ALLISON MOORER

Mockingbird

2008-02-13

Just like her sister, Shelby Lynne, alt-country folksinger Allison Moorer's latest is a set of (mostly) covers, in this case songs by women composers who have inspired her. The title track is Moorer's own; the rest is a virtual WYCE eclectic playlist of artists such as June Carter Cash, Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Ma Rainey, Gillian Welch, Cat Power and, yes, even sister Shelby. Husband Steve Earle lends an instrumental hand and the whole collection is under the watchful eye of Buddy Miller. Hard to find fault with this all-star line-up. Moorer said she purposefully stayed away from the usual folk-writing superstars such as Lucinda and Emmylou and chose the songs that, in her words, "I bring the most to, what my gut wanted to do and my spine knew was right.” Good choices. 02/08 MJVD Folk-Americana

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 03/2008

    THE WRIGHTS
    The Wrights

  • reviewed 06/2011

    IN TALL BUILDINGS
    In Tall Buildings

  • reviewed 02/2011

    BRUCE COCKBURN
    Small Source of Comfort

  • reviewed 05/2004

    Kate Jacobs
    You Call That Dark

  • reviewed 10/2013

    LAST GOOD TOOTH
    Not Without Work and Rest

  • reviewed 03/2014

    GRANT PEEPLES AND THE PEEPLES REPUBLIC
    Punishing The Myth

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.