NEWSLETTER #131
American Folk Music
Tom Paxton -> Various Artists
| TOM PAXTON | Collector's Choice 287 | Ramblin' Boy | ● CD $13.98 |
| 15 tracks, 42 mins, highly recommended Reissue of Tom's
first Elektra album from 1964 - during the golden age of American folk
music. Tom was among the most talented - a fine singer and guitarist and a
brilliant songwriter and this set features three songs that have since
become folk standards - The Last Thing On My Mind, I Can't Help
But Wonder Where I'm Bound and, of course, the beautiful title song.
There are also topical songs, a tribute to Cisco Houston and more. Includes
original cover art and new notes by Richie Unterberger. (FS) |
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| BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE | Vanguard 79750 | Best Of The Vanguard Years | ● CD $15.98 |
| 24 track collection including two previously unissued songs
(Bird On A Wire/ God Bless The Child). Includes Soulful Shade Of
Blue/ Many A Mile/ Rolling Log Blues/ Guess Who I Saw In Paris/ Now That The
Buffalo's Gone/ I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again/ The Vampire/ Winter Boy/
Sometimes When I Get To Thinkin'/ Universal Soldier/ Cod'ine/ Take My hand
For A While/ The Circle Game, etc. |
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| PEGGY SEEGER | Appleseed 1076 | Heading For Home | ● CD $16.98 |
| New album by this folk mainstay is her first all traditional
album in ages. She is joined by her brother Mike, sons Calum & Neil and
daughter Kitty on 13 songs including Heading For Home/ Jackie Rover/ Oma
Wise/ John Riley/ Jenny's Gone Away/ Henry Lee/ Girl Of Constant Sorrow
and others. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Appleseed 1074 | Songs Of The Spanish Civil War | ● CD $16.98 |
| Recordings of 17 songs from the first battleground between
the free world and the forces of fascism. in the late 1930s. It includes
songs written at the time as well as songs based on Spanish Civil War poems.
Features songs in English and Spanish featuring Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger,
Billy Bragg, Laurie Lewis, Uxia Quetzal, Eliseo Parra, Guardabarranco and
others. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Vestapol DVD 13006 | Fingerstyle Guiter: New Dimensions & Explorations Vol 1 | ● CD $23.98 |
| DVD Now on DVD with bonus material featuring performances and
instruction by Leo Kottke, John Fajey, Jorma Kaukonen, John Renbounr, Duck
Baker, Bob Brozman, Martin Carthy & others. |
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