electric album. Inspired by the golden era of folk pop music which took place in the late sixties with such albums as Rubber Soul, Aftermath, bands like The Byrds and artists like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, Anne set about recording, playing every instrument she could get her hands on - guitars, mandolin, cheatin' banjo, piano, harmonica, lap steel, slide banjo, bass guitar, ukulele, shaker, tambourine, organ, drum etc. Special guests include Eamon McLoughlin of The Green Cards (violin, viola & cello); Irish singer/songwriter Tony Kerr (backing vocals); artist Leslie Mills (tapdance) and Dave Ray of The Coalmen (snare drum) . While Anne is primarily known for her guitar playing skills, she gets to stretch out here on many other instruments and undertoo...  (less)

Vegas on acid. You will be introduced to new styles of music like nothing you've heard before,yet strangely familiar. Imagine if Pink Floyd (with Syd Barrett), Gary Numan, Donovan, Chemical Brothers, & Roy Acuff all made a record together.Then, you can get an Idea of what's in store for you when you listen to "Songs From the Electric Greenwood".  (less)

songs include Cunningham's "Brief History," a song that's half Woody Guthrie-style talking blues and half rap, which tells the story of the band; Donna's "Haircut," a song about a breakup that blends anger and fierce joy in equal measure; and Vikki's "Danger," an enigmatic song of loss. The band's vocal harmonies are tight, and the arrangements feature plenty of strummed and finger-picked guitars, with a bit of banjo here and dab of cello there to fill out the sound. The three members of the Waifs know how to compose a catchy hook and write a lyric that touches both heart and mind, and have enough instrumental chops to deliver the goods. And really, what more do need from a band? --Michael Simmons  (less)

their Ozark Mountain upbringing as the foundation, the Dillards absorbed a variety of influences from their new big-city home. The early quartet-with guitarist/vocalist Rodney Dillard, amazing banjo picker Doug Dillard, and mandolinist Dean Webb-offer rousing gospels, a Dylan cover, and classic folk and bluegrass originals such as "The Old Home Place." Fiddler Byron Berline joins the fray in 1965 for potent hot-picking displays. Their later work, featuring Herb Pedersen, adds drums, pedal steel, electric guitar, and even orchestras. Few bands balance the past and the future as successfully. --Marc Greilsamer  (less)

mixture of traditional and original songs that can be danced to or just listened to depending on the occation. this is 21st century folk music made with the whole family in mind. special guests include Rosanne Cash, Loudon Wainwright lll, The Sandy Girls, Barbara Brousal, Sandra Bernhard, Rankin' Don aka Father Goose, and the Rubi Theatre Company.  (less)

of strong originals and carefully chosen covers. DeMeyer and Blade assembled an impressive cast of muscians for "Something After All" including Steve Earle on harmonica; Daniel Lanois on pedal steel and electric guitar; Buddy Miller on guitar and backing vocals; Rolling Stones' band members Darryl Jones on bass and Bernard Folwer on backing vocals; Indigo Girl Emily Saliers on banjo and harmony vocals; Jimmy Pugh on keybords (Chris Isaak, Robert Cray) and guitarists Joachim Backman, Johan Carlberg and Chris Rossbach. "Something After All is a diverse album - at times soulful, rockin' and bluesy; but every tune is marked by DeMeyer's emotional singing and heartfelt songwriting.  (less)

through anthemic rock ("This Modern World" and "Letdown"), and winds up in downcast pop ("Anita O'Day") and folk ("You Don't Know Me So Well"). In between, a giddy, bouncing banjo on "Happier" spites the song's melancholy lyric, while trumpet, Wurlitzer, and synthesizers punctuate the retro-rock "Crackup." The piano ballad "I Love My Baby" finds Kimbrough paying homage to John Lennon, and in "Hey Big Sister," his falsetto conveys the wistful ache of this tale of tangled family ties. "When they handed out ambition, I was next to last in line," Kimbrough claims in "Champion of the World." Ignore such self-effacing plaints: Home Away is the work of a thoroughly smart songwriter skilled in an engaging amalgam of styles. --Anders Smith Lindall  (less)

Tarras, Second Ave. Square Dance features guest appearances by electric guitarist, Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna fame, legendary folk singer Hazel Dickens, banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka and a host of musical friends from around the world.  (less)

jazz, bravely going where no musician has gone before." - Sing Out!  (less)

fiddle, bodhran, synthesizer, acoustic bass, guitar and drums. Many guest musicians lend unique sounds to the project including members of the Celtic rock band Tempest. Lief Sorbye (Tempest) is the featured vocalist on "The Long Blue, a song reminiscent of the Tempest Celtic rock style. Nancy Hall (The Curios) adds her voice to the song The Water is Wide, a traditional folk tune. Songs, such as 3-Way Jam, and Im Down are distinctly blues-rock, with searing guitar leads and saxaphone. The song Full Load is a dense acid rock instrumental featuring an ethereal harmonica sound. The song Grass Attack with its banjo and dueling slide guitars, sounds like a revved up hoedown. The CD ends with a pretty tune c! alled "Old Stone" - sung by Si...  (less)

Celtic, Rock, Alternative, and Blues, and the poetry of Ireland, Britain, and America, Heart of the Stranger offers thirteen original or newly arranged songs, touching on subjects as far ranging as quantum physics and the Civil War. You'll hear a blues-country quarrel between a hard-bitten medieval Welsh poet and the women of his parish. Youll hear a young lover dreaming whisky by the ocean, and weeping families boarding the infamous Famine Ships for Americasung and played with dynamic harmonies, electric and acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass, banjo, tin whistle, bones and bodhran. Needless to say, there's a fair dollop of drinking songs, but for those of you used to the old toora-loora-looras and diddly-eye-dies, be p...  (less)

held his own as the opening act for artists such as Josh Ritter, Mark Geary and Mundy, and its no wonder engineer Pete Weiss (Aimee Mann, Vic Chesnutt, Charlie Chestermann) said Paddy has one of the finest voices Ive ever committed to tape. His debut CD One Town Tasted offers a collision of transatlantic styles. Traditional fiddles and banjos spar with electric guitars and big backbeats, creating a beautiful and compelling blend of folk and rock: Old World substance meets New World style.  (less)

musical idioms: chamber music's intimacy and subtle interaction, improvisational music's fluidity and freedom, rock/folk's feeling of immediacy, and American experimental music tradition's sense of exploration and rule-breaking.  (less)

a quartet with a deep understanding of roots music and the hard won musical chops to prove it. Tin Silver serves up solos hot and often, never at the expense of the band's diverse, smart songwriting. The band writes collaboratively,with guitar/banjo/dobro player Alan Bowen bringing the bulk of the raw material, as well as the fluent bluegrass licks and blues solos. Drummer Matthew Higgins, one half of Tin Silver's Texas contingent, contributes the tight bright, intricate groove he developed while cutting his teeth on Bob Wills country swing standards. Paired with Paul Prato's bottomy electric and upright bass sound and punk-bred attack, Tin Silver's rhythm section has uncommon fire and dynamic range. Tricia Rojas, the band's other Lonestar St...  (less)

great playing from Frank Reckard (Emmylou Harris' Hot Band) on lead and rhythm electric guitar and Sally Van Meter (The Good Old Persons, Jorma Kaukonen, Kathy Kallick) playing dobro, lap steel and Weissenborn guitars.  (less)