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Nothing cold here, just love sick honky tonk from Joe & Rose Lee Maphis -- from waltz pattern dusty duo numbers and more from one of the great husband & wife teams in the 50s country racket! The traditional honky tonk style is done wonderfully by these two, and Joe's country guitar licks ...

The enigmatic and rare UK folk psychedelia of Jan Dukes De Gray -- the Sorcerers and Mice And Rats In The Loft LPs -- in a 2CD set with bonus tracks! Sorcerors is wigged out, flute inflected freak folk of the first order, well worth discover! Mice And Rats In The Loft is another gem, and really ...

Some strange and others straight and impassioned, all spare guitar and a vocal tunes from outsider folk genius Michael Hurley -- material recorded between 1965 and 1972. From homespun strummed numbers, to more eccentric freakouts (re: "Big Black Crow"), it's essential Hurley as far as we' ...

A wonderful collection of obscure solo acoustic guitar tunes from the mid 60s up to the dawn of the 80s -- beautiful work from a slew of players we've never heard of -- but we'd put right up there with Fahey and Basho in the way they reach from the back porch to the cosmos with just their fingers ...

A beautiful early 70s debut LP from a then 20-year-old, Halifax reared Catherine Howe -- produced and arranged by US jazz pianist Bobby Scott in a mode that manages to feel lush and opulent while never belying Catherine's warmth, intimacy and maturity -- and quite possibly the best unearthed singer- ...

The 1969 debut studio album from Karen Dalton -- one of the most unique voices of the 60s folk scene, and one of the most emotionally rich, blue & soulful -- a heroine to many artists to come, and one of the (sadly) very few pieces of music she made in a professional studio she made in her ...

Possibly the best-known album from 60s folkie Bonnie Dobson -- a singer/songwriter who had a subtle, but strong influence on the sound of her generation! At one level, the record's something of a comeback for Dobson -- a return to the studio after many years away from it -- reclaiming a few of her ...

The LA Turnaround from Brit folk tunesmith Bert Jansch -- one of the few records he made for Charisma in the mid 70s -- this one fresh from the break up of the seminal Pentangle! The UK folk sound is as noteable in Bert's voice as any other aspecet of this warm, wonderful set -- but there's also ...

Bert Jansch's second mid 70s effort for Charisma, and also the second title that's an ode to Southern Cali from the Scottish born folk singer/guitar player -- and a great one! Although LA turnaround had it's moments of larger instrumentation, Jansch's voice and guitar was a defining characteristic ...

The third Bert Jansch album for Charisma in the early-to-mid 70s -- in more of a laidback, UK folk style than the Cali flavored previous couple of LPs -- and a record that's just as wonderful, and possibly the best of the three! The warmth that made his other work for Charisma so gratifying is ...

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What an endearing record from Chip Taylor -- gruff vocals and heartfelt acoustic arrangements on very well written tunes by Taylor, in some ways reminding us of an east coast Billy Joe Shaver, writing about what he knews and the telling the stories behind them. Taylor's one of those songwriters ...

Rural accented, haunting and wonderful folk material from Jay Bolotin -- a Kentucky bred songwriter and singer who made an impact on some powerful artists in Nashville, and in the country and folk landscape in general, but never really got his due for his own work -- including this wholly excellent ...

A superb second album from modern Brit folk combo Starless & Bible Black -- starry, atmospheric elements that build into insistent, unshakable songs -- fronted beautifully by vocalist Helene Gautier. We were caught of guard by how addictive the melodies are on this album -- and the overall ...

Tammy Wynette's first ever album -- and one of her best! On Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad, Tammy does her fragile, sadness soaked magic on many tunes that had already done the rounds with Ray Price, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens and others -- and makes them all her own -- thanks to her immortal vocal ...

Sandy Bull's third album -- a pair of long pieces that combine the multicultural folk instrumental experimentation -- with Bull playing guitar, bass, bass drum, oud and hand percussion -- rolling in a bit more electric blues on one side, and meandering psychedelic impulses on the other! The album ...

Mystical psyche folk from the Britain -- the self-titled dawn of the 70s set from The Sun Also Rises! The male/female duo of Graham & Anne Hemingway mix the trippy 60s vibes with clattering ancient ones -- with some pretty sweet singing & acoustic guitars, with dulicimer, glockenspiel, ...

