Articles tagged "singer-songwriter"

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Meg Hutchinson: Come Up Full

by Quentin B. Huff

[6.Mar.08] :. Three elements of a good listen: delightful acoustic guitar, a luscious voice, and clever songwriting.

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KT Tunstall: Drastic Fantastic

by Mike Schiller

[4.Oct.07] :. KT Tunstall's second full-length studio album is a wonderfully sage effort from an artist suddenly endowed with an audience.

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Ferraby Lionheart: Catch The Brass Ring

by Jason MacNeil

[5.Sep.07] :. Lionheart has definitely nabbed the Brass Ring with this release.

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Wax Mannequin: Orchard & Ire

by Adrien Begrand

[21.Aug.07] :. Ambitious, deliriously unfocused, and nowhere near as self-important and precious as you'd think, Orchard & Ire is nuts enough to work.

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Nedelle: The Locksmith Cometh

by Deanne Sole

[2.Aug.07] :. Nedelle's simple singer-songwriter style invites us to put her in the company of other singer-songwriters who have sung simply.

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Linda McRae: Carve It to the Heart

by Lester Feder

[1.Aug.07] :. Is it still "Americana" when recorded by a Canadian? Singer-songwriter surveys the old-timey side of the traditional music pallet.

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A heart full of stories - happy, sad - in song

by Allen Pierleoni [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[10.Jul.07] :. Whenever the music landscape of the 1960s and `70s is revisited, one name invariably makes the short list of artists who made a difference. That would be Judy Collins, the extraordinary soprano...

 

Don’t call Melissa Ferrick a folkie - she’s a rocker

by Chuck Myers [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[27.Jun.07] :. Extensive touring with few breaks can take a significant physical and mental toll on musicians - especially a solo artist. Just ask singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick. In late 2005, Ferrick...

 

Dan Bern plugs for uncompromising music

by Len Righi [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)]

[23.May.07] :. Although he is known for sharp songs with cutting social and political commentary, Dan Bern can be a very mellow dude. Taking time out during a drive from California to Texas to talk about...

 

Singer-songwriters Teng and Peacock forced to find middle ground

by Len Righi [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)]

[17.Apr.07] :. Since the beginning of the decade, Vienna Teng and Alice Peacock have edged into the national spotlight with albums that reflect the inspiration of singer-songwriters who came of age in the 1970s -...

 

Guy Clark: Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years

by Michael Metivier

[16.Apr.07] :. The experience of a good retrospective is like raiding an older sibling's record collection as a kid, one of the most time-honored entry points for discovering new old music.

 

Todd Snider: Peace, Love and Anarchy

by Andrew Gilstrap

[6.Apr.07] :. Snider gives us a peek into his workshop, and shows us that he puts his songs together with care -- but that he also has a little fun in the process.

 
 
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