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Si Kahn -> Jim Kweskin
| SI KAHN | Appleseed APR 1020 | Companion | ● CD $15.98 |
| 14 all new songs from this acclaimed singer/ songwriter. |
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| SI KAHN | Flying Fish 509 | I'll Be There | ● CD $15.98 |
| SI KAHN | Flying Fish 578 | I Have Seen Freedom | ● CD $15.98 |
| SI KAHN | Philo 1168 | New Wood | ● CD $15.98 |
| SI KAHN | Philo 1169 | In My Heart - A Retrospective | ● CD $15.98 |
| 24 tracks, 69 mins., recommended. No modern American has
more ennobled the title "folksinger" than has Si Kahn. Here he
collects songs covering 25 years in a live solo performance given in
Holland in 1993. Kahn's lyrics reveal the core of the human heart, letting
us learn more about ourselves as we see ourselves reflected in his
characters, one at a time. We feel the field hand's aching muscles in Mississippi
Summer. We feel the fighter's simple dignity in People Like You.
One of Kahn's recurrent themes is generational connection
- the idea that our forebears and indeed the whole family of mankind are still standing
off in the wings, coaxing us forward to do a little better than they did. Luray
Women and Children of Poland are two good examples here. The CD
also includes better-known Kahn classics like Wild Rose of the Mountain
and Gone Gonna Rise Again. His is not a strong voice, but it's
clear enough to let the strength of his words shine through. (DC) |
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| SI KAHN | Rounder 8027 | Good Times & Bedtimes | ● CD $15.98 |
| CONNIE KALDOR | Philo 1205 | Small Cafe | ● CD $15.98 |
| 12 tracks, 44 min., recommended Though the music of this
accomplished singer/songwriter is new to me, the liner notes here point
out that in her native Canada, this album is her first of American origin
but her eighth overall. A veteran of the folk scene, she is in her
forties, and she brings a refreshing grown-up point of view to her
songwriting. Among the fine vignettes here are Someday, about the
difficulty of fully forgetting former lovers; What Do They Know?,
about independence as Emerson might have defined it; If I Was to Tell
You, about an unrequited love; Coyote's Call, about the trials
of single motherhood, and Get Lucky, which the writer introduces by
saying, "and now for something completely shallow." You can
probably figure out what it's about if you just think of how a stereotypic
male might use that phrase. I must admit that He's Running in his Sleep,
about the tormenting memories of childhood molestation, doesn't work as a
subject for a song to me. Nor am I very fond of the rather gushy I Love
That Dog. Probably a sign of my cynicism and nothing more. Either way,
this lady is a talent to be reckoned with. (DH) |
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| KATHY KALLICK | Sugarhill 3833 | Use A Napkin (not Your Mom) | ● CD $16.98 |
| LARRY KAPLAN | Folk Legacy 122 | Worth All The Telling | ● CD $15.98 |
| Original ballads drawn from singer/songwriter Kaplan's
experiences living & working in New England |
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| LUCY KAPLANSKY | Red House 65 | The Tide | ● CD $15.98 |
| LUCY KAPLANSKY | Red House 92 | Flesh And Bone | ● CD $15.98 |
| 12 tracks, 53 mins, highly recommended I don't listen to too
many "singer/ songwriters" but Lucy Kalplansky is something
special. She's a beautiful singer whose voice really gets under your skin
with its conviction and sincerity. 8 of the songs are originals (written
in conjunction with Richard Litvin) and are intelligent and perceptive
vignettes of real life and some wonderful melodies. All of them are good
highlighted by the jaunty Scorpion, the beautiful If You Could
See, the insightful Still Life and the bitter The Thief.
The covers are beautifully chosen to showcase Lucy's exceptional talent
including Nick Lowe's (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And
Understanding, Richard Thompson's Don't Renege On Our Love and
a lovely version of the traditional Irish song Mary And The Soldier.
