Kathy Mattea and band with John Platt

Kathy Mattea - Words and Music - 2008

June 28, 2011|John Platt
Although she made her name in Nashville, Kathy Mattea's roots are planted in the mountains and coal mining territory of West...

Eilen Jewell - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|John Platt
Steady traveling led Idaho native Eilen Jewell to music and to Boston where she continues honing her own brand of rootsy...
Darren DeVivo, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion

Johnny Irion - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
Johnny Irion's traveled a lot of roads through rock, folk, and country, and combined all three in his work with wife and...

Laurence Juber - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
Laurence Juber's first big gig was playing guitar in Wings, and as we celebrate Paul McCartney's birthday, listen in as...

Matt Costa - Words and Music - 2008

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
Sure, Jack Johnson and No Doubt's Tom Dumont are Matt Costa's label head and producer, but there'd be no record to release...

Thomas Dybdahl - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
Thomas Dybdahl has already proven himself a songwriting star in his native Norway, and with the new album 'Science,' is...

Donald Fagen - Words and Music - 2006

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo

Steely Dan's Donald Fagen is back with his third solo CD - 'Morph The Cat' - and chats with Darren DeVivo about completing...

Zap Mama - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston

Influences from Zaire to Belgium and the U.S. find a common place in the music of Zap Mama, and the new album 'Supermoon'...

Viktor Krauss - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
Viktor Krauss has performed beside a range of artists from Lyle Lovett to Carly Simon, but he's composed his own music all...

Back Door Slam - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
As Back Door Slam, guitarist Davy Knowles and his two school pals have been shocking music fans with veteran sounds of...

Joan As Police Woman - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
Brooklyn's Joan Wasser started out as a classical violinist and made the jump to writing her own songs after sharing stages...

James Hunter - Words and Music - 2006

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall

James Hunter has played on street corners and in Van Morrison's band, and his new CD - 'People Gonna Talk' - has R&B fans...

John Wesley Harding (Wesley Stace) - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Vin Scelsa
The new novel 'By, George' finds Wesley Stace returning to his author gig with a ventriloquist dummy in tow, but in a recent...

Kim Richey - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
Pegged as 'country' early on in her career, Kim Richey's spent five albums branching out from the genre where she got her...

Nellie McKay - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall

After two double-discs, New York City's Nellie McKay returns with the 9-song 'Obligatory Villagers.' The CD is released on...

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Tom Waits - Words and Music - 2006

June 28, 2011|Vin Scelsa

Proving he's as prolific as ever, Tom Waits' latest release -- 'Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards' -- is a 3-disc...

Jackie Greene - Words and Music - 2008

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
California singer-songwriter Jackie Greene has been dubbed anything from 'the next Dylan' to 'the Prince of Americana,' but...
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Amy MacDonald - Words and Music - 2008

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
Amy MacDonald isn't the first UK star hoping to be heard in the US, but with a voice this big that shouldn't be a problem...

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