2010-09-17
I think I've found the godfather of local artist Drew Nelson. Veteran singer-songwriter sings thoughtful, contemplative numbers that hang together thematically - and while Drew helps us understand our own backyards here in Michigan, Smith describes the broad and sometimes desolate expanse of West Texas ("75 Miles of Nothing" is an apt thesis statement). He's performed this entire set on stage with a band and an orchestra, as if it were a long symphony movement. "Sierra Diablo,""Bull by the Horns,""Don't It Go to Show" and "Over My Beating Heart" are the most immediately approachable songs, the easiest to pull out of the intended start-to-finish opus. 09/10 MJVD F-Americana (Texas)Nanci Griffith
Hearts in Mind
Cowboy Junkies
At the End of Paths Taken
LEONARD COHEN
Selections From Live In London
Various Artists
Sail Away-The Songs of Randy Newman
Angie And The Deserters
You
RobinElla
Solace for the Lonely
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