2006-05-08
The songs of Janove Ottensen's solo album, Francis' Lonely Nights, paint a series of portraits that go far beyond the standard singer/songwriter fare. These stories are complemented by arrangements that take unexpected turns and provide the perfect frame for the pictures the lyrics create. Ottesen hails Byrne, Norway--population 7000.IAN MCLAGAN & THE BUMP BAND
United States
Chris Robinson & the New Earth Mud
This Magnificent Distance
THE HIDERS
Valentine
BEN HARPER
GIVE TILL IT'S GONE
Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell
Hillbilly Voodoo
Young The Giant
Home Of The Stranger
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