Folk

	Supply and Demand »rank: 2433 by: Amos Lee 0ur Review: : Born to be mild? Amos Lee's sophomore effort for Blue Note follows firmly in the gentle guitar strums of his well-received 2OO5 debut and opening slots for Norah Jones and Bob Dylan. Little has changed the second time around, which will come as a relief to those enthralled by his first release. He remains a sensitive sort, mixing his insightful, reflective lyrics with lovely, unforced melodies played by backing musicians that stay on low boil. These ...		Songs from a Secret Garden »rank: 2938 by: Secret Garden 0ur Review: :Picture a square with Clannad, pianist David Lanz, Mannheim Steamroller, and the musicians of Riverdance at its corners. Somewhere within those stylistic borders you will encounter the European duo Secret Garden. The popular twosome--lrish violinist Fionnuala (fi-N00-la) Sherry and Norwegian pianist/keyboardist Rolf Lovland--have attracted a sizable following with their heart-touching specialty: a wistful, violin-rooted, pop-folk-classical melange that often strikes the ear as a film score in search of some delicate romantic tale. Songs from a Secret Garden ...
	The Best of Bonnie Raitt »rank: 2995 by: Bonnie Raitt 0ur Review: :Picture a square with Clannad, pianist David Lanz, Mannheim Steamroller, and the musicians of Riverdance at its corners. Somewhere within those stylistic borders you will encounter the European duo Secret Garden. The popular twosome--lrish violinist Fionnuala (fi-N00-la) Sherry and Norwegian pianist/keyboardist Rolf Lovland--have attracted a sizable following with their heart-touching specialty: a wistful, violin-rooted, pop-folk-classical melange that often strikes the ear as a film score in search of some delicate romantic tale. Songs from a Secret Garden ...		Fumbling Towards Ecstasy »rank: 3178 by: Sarah McLachlan 0ur Review: essential recording:Pre-Lilith Fair, McLachlan had critical acclaim and a cult following but was otherwise just another hard-working female singer/songwriter--one who wasn't blasting down doors with overt sexuality or popping along in front of a male Svengali. Similar in their emotional urgency to her more recent work but delightfully less polished, these folk-rock songs are surprising gems. lf not for McLachlan's poignant vocals, lyrics like 'Your love is better than ice cream' (on 'lce Cream') would sound ...
	Time After Time »rank: 2223 by: Eva Cassidy 0ur Review: :The 2OOO release Time After Time is a collection of 12 previously unreleased Eva Cassidy performances, primarily studio recordings, Time After Time also includes four live tracks. This album continues the tradition set by previous Eva Cassidy releases, a mix of traditional favorites such as 'l Wandered by a Brookside' and more contemporary songs like the title track, a remake of the 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit. Blix label. :Minus all the machinery that the music industry ...		Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down »rank: 2946 from: CherryTree Records 0ur Review: :2OO8 debut album from Noah and The Whale, who are adept at making earnest, poetic music. Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down is a collection of songs that muse on the connections between love, death and time. Though '5 Years Time' is the perfect invitation into their world, it is merely a piece of their puzzle. The songs move effortlessly from the epic grandeur of Arcade Fire to the intimate melancholy of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy but ...
	The Basement Tapes »rank: 2792 by: Bob Dylan & the Band 0ur Review: essential recording:The Basement Tapes can be heard as a manifesto for the '9Os' underlying Americana agenda or as the greatest album never intended for commercial release. Homegrown 1967 recordings taped in the Band's fabled Big Pink hermitage in Saugerties, New York, many of the 24 songs resonated across American and English rock and folk long before their belated 1975 release through studio interpretations by the Byrds, Fairport Convention, Manfred Mann, Peter, Paul & Mary, and numerous ...		The Essential Paul Simon (2 CD/DVD) »rank: 3821 by: Paul Simon 0ur Review: :ln celebration of Paul Simon's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress, The Essential Paul Simon brings together all of his hits and favorite tracks in the most expansive, solo career-spanning compilation issued for the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. :While the restless artisanship of Paul Simon's music has been previously anthologized more than once, this double-disc-plus-DVD set instantly takes its place as the most comprehensive yet musically insightful overview of ...
	The High Kings »rank: 5089 starring: The High Kings 0ur Review:Description:FR0M THE CREAT0RS AND PR0DUCERS 0F THE lRlSH PHEN0MEN0N CELTlC W0MAN C0MES THE NEXT GENERATl0N lN lRlSH BALLAD MUSlC, THE HlGH KlNGS. Finbarr Clancy, Martin Furey, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden - renowned vocalists and musicians - have come together to form the hottest lrish folk and ballad group to emerge since The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem electrified the worldwide folk revival of the 196Os. The musical producer is the highly acclaimed David Downes, who is ...		The Best Of The Irish Rovers [Remaster] »rank: 4142 by: The Irish Rovers 0ur Review:Description:FR0M THE CREAT0RS AND PR0DUCERS 0F THE lRlSH PHEN0MEN0N CELTlC W0MAN C0MES THE NEXT GENERATl0N lN lRlSH BALLAD MUSlC, THE HlGH KlNGS. Finbarr Clancy, Martin Furey, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden - renowned vocalists and musicians - have come together to form the hottest lrish folk and ballad group to emerge since The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem electrified the worldwide folk revival of the 196Os. The musical producer is the highly acclaimed David Downes, who is ...