CSN: Crosby, Stills & Nash

Atlantic SD-19104

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Presswell Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Shadow Captain (4:32)
A2 See The Changes (2:56)
A3 Carried Away (2:29)
A4 Fair Game (3:30)
A5 Anything At All (3:01)
A6 Cathedral (5:15)
B1 Dark Star (4:43)
B2 Just A Song Before I Go (2:12)
B3 Run From Tears (4:09)
B4 Cold Rain (2:32)
B5 In My Dreams (5:10)
B6 I Give You Give Blind (3:21)
[Credits]
David Crosby (vocals) Stephen Stills (guitar/vocals) Graham Nash (piano/harmonica/vocals) Joe Vitale (organ/flute/drums/percussion) Russ Kunkel (drums/congas) Craig Doege (piano) George Perry (bass) Tim Drummond (bass)
Producer and Recorder: Howard Albert and Ron Albert, Designer: Gary Burden and R. Twerk & Co., Photographer: Joel Bernstein, Engineer: Steve Gursky
[Notes]
CSN featured strong writing from all three members, the last time for seventeen years that the band would compose songs and handle vocals without major assistance from outside sources.Many of Stills' songs on the album echo his marital problems, with "Dark Star" returning to the Latin rhythms he had favored all the way back to his Buffalo Springfield days. Crosby continued the existential probings consistent with much of his past work, and Nash offered both a radio-ready acoustic ballad with "Just a Song Before I Go", and an elaborate set piece re-creating a vision of an LSD experience that he had in Winchester Cathedral with "Cathedral". Many tracks were sweetened with a string section, a first on a CSNY project.

Plainsong: In Search Of Amelia Earhart

Elektra K-42120

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Folk rock
[Tracklist]
A1 For The Second Time (3:48)
A2 Yo Yo Man (2:10)
A3 Louise (3:17)
A4 Call The Tune (5:22)
A5 Diesel On My Tail (2:04)
A6 Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (4:05)
B1 I'll Fly Away (2:03)
B2 True Story Of Amelia Earhart (4:31)
B3 Even The Guiding Light (4:10)
B4 Side Roads (3:28)
B5 Raider (4:30)
[Credits]
Ian Matthews (guitar/vocals) Andy Roberts (guitar/organ/dulcimer/vocals) Dave Richards (guitar/vocals) Martin Jenkins (mandolin/cello/mandola) Bob Ronga (bass/vocals) Dave Mattacks and Timi Donald (drums)
Producer: Sandy Roberton, Liner Notes: Fred Goerner, Photographer: Jeremy Ensor, Design – Seabrook Graves Aslett, Engineer: Jerry Boys
[Notes]
In just under three years, Ian Matthews split from Fairport Convention, went solo, formed Matthews' Southern Comfort - with whom he scored a number one U.K. hit - left the group at the height of its popularity, recorded three more records on his own (only two were released at this time) and in early 1972 started Plainsong, his fourth band in five years. And while his track record led one to believe that Plainsong may be just another short stay, the subsequent album, In Search of Amelia Earhart, proved to be worth the venture. Ian Matthews was of course the obvious draw, but Plainsong seemed to be formed as more of a collective effort, with lead guitarist Andy Roberts, who shares the lead vocal duties, the other focal point in the band. On the other hand, Matthews, whose folk and country-tinged tunes set the tone for the record, is the only member to contribute original material. Included among these is the thematic "True Story of Amelia Earhart," which along with the haunting "For the Second Time," leads a pack of five Matthews compositions that range from good to excellent. Elsewhere, Paul Siebel's heartbreaking "Louise," the dulcimer and harmony driven Appalachian gospel of "I'll Fly Away," and Roberts' readings of the playful "Yo Yo Man," Jim & Jesse's "Diesel on My Tail" and the mournful 1939 tale of "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight" are all highlights. Its title and artwork, along with notes by Charles Goerner on the flight and disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan, gave In Search of Amelia Earhart the feel of a concept album, even though the title is nowhere to be found on the outside jacket and there are only two songs related to the subject contained within. It wasn't really a surprise when a follow-up, though recorded, failed to materialize, with the band parting ways on less than amicable terms, and Matthews going on to record two more records for Elektra. Still, In Search of Amelia Earhart fits nicely alongside the rest of his terrific early-'70's catalogue. (AllMusic Review by Brett Hartenbach)

Red Allen & The Kentuckians: Live And Let Live

Folkways Records FTS-31065

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Doing My Time (5:43)
A2 It's Only The Wind (2:58)
A3 Are You Teasing Me (2:30)
A4 Angel Band (4:09)
A5 Troubles Around My Door (1:48)
A6 Billie In The Low Ground (2:50)
B1 Live And Let Live (2:47)
B2 B.J. And D.J. (3:46)
B3 I'm Confessing (2:57)
B4 Christian Life (2:51)
B5 Home Sweet Home (2:59)
B6 O Don't Love Nobody (2:51)
[Credits]
Red Allen (gitar/vocals) Greg Allen (guitar/banjo/vocals) Ron Mesing (dobro) Harley Allen (guitar) Buddy Griffin (fiddle) Red Butler (mandolin/vocals) Dorsey Harvey Jr. (mandolin) Red Hartley (bass)
Liner Notes: Tom Teepen, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Veteran Bluegrass performer Red Allen (1930–1993) is joined by son Greg and the Kentuckians on this 1979 bluegrass recording. Known for his powerful tenor voice, Red and his son sing harmony on several songs, among them "It's Only the Wind" and "Live and Let Live." Two instrumentals—"Billie in the Lowground" and "Home Sweet Home"—also appear on the recording. Allen was inducted into the IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2005. Cox Newspapers columnist Tom Teepen contributed the liner notes, which include a short biography of Allen and a review of the album, followed by song lyrics.

