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Lars Hollmer - Viandra - Cuneiform Records Published on June 26, 2008 The quirky Swedish keyboard and accordion player has penned 16 very eclectic instrumentals with innocent, folk-like and often melancholic moods.


Walter Becker - Circus Money - Mailboat Records Published on May 28, 2008 The lyrics are hip, sardonic and often conjure up a whole special story or scenario with just a few well-chosen phrases.

Love - Forever Changes: Collector’s Edition - Rhino Records Published on May 15, 2008 By focusing on the meat and potatoes of a rock band, the guitar, drums, and bass, the alternate mix makes all the pretty arrangements a beautiful backing for a rock band

Greg Spatz – Fiddler’s Dream – SeaSqwrl Records Published on April 27, 2008 Virtuosic and soulful fiddle and bouzouki renditions of Celtic, folk, and Bluegrass tunes.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder – Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 – Skaggs Family Records Published on April 27, 2008 An energetic and infectiously fun recreation of the beginning of Bluegrass music by one of today’s best Bluegrass bands.

Peter Cooper – Mission Door – Red Beet Records Published on April 26, 2008 A talented singer-songwriter takes a wry and witty look at hardships, relationships, racism, drinking, and baseball.

Les Tisserandes – Traces/ Amorroma/ Zefiro Torna – Homerecords.be Published on April 09, 2008 A jazz/early music/folk music hybrid that will appeal to many people

Ahn Trio - Lullaby for my favorite insomniac - RCA Red Seal Published on April 04, 2008 A new twist on crossover albums

Dame Shirley Bassey - Get the Party Started - Decca Published on April 03, 2008 Her arrangements are great - showcasing her steely voice and powerful delivery.

Fabian Beghin & Didier Laloy, chromatic & diatonic accordion duet - Cryptonique - homerecords.be Jean-Christophe Renault, piano & Didier Laloy, diatonic accordion - Hors-piste - homerecords.be Published on March 17, 2008 Accordions Galore!

Klezmic Zirkus - Vitamine - homerecords Published on March 08, 2008 Another highly original musical stew from the path-breaking Belgian record label - this one in a klezmer bag.

Little Feat – Little Feat – Lowell George, guitar and vocals/ Bill Payne, keyboards and vocals/ Richie Hayward, drums/ Roy Estrada, bass – Mobile Fidelity Published on March 07, 2008 If you’re a huge fan of the band, this disc is absolutely essential listening.

Nat “King” Cole - The Very Thought of You - with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra - Capitol/EMI Collectors’ Choice Published on March 06, 2008 Nat’s second album with Gordon Jenkins and considered their most successful and artistic.

The Doo-Wop Box - "It All Started With Doo-Wop" (9 CDs + one DVD) Time-Life/Rhino Custom Products/Direct Holdings America 2007 Published on February 18, 2008 This impressively exhaustive Time-Life set is assuredly the best way to appreciate the Doo-Wop style.

Santana - Santana - Columbia/Mobile Fidelity Published on January 13, 2008 The gold CD reissue of Santana's very first album actually beats the vinyl sonically

Mighty Squirrel – Mighty Squirrel Published on December 07, 2007 An engaging and elegant sampling of acoustic world music.

David Bowie - David Bowie Box - ISO/Columbia/Legacy (10 CDs) Published on December 06, 2007 Big Box, Small Gifts

A Consommer De Préférence - élevé en plein air - homerecords.be Published on November 30, 2007 Klezmer, circus music, Kurt Weill, gypsy jazz, tango, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and a theater pit band are some of the influences in this wild little aggregation.

Ana Moura: Para Alem Da Saudade – Ana Moura, vocals; Custodio Castelo, Portuguese guitar; Jorge Fernando, guitar; Filipe Larsen, bass – World Village Published on November 29, 2007 Ana Moura and her supporting musicians offer compelling presentations of songs that deal with love and loss, and of course, the sea.

Kitaro - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Vol. 3 - Domo Music Group Published on November 05, 2007 The music creates a rich and resonant flow around soaring semi-electronic melodic lines

Bob Dylan - Dylan - Columbia/Legacy (3 CD set) Published on October 23, 2007 So Who’s This Dylan Guy?

Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele - Hula Girls (soundtrack) - With ensemble & vocalists - Hitchhike Records Published on October 20, 2007 No tourist-type Hawaiian music here - just Jake's amazing ukulele playing and his tuneful score for this Japanese film

Mike Marshall & Darol Anger with Väsen - Adventure Music Published on October 02, 2007 While a few of the numbers grow out of Swedish folk music, they don’t limit themselves to that area.

Global Drum Project - Shout Factory Published on October 01, 2007 Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain and percussion grooves from around the earth

John Sebastian & David Grisman - Satisfied - Acoustic Disc Published on September 24, 2007 Sebastian does most of the vocals, and the tunes are originals, folk, blues, and instrumentals.