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"Myself When I Am Real" (09/10/2002) Folk Norman, Bebo, Brentwood RecordsPersonnel: Bebo Norman (vocals, acoustic guitar); Jerry McPherson (electric guitar); Ed Cash (guitar, strings, keyboards); Carl Hergsell (keyboards); Craig Young (bass); Dan Needham (drums, percussion, programming). Recorded at Ed's, Franklin, Tennessee. With a few solid and successful albums already behind him, Christian pop singer-songwriter Bebo Norman takes the title of MYSELF WHEN I AM REAL literally, splicing away any layers of sonic distraction in favor of a more roots-oriented approach that spotlights the melodies and messages of his songs. This isn't exactly a lo-fi recording; there are plenty of panoramic moments, but there's more of an organic quality to the production and arrangements, as warm-sounding acoustic guitars mix with the plangent electric instruments, and Norman's inviting voice sails over the top. While there are plenty of full-speed-ahead pop-rockers here, it's telling that Bebo himself feels one of the key tracks to be "Great Light of the World," an acoustic guitar-driven, waltz-time ballad that offers simultaneously one of the most introspective and most faith-oriented lyrics on the album.

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"Greatest Hits" (05/07/1996) Folk Baez, Joan, A&M Records (USA)Producers: David Kershenbaum, Joan Baez, Norbert Putnam, Henry Levy. Includes liner notes by Bob Garcia. Digitally remastered by Dave Collins (A&M Mastering Studios). This is part of A&M Records' Backlot series.

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"Christmas With the New Christy Minstrels: Complete" (12/15/2004) Folk New Christy Minstrels, Collectors' Choice MusicCHRISTMAS WITH THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS: COMPLETE contains 2 LPs on 1 CD: MERRY CHRISTMAS! (1963)/CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHRISTIES (1966). Originally released on Columbia Records.

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"Anthology of American Folk Music [Box]" (01/04/2005) Folk Various Artists, Smithsonian Folkways RecordingsThis newly remastered six-CD box set is a reissue of the six-LP set compiled by folk archivist Harry Smith in 1952. Some of the many artists influenced by this collection of field recordings from the '20s and '30s are Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul & Mary. The ANTHOLOGY contains a 100-page booklet that incorporates Smith's original annotations, archival photos, graphics and testimonials by well-known musical figures including Elvis Costello, Dave Van Ronk and Eric von Schmidt. The final disc of this 6 CD set contains a multimedia portion which provides a hypertext essay of images, text, and additional information. Recorded between 1926 and 1932. Includes liner notes by Greil Marcus, Anthony Seeger, Amy Horowitz, Jon Pankake, Luis Kemnitzer, Moses Asch, Harry Smith, Neil V. Rosenberg and Jeff Place. Digitally remastered by Dave Glasser and Charlie Pilzer. ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC won the 1998 Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes and Best Historical Album. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. This six-CD box set is nothing less than a blueprint for virtually every form of 20th Century pop music. A staggering compendium of the varied but closely connected styles of early American music, the ANTHOLOGY collects folk, blues, hillbilly, and church music to present a textured and unbelievably rich tapestry. This collection's worth as both a historical document and a source of infinite delight cannot be overstated. Folk archivist Harry Smith envisioned the project and compiled these 78s in 1952. His choice of material reveals not only his impeccable taste but also the spirit of true democratic humanity, manifested and reflected in song. Recorded largely in the rural South of the early '20s and '30s, the ANTHOLOGY covers forlorn ballads of lost love, Creole chants, Christian hymns, deep swamp blues, novelty songs, political music, and innumerable tunes that dazzle with their melodic and rhythmic charms and risks. Included here are many legends of roots music, including The Carter Family, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Patton, Dock Boggs, and Mississippi John Hurt, as well as dozens of others less heard. Make no mistake. This definitive examination of the roots of America's musical family tree is of monumental importance. It belongs in every music lover's library.

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"Far Away Blues *" (05/10/2005) Folk Carroll, Adam, Blue Corn MusicPersonnel include: Adam Carroll (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Ray Wylie Hubbard, Terri Hendrix (vocals); Lloyd Maines (acoustic guitar, acoustic slide guitar, steel guitar, tenor guitar, baritone guitar, dobro, mandolin, percussion); Richard Bowden (fiddle, cello, trumpet); Adam Odor, Riley Osbourn (Hammond b-3 organ); Glenn Fukunaga (bass guitar).

