Willis, Carper, and Leigh Are the ‘Wonder Women of Country’
Americana/country singer-songwriters Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh team up for the Wonder Women of Country and release their first EP.
Americana/country singer-songwriters Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh team up for the Wonder Women of Country and release their first EP.
Bolis Pupul’s Chinese touches on Western dance beats are enticing. He belongs to both worlds and appreciates the connections and juxtapositions between them.
Canadian roots rocker Jeff Rogers went to Muscle Shoals to record Dream Job. He and his band carve out nine tracks of bluesy piano-centered rock.
The underlying theme of folk artist Tom Rush’s new LP, Gardens Old, Flowers New, is that the greatest pleasure lies in human relationships.
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Folk music’s Willi Carlisle suggestively reminds us of our place in the animal kingdom as we are just critters doing the best we can with Critterland.
Lizzie No knows all things must pass. Halfsies is a beautiful Americana/folk record with the lovely theme of freedom implicit in the lyrics.
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