2007-08-27
The lyrics on this recording are phenomenal, like when you have a really great novel that you can’t put down, you read a paragraph of prose and marvel at its perfection. It’s not the strange esoteric work of the past but a collection of accessible and interesting songwriting. You might read the liner notes about his home and state of mind, which is decidedly happy. Check out the musicians he employs. Bill Frisell and Loudon Wainwright III are two of them. Teresa JeanneJAKE SHIMABUKURO
Gently Weeps
Various Artists
Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo
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I am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey
Nanci Griffith
Hearts in Mind
Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris
All The Roadrunning
KORBY LENKER
King of Hearts
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