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Halford and the Healers – Broken Chord
Building on his last two records, Halford proves to be one of the strongest of a group of songwriters in the Bob Dylan mold....
Bryan Sutton – Secrets for Flatpickers
Grab any top-selling country CD produced in the last five years that has acoustic instruments on it and chances are you'll find Bryan Sutton...
Mountain Heart – The Road That Never Ends (The Live Album)
Mountain Heart plays music its own way. What makes the band so different? Breadth. While most bands narrow their scope to one particular sound,...
Don Latarski & Rue D’ Acoustic
Don Latarski is a fine guitarist who has produced recordings to go along with his wonderful live work. His work with Rue de Blues...
December 2008
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BRENT ROWAN
Nashville Trail Blazer
The studio vet has worked with everyone from George Jones to Robert Plant. A strong religious upbringing kept him from listening...
Toots and the Maytals – Light Your Light
News flash: Toots is sporting dreads! Since the dawn of his career in the mid 1960s, Frederick "Toots" Hibbert has sworn by a close-shaven...
Deadstring Brothers – Silver Mountain
The Deadstring Brothers hail from Detroit and bring a mix of crunchy rock and roll and rootsy country - think Rolling Stones. Cuts like...
Koerner, Ray & Glover – Blues, Rags & Hollers: The Koerner, Ray & Glover...
The fact that this folk-blues trio existed at all is noteworthy. By the time KR&G hit the national scene, first at the 1963 Philadelphia...
The Gladiators – Studio One Singles
In the years before Bob Marley became the star of reggae and eclipsed most others, a galaxy of lesser luminaries shone bright. The Gladiators...
John Scofield – This Meets That
It's never good to expect anything from John Scofield because he likes to throw a curve. With his latest release, he mixes great originals...