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"Firecracker *" (06/06/2006) Folk Wailin' Jennys (The), Red House RecordsThe Wailin' Jennys: Ruth Moody (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, accordion); Annabelle Chvostek (vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin); Nicky Mehta (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica). Additional personnel include: Mike Hardwick (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro); Richard Moody (violin, viola); David Travers-Smith (trumpet, horns, organ, percussion); Joe Phillips (acoustic bass); Christian Dugas (drums).

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"The Last Month of the Year" (12/15/2004) Folk Kingston Trio (The), Collectors' Choice MusicThe Kingston Trio: Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood. Originally released on October 3, 1960. Includes liner notes by Bob Furmanek.

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"Roll It Down" (08/24/2004) Folk Bonneville, Ray, Red House RecordsPersonnel: Ray Bonneville (vocals, electric guitar, harmonica); Jonell Mosser (vocals); Brad Hayes (guitar); Colin Linden (slide guitar, baritone guitar); Richard Bell (piano); Joey Spaminato (bass guitar); Bryan Owings (drums); George Arsenault (percussion). Recording information: Fast Forward Studios, Montr?al, Canada.

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"We Shall Overcome - Complete Carnegie Hall" (10/31/1989) Folk Seeger, Pete, Columbia (USA)Recorded at Carengie Hall on June 8, 1963, this recording is one of Pete Seeger's most famous concerts. It contains the entire concert, about twice as much music as the LP. Capturing a complete mid-'60s solo concert at New York's Carnegie Hall on two hour-long discs, Pete Seeger's WE SHALL OVERCOME is a glorious-sounding document of the folksinger/musicologist/social activist at the peak of his powers. Opening with a fleet-fingered banjo medley and ending more than two hours later with a stirring version of his classic "Guantanamera," Seeger touches on every aspect of his music, from protest songs to blues to traditional ballads to leftist anthems. The entire concert is remarkable, but a particular highlight comes in the middle of the first disc, when Seeger covers two songs by Bob Dylan, the apocalyptic "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" and the anti-boxing tirade "Who Killed Davey Moore?," a gesture of solidarity from one generation of folkies to another. The remastered sound is pristine and the set includes new liner notes.

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"In the Kind Land" (04/15/2005) Folk Bok, Gordon, Timberhead Music

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"Carry It On [Box]" (02/24/2004) Folk Peter, Paul & Mary, Rhino Records (USA)This release includes a bonus DVD featuring interview footage and live concert footage of "If I Had A Hammer" from the 1963 Civil Rights March On Washington, "Leaving On Jet Plane" with John Denver, and clips from a 1970 PBS documentary. Each Audio disc has a hidden track at the beginning of the program. To play one of these selections, cute track #1 and press "reverse" on your player unti you reach the starting point. Peter, Paul & Mary: Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers. Additional personnel includes: Paul Prestopino (guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, harmonica); Richard Kniss, Edgar DeHaas (bass); Producers include: Albert B. Grossman, John Court, Jacques Wolfson, Milton Okun, Phil Ramone. Compilation producers: Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Patrick Milligan. Includes liner notes by Barry Alfonso, David Halberstam, and Ronnie Gilbert. One of the most beloved and successful folk groups of all time, Peter, Paul & Mary are well represented by this impressive four-CD/one-DVD Rhino box set. Formed in New York City's Greenwich Village during the early 1960s, the trio--consisting of Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, and Mary Travers--garnered a huge following with their thoughtful, easy-going performances of socially conscious tunes by lauded songsmiths such as Woody Guthrie ("This Land Is Your Land"), Pete Seeger ("If I Had a Hammer"), and a then relatively unknown troubadour from Minnesota named Bob Dylan ("Blowin' in the Wind"). These songs and many revered PP&M originals (most notably the gentle "Autumn to May" and the whimsical children's classic "Puff the Magic Dragon") are included on this collection, along with lesser-known tunes, rare concert recordings, and solo tracks by Yarrow, Stookey, and Travers. This remarkably comprehensive set is mainly geared towards PP&M's most adoring fans, but listeners seeking a pared-down compilation can find many of these selections on 2005's THE VERY BEST OF PETER, PAUL & MARY.

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"Gabby Road" (10/21/1997) Folk Four Bitchin' Babes, Shanachie RecordsFour Bitchin' Babes: Sally Fingerett (vocals, guitar, piano); Debi Smith (vocals, guitar, bodhran); Megon McDonough, Camille West (vocals, guitar). Recorded live at The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia.

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"The Best Of Bob Dylan [Remaster]" (06/21/2004) Folk Dylan, Bob, Sony Music Distribution (Canada)

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"The Very Best of David Wilcox" (05/07/2005) Folk Wilcox, David (American), A&M Records (USA)Additional personnel includes: Randy Brecker, Mark Egan. Producers include: Pat McCarthy, Ben Wisch, Richard Gottehrer, Jeffrey Lesser. Compilation producer: Mike Ragogna. Includes liner notes by David Okamoto. All tracks have been digitally remastered.