Lucinda Williams second album for Folkways -- and the first to feature her own material -- introducing one of the best Americana singer songerwriters of the past few decades! Happy Woman Blues has an apt title, and although there's plenty of heartache in her radiating from her vocal chords and in ...

Johnny first LP collaboration with his soon to be wife June Carter, and it's a nice one! Carryin' On has it's share of sweet, lovely moments shared by the two, but also has a lot more cool 60s oddball touches than one would expect. The couple cover Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" and two Ray ...

Spacey fingerstyle guitar meanderings from Robbie Basho -- a contemporary of John Fahey who helped create the genre of tripped out, open tuning excursions! This album was recorded after Basho's early work for the Takoma label, and it's got a bit less Native American imagery than before -- replaced ...

A folksy trio, but one with a very sophisticated sound -- thanks to some added arrangements from Richard Hewson -- who gives the record a much fuller feel than you might guess from the acoustic image on the cover! Hunter Muskett's a UK trio featuring Chris George, Terry Hiscock, and Doug Morter -- ...

Troubadour folk from the 70s and into the early 80s -- collected from rare privately issued records -- the third set in the Wayfaring Strangers series from Numero! Lonesome Heroes is the male companion set to the equally excellent Ladies Of The Canyon compilation -- and it features a haunting mix ...

What an endearing record from Chip Taylor -- gruff vocals and heartfelt acoustic arrangements on very well written tunes by Taylor, in some ways reminding us of an east coast Billy Joe Shaver, writing about what he knews and the telling the stories behind them. Taylor's one of those songwriters ...

The lone, wonderful album by early 70s UK chanteuse Christine Harwood -- a batch of soulful, sophisticated post folk groove backed by a great group of players -- with wonderfully sultry vocals from Christine and a lightly funky sound! Christine was reportedly a young teenager when these tracks ...

Troubadour folk from the 70s and into the early 80s -- collected from rare privately issued records -- the third set in the Wayfaring Strangers series from Numero! Lonesome Heroes is the male companion set to the equally excellent Ladies Of The Canyon compilation -- and it features a haunting mix ...

The first record from Gary Higgins since the landmark Red Hash in the early 70s -- a tuneful, and pretty wide ranging batch of sounds! Gary's voice is easygoing and resonant, with unfussy acoustic guitar driving a lot of the melodies, adorned with electric guitar, keys and drums for accomaniement, ...

The lone, wonderful album by early 70s UK chanteuse Christine Harwood -- a batch of soulful, sophisticated post folk groove backed by a great group of players -- with wonderfully sultry vocals from Christine and a lightly funky sound! Christine was reportedly a young teenager when these tracks ...

The first-ever release of some incredible funky folk tunes from vocalist Susan Christie -- originally recorded as demos in the years before her work at Columbia Records, and arguably even better than those classic singles! Backings here are by John Hill, who inflects Susan's folksy style with a ...

True & honest old school folk from Frank Fairfield -- traditionals played on the banjo, and done with both the sound and the feel of 40, 50 or 60-year-old field recordings -- and a natural grace that buries any pre-conceived notions we might have had about some youngster in American Anthology ...

There are achingly beautiful, yet undaunted in darkness honky tonk singers, and there's Johnny Paycheck -- the unsung king of country murder ballads and barroom laments -- as well as one of the best and most influential singers ever in the country racket! Nowhere To Run compiles some of the best ...

The best stuff we've ever heard from Tommy Cash -- whose work is as good and better than some of the stuff his superstar older brother cut in the late 60s & early 70s, and if the Man In Black's shadow loomed too large to shuffle out of at the time, now's a great time to give Tommy a listen! ...

Incredible country tunes from the wild outer fringes of late 60s Nashville -- the only album by Dee Mullins -- plus even rarer 45s -- all on CD for the first time ever! Dee has a great voice, carrying a George Jones influence in its delivery, but Dee's voice has a bit less grit and heartbreak in ...

Spare, crackling and soulful folk material from singer and guitarist Niela Miller -- an under acknowledged figure in the 50s & 60s folk & folk rock canon -- whose 1962 acetate of 50s recordings are now issued officially by the lost recordings saviors at Numero! Much of the lore around ...

Folk soul guitar player, singer, songwriter, storyteller and geniune character Abner Jay's brilliant home recordings -- the first release of jos "terrible comedy blues" in far too long -- courtesy of the always deep digging Mississippi label! Abner takes on the topical issues of the days ...