Bluegrass: Red Allen, Frank Wakefield And The Kentuckians

Folkways Records FA-2408

Label: Folkways Records FA-2408
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Little Maggie (3:11)
A2 Somebody Loves You Darlig (2:27)
A3 New Camptown Races (2:32)
A4 Are You Afraid To Die (2:41)
A5 Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (2:57)
A6 Are You Washed In The Blood (2:47)
B1 Deep Elem Blues (2:31)
B2 Ground Hog (2:03)
B3 The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake (3:21)
B4 Catnip (1:48)
B5 I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail (2:15)
B6 Shake Hands With Mother Again (2:42)
[Credits]
Red Allen (guitar/vocals) Frank Wakefield (mandolin/vocals) Pete Roberts (banjo/vocals) Bill Keith (banjo/vocals) Tom Morgan (bass/vocals) Fred Weisz (bass)
Producers: David Grisman and Peter K. Siegel, Designer: Nancy Grilikhes and Julian Winston
[Notes]
Allen and Wakefield's music ranges from strictly traditional songs like "Little Maggie" to pieces introduced by Bill Monroe to sacred material, all with their hallmark close harmonies and tight instrumental backing. Like Monroe and Roscoe Holcomb, Allen's voice embodies the "high lonesome" sound.

Aretha Franklin featuring Keith Richards and Whoopi Goldberg - Jumpin' Jack Flash

Aretha Franklin: Jumpin' Jack Flash

In 1986, the song's title was used for the Whoopi Goldberg film Jumpin' Jack Flash. In addition to the Rolling Stones' version of the song, the film features Aretha Franklin's cover version for which Ronnie Wood and Richards played guitar, but Franklin played piano. This version is characterised by influences from the popular black music scene. Both the Rolling Stones' and Franklin's versions are on the film's original soundtrack recording.

Joan Baez: Fare Thee Well Tour - Live in Olympia Paris

Live @Paris Olympia on June 13, 2018

Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Setlist]
01 Don't Think Twice (Bob Dylan)
02 God Is God (Stephen F. Earle)
03 Farewell Angelina (Bob Dylan)
04 Whistle Down The Wind (Tom Waits - Kathleen Brennan)
05 Silver Blade (Josh Ritter)
06 It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
07 Deportee (Woody Guthrie - Martin Hoffman)
08 L'Auvergnat (Georges Brassens)
09 Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez)
10 Me And Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson - Fred Foster)
11 The Times They Are A Changin' (Bob Dylan)
12 The President Sang Amazing Grace (Zoe Mulford)
13 Joe Hill (Earl Robinson - Alfred Hayes)
14 Seven Curses (Bob Dylan)
15 The House Of The Rising Sun (Woody Guthrie - Traditional)
16 Darlin' Corey (Traditional)
17 Gracias A La Vida (Violeta Parra)
18 Imagine (John Lennon)
19 The Boxer (Paul Simon)
20 Here's To You (Joan Baez - Ennio Morricone)
[Cresdits]
Joan Baez (guitar/vocals) Dirk Powell (fiddle/banjo/mandolin/guitar/accordion/keyboards) Gabriel Harris (percussion) Grace Stumberg (vocals)
Tour manager: Blair Woods, Sound engineer: Jason Reboin
[Notes]
Joan Baez also gave ten concerts at the Paris Olympics on their "Fare Thee Well Tou" tour in June 2018. Together with her fans, the folk icon reviews six decades of music. A unique, emotional evening. For Joan Baez music and social engagement belong together. The singer is one of the outstanding figures of the counterculture: she sang in Woodstock, raised her voice against the Vietnam War, demonstrated alongside Martin Luther King and denounced dictatorships all over the world. Concerns for which the American woman is as passionate today as in the 1960s. In early 2018 Joan Baez brought out a new album to the delight of her fans: "Whistle Down the Wind". Ten years earlier she had recorded on "Day After Tomorrow" songs by Tom Waits, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Josh Ritter and others. At the Olympia, her new songs and her famous hits and compositions by Bob Dylan are on the program. New, old and cover versions - what more could you want on a farewell tour? GOOD-BYE, JOAN

Pete Seeger: American Folk, Game & Activity Songs

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45056

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 25 Jan 2000
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Bought Me a Cat (3:14
02 The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn) (2:18)
03 The Train is A-Coming (3:09)
04 This Old Man (2:38)
05 Froggie Went A-Courtin' (4:25)
06 Jim Along Josie (2:07)
07 There Was an Old Man and He Was Mad (1:46)
08 Clap Your Hands (3:01)
09 She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain (1:56)
10 All Around the Kitchen (2:04)
11 Billy Barlow (2:38)
12 I Know a Little Girl (2:21)
13 I Want to Be a Farmer (2:50)
14 Skip to My Lou (3:35)
15 Candy Gal (5:02)
16 Ring Around the Rosy / Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush / London Bridge (1:01)
17 Shoo Fly (1:48)
18 Liza Jane (1:49)
19 Pig in the Parlor (2:32)
20 New River Train (2:56)
21 Yankee Doodle (1:47)
22 Jolly is the Miller (4:15)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/vocals)
Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Galen Lawson, Mastering Engineer: Charlie Pilzer
[Notes]
Kick off your shoes, tap your feet, and clap your hands along with Pete Seeger, whose contagious performances have introduced generations of children to the richness of traditional American music. Accompanied by his banjo, Pete Seeger presents 22 songs for young children that the whole family will enjoy. Extensive notes include lyrics and some instructions for dance. Especially for children 3 to 7. 59 minutes. Originally released as "American Folk Songs for Children." Winner of the 2001 Early Childhood News' Director's Choice Award Winner of the Parents' Choice 2000 Audio Classic Award.