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"40 Days" (08/10/2004) Folk Wailin' Jennys (The), Red House RecordsThe Wailin' Jennys: Cara Luft (vocals, guitar, dobro); Nicky Mehta (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Ruth Moody (vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboards, bodhran). Recording information: Private Ear, Winnipeg, Canada.

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"Butt Naked Free" (03/14/2000) Folk Davis, Guy, Red House RecordsPersonnel includes: Guy Davis (vocals, 6- & 12-string guitars, steel bodied dobro, harmonica, tambourine); T-Bone Wolke (mandolin, accordion, Hammond B-3 organ, electric bass); John Platana (guitar, tambourine); Levon Helm (mandolin, drums); Mark Murphy (acoustic double bass); Gary Burke (percussion). Recorded at The Club House, Germantown, New York. Armed with both 6- and 12-string guitars and an engagingly raspy singing style, Guy Davis carries on the legacy of country-blues alongside a small class of younger musicians that includes Keb' Mo, Corey Harris and Alvin Youngblood-Hart. On his fourth album, Davis pens a broad range of songs that touch on broken dreams ("Raining In My Soul"), teenage femme fatales ("Sugarbelle Blue") and high-stakes gambling ("Waiting On The Cards To Fall"). Family serves as important motivation for this raconteur (whose parents are actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee). Results of this inspiration include the fleet-fingered instrumental "The Place Where I Come From (Butt Naked Free)" inspired by Davis' then infant son's crazy-legs dance and the jaunty "Ain't No Bluesman," written for this same child to sing when he got older. Elsewhere, Davis looked to Blind Willie McTell for a strolling version of his "Writing Paper Blues" (fleshed out by organist T-Bone Walk and drummer Levon Helm). Other highlights include the bittersweet "Let Me Stay Awhile" and "High Flying Rocket," a humorous sexual ode rife with double-entendres.

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"Judith" (10/25/1990) Folk Collins, Judy, Elektra EntertainmentPersonnel: Judy Collins (vocals, piano); Steve Goodman (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza, Steve Burgh, Charlie Brown, Cliff Morris (guitar); Gene Orloff, Harry Cykman, Alvin Rogers, Bob Reynolds (violin); Jerry Smith, Sidney Weinberg (woodwinds); Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Vinnie Fanuele (trombone); Frank Wess, Randy Brecker, Wechsler (horns); Dominic Cortes (accordion); Don Brooks (harmonica); Ken Ascher (electric piano); Ken Bichel (synthesizer); Tony Levin, John Beal (bass); Stephen Gadd (drums); Ralph MacDonald, Hank Jaramillo (percussion); Denver Collins, Sylvia Shemwell, Eunice Peterson (background vocals). Recorded at A&R Studios, New York, New York. All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology. Widely and appropriately considered the masterpiece of Judy Collins' '70s pop albums, 1975's JUDITH is both an artistic success and a commercial triumph. This album's single, a sensitive, piano-based reading of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns," was a surprise hit which to this day evokes memories of mid-'70s AM radio for anyone old enough to remember. The rest of the album, perhaps surprisingly, is up to that same level of quality. The opening, a low-key version of Jimmy Webb's oft-covered "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," is spectacular, and other covers, like Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans" and the Rolling Stones' "Salt of the Earth"--which works much better than you might think--showcase various aspects of Collins' remarkable interpretive facility. Unlike many albums of the era, the production does not feel particularly dated. JUDITH is a fine example of mid-'70s adult contemporary pop.

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"Old-Time Fiddle Tunes and Songs From North Georgia" (04/16/1996) Folk Skillet Lickers, County

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"In Concert" (10/25/1990) Folk Baez, Joan, Vanguard Records (USA)Solo performer: Joan Baez (vocals, guitar). Recorded during Joan Baez's tours in August 1962 and October-November 1963. "We Shall Overcome" recorded at Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama. Includes liner notes by Bob Dylan. The 'queen of folk' was an accomplished live performer as this, the first of two In Concert albums proved. Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, Baez brought her pure, virginal soprano to contrasting material. Her interpretations of Childe ballads 'Matty Groves' and 'The House Carpenter' are particularly moving, but an empathy with American folklore, including Woody Guthrie and the Carter Family, is equally apparent. Baez's reading of Malvina Reynolds' protest song, 'What Have They Done To The Rain', is especially arresting and inspired a later pop hit for the Searchers. This album helped take folk music out of the coffee-house circuit and into national consciousness.