2003-10-09
It's easy to say "Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs..." and forget that she had a whole American upbringing prior to that endeavour. On this collection of traditional & contemporary American folk music, Natalie shows off her intellectual muscle and historical interests by trolling documentaries, hymnals and folk anthologies for timeless selections to interpret. The disc appears on her new indie label, Myth America.
Rob Ickes Trey Hensley
The Country Blues
WILLIE NELSON
Lost Highway
AMY SPEACE
Songs For Bright Street
JOHN MCCUTCHEON
This Land: Woodie Guthrie's America
WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS
The Sparrow and the Crow
NEIL YOUNG
FORK IN THE ROAD
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