2007-08-27
The lyrics on this recording are phenomenal, like when you have a really great novel that you can’t put down, you read a paragraph of prose and marvel at its perfection. It’s not the strange esoteric work of the past but a collection of accessible and interesting songwriting. You might read the liner notes about his home and state of mind, which is decidedly happy. Check out the musicians he employs. Bill Frisell and Loudon Wainwright III are two of them. Teresa JeanneHazel Ra
The Shadows
JOY IKE
All or Nothing
Dar Williams
The Beauty of the Rain
HARLEM PARLOR MUSIC CLUB
SALT OF THE EARTH
THE LANSING UNIONIZED VAUDEVILLE SPECTACLE
Extra! Extra!
Lyal Strickland
Balanced on Barbed Wire
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