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African Lullaby
:Album Description:African Lullaby This collection of lullabies reflects the warmth, musical richness, and soothing rhythms of the African continent. It is a gathering of talented singers and musicians whose gifts are recognized internationally. Young and old ears will delight in the magical sounds of mbira, balaphone, kora, a capella vocals, guitar, bamboo flutes, dundun, and talking drum. The lyrics sing of folklore, family, and village life in the traditional languages of the Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and South Africa. They communicate the love that these ...
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Cry Cry Cry
from: Razor & Tie
: :When three of our finest singer/songwriters join together in a musical ménage à trois, the least they could do is sing their own material. Yet Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, and Lucy Kaplansky have pulled off a perfect, perverse triumph on Cry Cry Cry, a tribute to fellow tunesmiths from Robert Earl Keen to Greg Brown to Julie Miller. Though the disc begins with a bona fide chart buster, R.E.M.'s 'Fall on Me' (with ringing guitars and astonishingly audible lyrics no less), most of the cuts come from such unsung artists as ...
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Ten
: :On 10, a celebration of Kate Rusby's first decade as a recording artist, she reminds us once again that it's possible to sing ancient ballads about brave knights, fair maidens, rustic villagers, and all the other denizens of Folk Song Land with an immediacy and emotional intensity that are completely modern. Four of the 15 songs here were culled from her earlier CDs; two new songs, 'I Wish' and 'Over You Now,' were composed by Rusby; and two are live recordings. The remaining seven tracks are new versions of previously recorded ...
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Farewell, Angelina
: :On 10, a celebration of Kate Rusby's first decade as a recording artist, she reminds us once again that it's possible to sing ancient ballads about brave knights, fair maidens, rustic villagers, and all the other denizens of Folk Song Land with an immediacy and emotional intensity that are completely modern. Four of the 15 songs here were culled from her earlier CDs; two new songs, 'I Wish' and 'Over You Now,' were composed by Rusby; and two are live recordings. The remaining seven tracks are new versions of previously recorded ...
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The Beauty of the Rain
:Album Description:Dar Williams delivers her most stunning work to date with The Beauty Of The Rain, showcasing a new, fuller sound and her master at mapping out the emotional terrain of people whose lives are in transition. Produced by Rob Hyman (Joan Osborne, Hooters) and Stewart Lerman (Laurie Anderson), The Beauty Of The Rain features guest appearances by a remarkable roster of talent: platinum artist Alison Krauss on vocals, Bela Fleck on banjo, John Popper (Blues Traveler) manning the harmonica and backup vocals, Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band) on bass, electro-jazz ...
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Burl Ives
:Album Description:Dar Williams delivers her most stunning work to date with The Beauty Of The Rain, showcasing a new, fuller sound and her master at mapping out the emotional terrain of people whose lives are in transition. Produced by Rob Hyman (Joan Osborne, Hooters) and Stewart Lerman (Laurie Anderson), The Beauty Of The Rain features guest appearances by a remarkable roster of talent: platinum artist Alison Krauss on vocals, Bela Fleck on banjo, John Popper (Blues Traveler) manning the harmonica and backup vocals, Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band) on bass, electro-jazz ...
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Peter, Paul And Mary (1st LP)
: essential recording:The legendary trio's eponymous 1962 debut produced two classics--'Lemon Tree' and Pete Seeger's 'If I Had a Hammer.' Because they were always hipper and more political than the Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul & Mary were soon frequently credited as the group that transformed American folk music into '60s pop. It would be another six months before they really exploded with 'Puff the Magic Dragon,' and then another six before they brought Bob Dylan into the mainstream via their hit covers of 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'Don't Think Twice.' ...
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Fotheringay
:Album Details:Fotheringay's Only Album, the Beautiful Self Titled 'Fotheringay' Has Long Been Regarded as One of the Finest Achievements of British Folk Rock. Released in 1970, Soon after Sandy Denny Left Fairport Convention, the Album Includes Some of her Finest Vocal Performances. For this Remastered Edition, Fledg'ling have Restored all the Elements of the Original Artwork, Added Four Bonus Tracks Recorded Live at the 1970 Rotterdam Pop Festival and Added Several Previously Unpublished Photographs.
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The Three Pickers
:Album Details:Fotheringay's Only Album, the Beautiful Self Titled 'Fotheringay' Has Long Been Regarded as One of the Finest Achievements of British Folk Rock. Released in 1970, Soon after Sandy Denny Left Fairport Convention, the Album Includes Some of her Finest Vocal Performances. For this Remastered Edition, Fledg'ling have Restored all the Elements of the Original Artwork, Added Four Bonus Tracks Recorded Live at the 1970 Rotterdam Pop Festival and Added Several Previously Unpublished Photographs.
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Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways
:Album Description:Old-time fiddler Jake Krack and Folkways archivist Jeff Place compiled and annotated this collection of vintage Southern Appalachian string band music from the Smithsonian archives. Clark Kessinger, Wade Ward, Tommy Jarrell, Marion Sumner, Gaither Carlton, Eck Robertson, Melvin Wine, and many more old-time fiddle masters play their signature sounds from the heart of Appalachia. 32-page booklet, 76 minutes.
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