A wonderful collection of obscure solo acoustic guitar tunes from the mid 60s up to the dawn of the 80s -- beautiful work from a slew of players we've never heard of -- but we'd put right up there with Fahey and Basho in the way they reach from the back porch to the cosmos with just their fingers ...

Ultra trippy work from John D Loudermilk cut at the end of the 60s -- possibly some of the strangest and grooviest work to ever come out of producer Chet Atkins' Nashville Sound era -- and loaded with bonus tracks from Loudermilk's earlier 60s efforts for RCA! Open Mind Of John D Loudermilk is a ...

Dreamy British folk songs and balladry, often touched by whimsy, a little bit of madness, or both -- odd tunes done by singers and players from the late 50s through the early 70s -- a scattered, oddball batch of tunes purported to be inspirations for the pagan singalongs in the 70s cult ...

Enigmatic folk rock and soulful bluesy vocals from Karen Dalton -- her legendary lost 1971 album that's credited with inspiring some the most idiosyncratic work by folk rock superstars and contemporary freak folk heroes alike! Karen was a fixture on the 60s NY folk scene -- Dylan even gives her ...

Lost underground folk from Peter Walker -- recorded in 1970, and a wonderful mix of freewheeling, imaginative folk guitar improvisation and other instrumentation, with off kilter sounds on the outer fringes. Walker also does an impressive job of bringing in some hypnotic elements of Eastern folk ...

A pretty wonderful set of new recordings from underappreciated folk blues raga guitarist Max Ochs -- wonderful in the truest definition, stuff that blends disparate styles of acoustic guitar playing and the global musical culture -- kind of a stunner, and an overlooked album from an long overlooked ...

Charlie Louvin gives us the great country gospel soul album we knew he had in him -- the stripped down, spirited Steps To Heaven -- hands down his best gospel oriented work since the legendary Satan Is Real LP from the Louvin Brothers way back in the 50s! Tompkins Square has done a terrific job of ...

Some of the best early heartbreaking country numbers you're likely to hear -- the hugely underappreciated earlier records cut by singer Goldie Hill in the 50s -- work the influenced some of the very best female honky tonk singers of 50s, 60s & 70s -- but Goldie still doesn't get the credit she ...

A couple of nice solo records for Dunhill from Barry McGuire -- 1965's This Precious Time and '66's "This World's Last Private Citizen -- back-to-back on a single CD! This Precious Time is a folk pop gem that features a number of tunes with backing vocals by The Mamas & The Papas -- a ...

Iconic mid 40s recordings of the great Woody Guthrie -- passionate folk & Americana that lit a fire under generations to come -- featuring some of best of his reworked and adapted traditional folk numbers! Woody recorded the material on just a handful of recording dates 1944 -- and it's ...

The most left-of-center collection of cuts from rhinestone studded honky tonk purist Porter Wagoner -- some of the darkest and strangest tunes pulled from his most adventurous RCA LPs! Porter is eternally true to a genuine honky tonk aesthetic -- but his arrangements are never predictable -- ...

Two classic country narrative LPs from the unapologetic showman and honky tonk kingpin Porter Wagoner -- the adultery themed Cold Hard Facts Of Life and the behind bars concept album Soul Of A Convict -- back to back with rare bonus tracks! Cold Hard Facts Of Life is peak Porter, balancing a core ...

A wonderful album from the eternally underrated Hoyt Axton -- whose rich, folksy lead vocals are given some fairly soaring arrangements on tunes that range from topical but not quite protest folk material to some trippier, chemically enhanced narratives! Hoyt's got the kind of easygoing, laconic ...

A pretty amazing album from vocalist Caroline Peyton -- a eclectic set from '77 that manages to cohesively blend pop, country, soul, folk and even a touch of disco-styled funk -- but it all holds together masterfully thanks to credible craftsmanship and especially to Caroline's lovely vocals! ...

A surprising late folk entry in the Elektra Records catalog -- recorded in the early 70s, and with some sublime production from the great Gary Usher! The sound is definitely contemporary folk, as promised in the title -- but there's more of a singer/songwriter sensibility too -- more mature songs ...

What a great collection -- the best single set compilation of laconic honky tonk and laidback western swing we've ever seen for the great Hank Thompson -- spanning decades and record labels for a comprehensive portrait! The earlier material is good natured, laidback, steel accented honky tonk with ...