2007-03-23
Ry Cooder’s parable of “radical imagination.” The album details the life, rambles and education of “Buddy Red Cat.” Cooder brings guests to the table like Mike Seeger, his brother Pete, Roland White, Van Dyke Parks, Paddy Moloney, Flaco Jiminez, Sefon Harris, Joachim Cooder, and others. Each of 17 songs, most originals, are accompanied with a drawing from Vincent Valdez and a story/vignette written by Ry Cooder.
GRANT PEEPLES AND THE PEEPLES REPUBLIC
Punishing The Myth
WILD PONIES
THINGS THAT USED TO SHINE
David Francey
The Waking Hour
Avett Brothers
Emotionalism
FIONN REGAN
The End Of History
Vance Gilbert
Unfamiliar Moon
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