the record but the trio still put their spin on everything..."
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Andrew Calhoun
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Bound To Go"
Thirty-five tracks of spirituals, shout songs from Sea Islands, rare secular songs, and prison ballads. Andrew researched and produced the project, and is featured on vocals and guitar. "Campground" includes Tony Dale on percussion, Lana Ferrante Lupiani on cello, Fred Campeau on banjo and vocals, David Young on trumpet and vocals, Bob Soper on fiddle and vocals, others. With 23-page booklet including historical and folklore notes.
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Sharon Shannon
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Renegade"
Studio album with Michael McGoldrick of Capercaillie on flute and whistles, with his fiddle player Dezi Donnelly. Also includes Shannon's guitarist Jim Murray. Featuring new original material that includes trad-Irish style fused with jazz, world-flavored, ragga, and hip-hop beats.
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Kate Rusby
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Awkward Annie"
Self-penned songs such as "Daughter In Heaven" and "Planets," mixed with more traditional fare like "John Barbury," and "Blooming Heather" with guest opera singer John Hudson. 12 tracks in all.
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Ralf Weihrauch
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Hole in One"
“Hole in One”, the Title of Ralf Weihrauch`s second Solo Album, is certainly not exaggerated. The German Folksinger and accordion-player delivers an album with twelve great tracks and many, many surprises. While on his first album “Not the bleeding obvious” he played all instruments himself, for “Hole in one” he invited six guest-musicians.
The most unusual Track is the “The Unfortunate Tailor”, a combination with Dr. Ring Ding, one of the best known German Reggae-DJs, who hit the Top 20 of the German Charts with “The Ring of Fire” some years ago. While Ralf Weihrauch takes over the traditional part, Dr. Ring Ding is rapping along in best Patois as the sailor. The brass-section grooves along with the popular Swing-Easy-Riddim and the mandolin delivers a spot on off-beat. On “Great Tune The World waiting for”, written by an Italian as an Irish tune, we hear a brass-section of a different kind. Accordion, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Drums and Bass bash out a brilliant polka. Bubba Hernandez, Ex-Bass Player of Grammy Winners Brave Combo and Grammy nominee 2008 heard the tune and raved: “Wow, that is rocking phat!!!”
Ten of the twelve tracks are purely traditional. The album starts with three Reels. The mystic Grian Ri is followed by Dinky`s before The South Shore finishes the set with a ranting ceilidh-atmosphere. The Bedmaking, a classic song of Martin Carthy`s repertoire, has been given a new treatment. The Turfman from Ardee, where Ralf Weihrauch plays Accordion, Bodhran and whistles, catches the listener with its steady beat and haunting melody. For his version of the uncommon “Nelly, the milkmaid”, Weihrauch was inspired by his record collection of Mexican and South American Accordion players. “They don`t write ´em like that anymore” was written by Pete Betts and has been one of Ralf Weihrauch`s favourite songs for years. The a-cappella-version of “The Foxhunt” was inspired by “The Young Tradition”. Beate Rupietta, Weihrauch girl-friend sings a beautif
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Punch Brothers
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Punch"
A youthful band comprised of prodigious and sought-after musicians from the cutting edge of bluegrass and folk: Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge, Greg Garrison, Noam Pikelny and fiddle player Gabe Witcher.
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Lunasa
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The Story So Far"
Compilation encompassing the past 11 years of the band's best tracks, from both the Green Linnet and Compass labels, including two new recordings of "Aibreann" and "Morning Nightcap." Featuring expansive liner notes on the band's history and extensive photo journal spotlighting current and past band members, including Cillian Vallely, Kevin Crawford, Sean Smyth, Paul Meehan, Donogh Hennessy, Michael McGoldrick, John McSherry, and founding member Trevor Hutchison. 16 cuts such as "The Miller of Drohan," "Black River," "Killarney Boys of Pleasure," more.
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The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
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The Very Best of the Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem"
"Classic Irish Folk Songs, Rebel Songs and Drinking Songs!" Irish emigres to the USA in the 1950s, the singers are widely credited with popularizing Irish traditional music, not only in the USA but also in the UK and their native Ireland, during the 1960s folk boom.
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Cowboy Junkies
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Trinity Revisited"
CD & DVD set capturing their return to the Holy Trinity Church in Toronto, with guests Ryan Adams, Natalie Merchant, Jeff Bird, and Vic Chesnutt. Includes a bonus documentary about the making of the album. 12 tracks.
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Kristina Stykos
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In the Earth's Fading Light"
Texture texture texture. The palette ranges from gypsy waltzes to dreamy meditations on surviving “train wreck” relationships to a farewell in 3/4 time to the late great Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham, one of Kristina’s musical inspirations. Scottish and French-Canadian music are among Stykos’s favorite genres, and in addition to an instrumental version of Scottish folk superstar Dougie Maclean’s song “Broken Wings” this album also includes a set of original jigs which are Celtic as can be, and a Stykos reel that could have easily been written in St. Marc-sur-Richlieu.
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Jeneen Terrana
"Jeneen Terrana - My Creation"
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Bonnie Raitt
"Best of Bonnie Raitt 1989-2003"
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Shady Grove Band
"Back In Circulation"
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Joel Mabus
"Retold" |