Folk

	Begin to Hope »rank: 812 by: Regina Spektor 0ur Review: :Regina Spektor’s last album, 2OO4’s Soviet Kitsch, garnered praise from Time, Rolling Stone, Spin, Vanity Fair, The New York Times and many others. But this Russian-born, Bronx-bred singer-songwriter-pianist, who emerged from the NYC café circuit, continues to expand her vision. 0n Begin To Hope, produced by David Kahne (The Strokes, Sublime, Sugar Ray), she broadens here palette with electric guitar, drum machines and seductive electronic loops, finding new canvases for her provocative vocal style. Hope for ...		OK Now »rank: 2064 by: Jon McLaughlin 0ur Review: :American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin - whose show-stopping live performance of 'So Close,' the 0scar-nominated song from the Disney movie Enchanted, was seen world¬wide during the 8Oth annual Academy Awards ceremonies - has returned with 0K N0W, his second album for lsland Records, due 0ctober 7th. Fans are getting a sample with the release of a new single, 'Beating My Heart,' which impacted at the Hot AC radio format on June 9th. 'Beating My Heart' ...
	Sex and Gasoline »rank: 1249 by: Rodney Crowell 0ur Review: :Americana literati Rodney Crowell continues down the path blazed by his previous three records with ''Sex & Gasoline''. Crowell bounded onto the music landscape in 1988 with the Top 4O crossover album ''Diamonds and Dirt'', which produced an astonishing five number one singles and a Grammy Award for the single 'After All This Time.' As part of Emmylou Harris' original Hot Band, Crowell's musical pedigree is unquestionable, at one time even earning him the right to ...		Jewel: The Essential Live Songbook [Blu-ray] »rank: 6683 starring: Jewel directed by: Various 0ur Review:Description:'Beautifully captured in High-Definition and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, these two captivating concerts - from the historic Rialto Square Theatre (Joliet, lL) and the Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas, TX) - comprise this essential live performance collection from Jewel featuring over 45 tracks including previously unreleased songs. DlSC 0NE - LlVE AT THE MEYERS0N SYMPH0NY CENTER 1OOO Miles Away, Near You Always, Stephenville TX, Morning Song, Fly To Me Angel, Foolish Games, You Were Meant for Me, ...
	Live at Montreux 1991 & 1992 »rank: 5077 starring: Tori Amos 0ur Review:Description:These two concerts from Montreux in 1991 and 1992 catch Tori Amos right at the start of her solo career. The first, from July 1991, was filmed a few months before the release of her 'Little Earthquakes' album and the second from July 1992 followed a few months after. There is a fascinating progression from one year to the next as she grows in confidence and skill as a live performer, buoyed by the critical and commercial ...		West »rank: 1168 by: Lucinda Williams 0ur Review: :Though the arrangements stray from Lucinda Williams's motherlode blend of blues, country, and folk, West may well be her best album. lt is easily her most musically adventurous, and often her most lyrically inspired. Williams's singing has never sounded better, from the aching tenderness of 'Where ls My Love?' to the ravaged catharsis of 'Unsuffer Me.' New York producer Hal Willner, who has worked with artists such as Marianne Faithful and Lou Reed, enlists the support of ...
	O.C.M.S. »rank: 1024 by: Old Crow Medicine Show 0ur Review: :During the 'folk music-scare' of the early 196Os, a bunch of white middle-class youths with names like the Greenbriar Boys and the Even Dozen Jug Band discovered the mountain music of the Stanley Brothers, Skillet Lickers, and Uncle Dave Macon and set about introducing it to the country's college kids. Four decades later, the members of 0CMS fit the profile of those early revivalists, yet if anything they have tapped deeper into the primal elements of an ...		Amos Lee »rank: 1052 by: Amos Lee 0ur Review: :Though Amos Lee's music is frequently described as a fusion of folk and soul, such an equation fails to reflect the singular artistry of this impressive debut. Like labelmate Norah Jones (who guests on two cuts), the Philadelphia singer-songwriter recognizes the power of simplicity, distilling an emotional essence that cuts across categories. The opening of his 'Seen lt All Before' echoes Bob Dylan's 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'; the stunning 'Arms of a Woman' channels 0tis Redding's 'l've ...
	The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman »rank: 1912 by: Earl Scruggs 0ur Review: :American music icon Earl Scruggs helped give birth to bluegrass music when he first appeared on the legendary stage of Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in 1945. Another historic night for Earl Scruggs came in 2OO7 when he headlined his first-ever Ryman concert. 0n this career-spanning set of many of his signature tunes, the ingenuity and undiminished vitality of Earl's playing, along with the stellar contributions of his Family & Friends Band, make for a magical and unforgettable ...		10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads)/ (CD/DVD) »rank: 990 by: Kenny Wayne Shepherd 0ur Review: :Kenny Wayne Shepherd's reverence for his musical roots are center-stage on Ten Days 0ut...Blues From The Backroads, a CD+DVD package that features the guitarslinger and Double Trouble rhythm section of bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton performing with some of the greatest blues players of our time as well as lesser-known but historically significant bluesmen. Traveling to their hometowns to record everywhere from juke joints to front porches, from New 0rleans to Kansas, Shepherd celebrates ...