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Elephant Revival - regardless of whatever musical
pigeon-hole to which one might consign Elephant Revival the preceding word is
doubtlessly "excellent". The Colorado-based 5 piece, with roots in
Oklahoma, comprises multi-instrumentalists who each contribute to the
band's overall sound which borrows freely from whatever genre fits the piece
at hand and with instruments including djembe, washboard, and musical saw, in
addition to electric banjo, guitar, mandolin, viola, double-bass and fiddle
that range is prolific. The term "transcendental folk" has been
applied which supposedly includes elements of Celtic fiddle tunes and ballads,
original folk pieces, indie rock, bluegrass, psychedelic country and so
on - none of which capture the clever contemporary songwriting at the heart of
the band, their amazing vocal arrangements or the hypnotic quality of Bonnie
Paine's purring vocals!;
Arlon Bennett - gentle-voiced NYC singer-songwriter with the extrospective
approach of an old-fashioned newspaper reporter who documents all that can be
seen and allows the reader/listener to draw their own conclusions. Topics
include songs of encouragement, imminent birth, the joys of music, an Italian
immigrant with a solid set of priorities and all wrapped up with excellent
instrumental execution and harmony vocals including an appearance by the
Boxcar Lilies;
Paul Simon - 5 decades of lustrous music ... what more needs to be said? :-)
Kate Campbell - superlative singer/songwriter who documents the South with an
artistry that has drawn repeated comparisons to the standard-bearers of
the Southern writing tradition such as Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty and
William Faulkner - making a welcomed return to Little Rock and her debut with
Little Rock Folk Club on Sat Nov 23rd 2013;
Nilsson - immensely talented Grammy winning singer-songwriter who rarely
toured now memorialised in a 17 cd box set from RCA featuring his 14 official
RCA releases plus 3 cds containing a further 58 tracks of which 29 are
previously unreleased;
Brian Miller & Randy Gosa - Northern Minnesota native Brian Miller (Bua)
and Wisconsinite Randy Gossa (Myserk) bring to life the Irish-influenced music
of singers and fiddlers who roamed the Great Lakes region in the days when
pine was king in this beautifully recorded album with informative booklet
crammed with archive photographs of the workers and fiddlers. Replete with
songs and tunes on guitar, mandola, tenor banjo, Greek bouzouki, harmonium and
shruti box, guest fiddle from AJ Srubas (Eddie Biebel & AJ Srubas) and
guest vocal from Norah Rendell (The Outside Track) on the final track, this is
an album to be savored Produced thanks to an Artist Initiative grant
from the Minnesota State Arts Board funded by a voter initiative from the
people of Minnesota - now, there's taxes well spent!
Elephant Revival - Remembering A Beginning - These Changing Skies - www.elephantrevival.com
Arlon Bennett - Sal - World Of Possibility - Red Sea Records (www.arlonbennett.com)
Paul Simon - The Late Great Johnny Ace - Rarities From The Complete Albums
Collection - www.legacyrecordings.com
Kate Campbell - Alabama department Of Corrections Meditation Blues - 1000
Pound Machine - Large River Music (www.katecampbell.com)
Nilsson - 1941 demo - A Selection Of Rarities From The RCA Albums Collection -
RCA Records (www.legacyrecordings.com)
Brian Miller & Randy Gosa - How We Got Up To The Woods Last Year - The
Falling of the Pine: Traditional Music from the Northwoods - www.evergreentrad.com
Paul Simon - American Tune - Over The Bridge Of Time: A Paul Simon
Retrospective (1964-2011) - www.legacyrecordings.com
Elephant Revival - Grace Of A Woman - These Changing Skies - www.elephantrevival.com
Arlon Bennett - I America - World Of Possibility - Red Sea Records (www.arlonbennett.com)
Paul Simon w. The Jessy Dixon Singers - Gone At Last - Rarities From The
Complete Albums Collection - www.legacyrecordings.com
Kate Campbell - Red Clay After Rain - 1000 Pound Machine - Large River Music (www.katecampbell.com)
Nilsson - One - A Selection Of Rarities From The RCA Albums Collection - RCA
Records (www.legacyrecordings.com)
Brian Miller & Randy Gosa - Colleen Bawn - The Falling of the Pine:
Traditional Music from the Northwoods - www.evergreentrad.com
Paul Simon - Hearts And Bones - Over The Bridge Of Time: A Paul Simon
Retrospective (1964-2011) - www.legacyrecordings.com
mail: albion@kuar.org
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