Arrangements range from simple acoustic to bluegrass to country to rock
and beautifully complement the vocals. A real talent! (FS) |
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| LUCY KAPLANSKY | Red House 126 | Ten Year Night | ● CD $15.98 |
| New album from this excellent singer & songwriter. Not as
immediately compelling as her previous effort (Flesh & Bone - Red House 92)
it's certainly worth a listen. |
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| LUCY KAPLANSKY | Red House 156 | Every Single Day | ● CD $15.98 |
| Newest from this talented singer/ songwriter is mostly
original songs along with one from Paul Brady and one from Julie Miller. |
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| KIDS OF WIDNEY HIGH | Rounder 8014 | Special Music From Special Kids | ● CD $15.98 |
| CHARLIE & M. L KING | Flying Fish 70536 | Food Phone Gas Lodging | ● CD $15.98 |
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| THE KINGSTON TRIO | Bear Family BCD 16160 | The Guard Years | ● CD $259.98 |
| 10 CD box set with large book. |
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| THE KINGSTON TRIO | Bear Family BCD 16161 | The Stewart Years | ● CD $259.98 |
| 10 CD box set with large book. |
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| THE KINGSTON TRIO | Vanguard VCD 77009 | Live At Newport | ● CD $15.98 |
| SPIDER JOHN KOERNER | Red House 12 | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Been | ● CD $15.98 |
| KOERNER, RAY & GLOVER | Red House 130 | Lots More Blues, Rags & Hollers | ● CD $15.98 |
| Reissue of 1964 album which was a follow-up to their classic
"Blues, Rags & Hollers" album plus five bonus tracks
originally issued on the "The Blues Project" landmark album. |
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| FRED KOLLER | Alcazar 107 | Songs From The Night Before | ● CD $15.98 |
| FRED KOLLER | Alcazar 112 | Where The Fast Lane Ends | ● CD $15.98 |
| LEO KOTTKE | Chrysalis 21852 | Essential Leo Kottke - Special 22 Track Collection | ● CD $11.98 |
| Kottke's voice isn't as bad as he once claimed (like
"geese farts on a muggy day"). It's just not nearly as
interesting to listen to as his guitar. This generous, 22-song compilation
CD contains more than enough guitar picking to delight any Kottke
enthusiast. Trouble is, there's also more than enough singing (I could
swear he's channelling Pat Boone on the country ditty Julie's House).
But let's stick to the guitar--Kottke's 12-string work is exquisite, even
definitive. The four albums from which these cuts were selected were
produced by various studio pros and the consistence and clarity are
pleasant indeed. Kottke's technique is particularly mouth-watering on Airproofing
and the almost Zulu-slide Part Two. A few cuts suffer from
overproduction, but Kottke's irreverence and confidence suffuses all of
them. Even if "essential" is too strong an adjective,
"highly-enjoyable" isn't. (DC) |
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| LEO KOTTKE | Private Music 2025 | Regards From Chuck Pink | ● CD $11.98 |
| This is space age-new age instrumental and synthesizer
music. All the compositionbs are by Kottke and are varied. However, this
is light music and is like a late Twentieth Century equivalent of the
Nineteenth Century "light classical". It ain't deep but it ain't
particularly disturbing either. ( |
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| LEO KOTTKE | Private Music 2050 | My Father's Face | ● CD $11.98 |
| LEO KOTTKE | Private Music 82146 | Standing In My Shoes | ● CD $15.98 |
| 11 tracks, 39 min., recommended The latest from guitar
wizard Kottke is a winner, offering instrumental workouts in a variety of
tempos and moods and a few of his patented, limited-range vocals. Those
vocals do take a bit of getting used to, I suppose, but they work for me.
