2003-10-09
It's easy to say "Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs..." and forget that she had a whole American upbringing prior to that endeavour. On this collection of traditional & contemporary American folk music, Natalie shows off her intellectual muscle and historical interests by trolling documentaries, hymnals and folk anthologies for timeless selections to interpret. The disc appears on her new indie label, Myth America.
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Mercyland
HANA MALHAS
Shapeshift
Various Artists
Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo
SOUTHSSIDE JOHNNY & THE POOR FOOLS
SONGS FROM THE BARN
JOEL ARANT
To Whom it may Behoove
PUTNAM SMITH
We Could Be Beekeepers
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