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Nanci Griffith - The Loving Kind -

This Texan troubadour has been a folk favourite for over 25 years now, and her faithful following will find much to enjoy here. The Loving Kind is a genuinely collaborative effort, with her guitarist, Thomm Jutz, credited with co-writing six songs. Griffith's skill as an interpreter is shown on versions...

Emmylou Harris: Hard Bargain -

Wrecking Ball usually gets the nod as Emmylou Harris’ “comeback” album. That was more than 15 years ago, says a lot about her performing career, stretching back to her stint as duet vocalist and muse for Gram Parsons. With her band now stripped down to a trio, Harris makes a...

Lee Ann Womack -

cclaimed vocalist Lee Ann Womack may invite certain put-downs on her long-delayed sixth studio album, Call Me Crazy, but she should have extended that title to her producer, Nashville veteran Tony Brown, as well, since they both come across as somewhat unbalanced here. While her previous album, There's More Where...

Lucinda Williams - Blessed (2011) -

Lucinda Williams’ diverse musical nature is her second-greatest strength, next to her voice. Her ability to shift seamlessly between country, folk, rock and the blues has defined her musical career. That being said, as diverse as her musical style is, after time it has a way of seeming one track....

Alison Krauss, Essential -

Just about everything she's done in the last ten years has been essential.

There are some people round these parts who would laugh at the title of this new compilation. Why? Because just about everything the bluegrass sensation has done in the last ten years has been essential. Let's face it,...

Styles Converge On New k.d. lang Album - k.d. lang hasn't treated her fans to new original material in eight years, but that'll change on Feb. 5th, when she releases "Watershed" (Nonesuch). The 11-song set was written and recorded over several years and is the first set of material to be produced by lang herself. "I fell naturally into...

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