Program highlights include the title track, a vocal, plus a
sitar-punctuated World Turning, a delightful vocal version of Corrina
Corrina, rather in the same loping spirit as the version that Bob
Dylan did on his first album back in 1961, Cripple Creek, a duet
with none other than Chet Atkins on Twice, Across the Street,
and Don't Call Me Ray. Otherwise: state-of-the-art sound quality, a
sepia-toned photo of the artist on the cover, and liner notes confined to
legalities and minimal production details. (DH) |
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| LEO KOTTKE | Rhino 72585 | The Leo Kottke Anthology | ● CD $29.98 |
| 2 discs, 37 tracks, 125 min., highly recommended A rock
solid look at the 1969-1983 output of this splendid Minnesota acoustic
guitarist and sometime vocalist. Disc one opens with four numbers from his
Takoma debut LP entitled 6- and 12-String Guitar - The Driving
of the Year Nail, Ojo, the original recording of Vaseline
Machine Gun, and Busted Bicycle. Subsequent numbers on disc one
move into Kottke's years with the Capitol label. Highlights include Cripple
Creek, Eight Miles High, Tiny Island, In Christ There
Is No East or West, and his delightful version, vocal and guitar, of
Tom T. Hall's Pamela Brown. Disc two finishes out the Capitol years
with Mona Ray, When Shrimps Learn to Whistle, The
Scarlatti Rip-Off, and Open Country Joy - then covers the
artist's years with the Chrysalis label through such numbers as Buckaroo,
Airproofing, Endless Sleep, Embryonic Journey, Buddy
Holly's Learning the Game, Sleep Walk, and Julie's House,
featuring a particularly fine duet with Emmylou Harris. A fit companion to
the double disc John Fahey retrospective that Rhino put out three years
ago (Return of the Repressed, 71737), and even more proof positive that
the steel stringed, bottle necked guitar can work as a pop music
instrument. (DH) |
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| LEO KOTTKE/ PETER LANG/ JOHN FAHEY | Takoma 6502 | Leo Kottke/ Peter Lang/ John Fahey | ● CD $15.98 |
| 12 tracks, 35 min., recommended The straightforward digital
reissue of the identically-titled 1974 Takoma LP, the last of the great
solo guitar albums put out by this venerable Berkeley, California label.
On it, each of the three artists performs four blues/folk numbers. Kottke
offers up Cripple Creek, Ice Miner, and Anyway. Lang
performs St. Charles Shuffle, When Kings Come Home, and Thoth
Song. And Fahey plays On the Sunny Side of the Ocean, Sunflower
River Blues, and In Christ There Is No East or West. Stellar
and sometimes meandering music, evocative of both an era and a generation,
offered here with original front and back cover art, plus appreciative and
informative 1996 liner notes by Dale Miller. (DH) JOHN FAHEY: In Christ There Is No East Or West/ On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean/ Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade/ Sunflower River Blues/ LEO KOTTKE: Anyway/ Cripple Creek/ Ice Miner/ Red And White/ PETER LANG: As I Lay Sleeping/ St. Charles Shuffle/ Thoth Song/ When Kings Come Home |
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| JOHN KRUTH | Flying Fish 602 | Banshee Mandolin | ● CD $15.98 |
| JIM KWESKIN & THE JUG BAND | Vanguard VCD 13/14 | Greatest Hits! | ● CD $15.98 |
| 24 tracks, 72 min., highly recommended An utterly delightful
collection drawn from the four early to late 60's LPs of this authentic
but irreverent New England folk aggregation. Led by Kweskin the group
featured the stellar talents of Mel Lyman on harmonica; Geoff Muldaur on
guitar, washboard, kazoo, and vocals; Geoff's soon-to-be wife, Maria
D'Amato on fiddle and vocals; Bill Keith on banjo; and Fritz Richmond on
washtub bass and, of course, jug. Featured selections include Jug Band
Music, Somebody Stole My Gal, That's When I'll Come Back to
You, Never Swat a Fly, Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me,
the wonderfully deadpan Ukelele Lady, I'm a Woman, Morning
Blues, Chevrolet, and Blues in the Bottle. Too much fun
not to own. The exact reissue of the identically titled double LP from
1970, sadly with no liner notes at all here. (DH) |
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