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Featured Folk Music Releases

Various Artists
The Sucarnochee Revue: Music for the New South Vol. II
Silverwolf Records

If you want the purest taste of roots music happening now in America’s Southland, this is it! Great songs covering all roots styles by eight artists well-known and touring in the Southeast US.


Mississippi Chris Sharp
Voices in the Wind
Silverwolf Records

The second Silverwolf album by the star of the nationally broadcast Sucarnochee Revue radio program! Mississippi Chris Sharp regularly tours the Mississippi/Alabama region. Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mississippi Chris Sharp has been performing for more than 30 years, with musical roots firmly established in bluegrass, old-country blues, and acoustic music. Influence by everyone from Jimmie rodgers to Bill Monroe, Sharp’s music appeals to all those who love roots music.


Chana Rothman
We Can Rise
Oyhoo Records

Chana Rothman brings a fresh approach to the singer-songwriter genre with her earthy vocals, poetic lyrics, unique percussive guitar style, organic beats, and catchy rhythms! What emerged is the genre-bending We Can Rise, featuring her trademark blend of bilingual (Hebrew-English) rhymes and love songs to the subway (“Gates of Justice”). Blending elements from KT Tunstall’s power vocals, Matisyahu’s spiritual reggae, and Jack Johnson’s rhythmic lyricism, Rothman creates an album that showcases powerful messages with a driving rock fusion backbeat. We Can Rise covers topics from youth empowerment to peace in the Middle East. Rothman continues to pack houses at New York’s legendary music clubs, including the Knitting Factory, the Bitter End, and the Mercury Lounge, establishing herself as a powerful presence on the local and national music scene. Mastered by Larry Alexander (Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Diana Ross). Produced, recorded, and mixed by C. Lanzbom (Soulfarm). Features drummer Shawn Pelton (Sheryl Crow, Saturday Night Live Band).


Mississippi Chris Sharp
Sucarnochee Review Presents
Silverwolf

Singer/songwriter and multi–instrumentalist Mississippi Chris Sharp has been performing for more than thirty years, with musical roots firmly established in bluegrass, old–country blues, and acoustic music.


J. White / C. Sharp / B. Gully / J. Shearer / J. Burton Fuller
Ricochet
Silverwolf

The Sucarnochee Revue, a radio program broadcast on dozens of NPR stations across the US, assembles an impressive number of blues, gospel, bluegrass, country, and instrumental artists from the Black Belt region of Mississippi and Alabama.


Angie Miller
Ricochet
Silverwolf

“A wonderful songwriter whose 2003 release Play was recorded live at Sampson’s Lounge in Annapolis … Angie Miller established herself through several songwriters series. Miller’s first album, Ricochet … included a cameo from the guitarist Danny Gatton and leaned toward poetic lyrics intertwined with pop rhythms.” — Washington Post

Crow Johnson
Hearsay
Silverwolf Records

Crow Johnson is a highly sought-after artist on the folk circuit. Praised by other artists from Lucinda Williams to Tom Paxton, Johnson has a southern writer’s voice that embraces everyday characters from her home in Arkansas to the southern tip of India. She travels and performs in concerts and festivals, facilitates songwriting workshops, visits schools, and is a featured speaker at conferences. Her style is a soulful storytelling folk-fusion. Audiences can expect a solo performance to feature her rich expressive voice, guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and a strikingly warm, fun, and vibrant stage presence. Previous CD, Painting Stories ‘Cross the Sky, was very well received.

Pete Seeger
Brothers & Sisters
Discmedia Blau

A 2XCD deluxe boxset recalling the sixty-year career of the folk legend! The first disc is dedicated to Seeger’s solo work, with only the accompaniment of his legendary banjo on some traditional songs. The second disc is a reunion of the bands Seeger was involved in: The Almanac Singers and The Weavers. Pete Seeger’s name has been all over press and radio recently due to Bruce Springsteen’s We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, which resurrects some of the traditional folk tunes Seeger popularized.

The Kingston Trio with Dave Guard
The Kingston Trio with Dave Guard
Silverwolf

A new set from the world's biggest-selling folk group of fifties & sixties, Rare Masters Series features two discs: Kingston Trio Live at The Crazy Horse and Dave Guard – Up & In featuring original (now departed) founder Dave Guard. Through changing times, The Kingston Trio has remained popular for a simple reason – great songs that sound as good today as the first time you heard them! Over forty years after "Tom Dooley" shot to the top of the charts, the trio is still on the road thirty weeks out of the year, bringing back all the great memories and making new ones.

Angie Miller
White Space
Silverwolf

Acoustic folk artist Angie Miller is an accomplished singer/ songwriter who has appeared in concert with Richie Havens,Nils Lofgren,Aimee Mann, and more. White Space, an entirely acoustic recording, features sparse arrangements and introspective lyrics.

Josh White, Jr.
Delicate Balance
Silverwolf

The multi-faceted Josh White, Jr. is a folk/blues/pop/jazz vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor, teacher and social activist. Delicate Balance is his first studio album in many years. Josh White, Jr. became an overnight hit at the age of four after he performed with his legendary father Josh White at America's first integrated nightclub, New York's famed Café Society.

Crow Johnson
Painting Stories 'Cross the Sky
Silverwolf

Praised by Lucinda Williams, Tom Paxton, Ellis Paul, Bob Franke and more, Crow Johnson has a southern writer's voice that embraces the characters in her songs with humor and compassion. Johnson's style is a soulful storytelling folk fusion featuring her rich expressive voice and a strikingly warm, vibrant stage presence. Johnson lives in the deep woods of Arkansas, playing guitar, piano, harmonica, banjo, and creating lyrics that paint their way through complicated melodies. The music is original, a fusion of sounds (country-folk, funky-jazz, bluesy-ballads) that springs from 38 years of songwriting and performance. She often performs in concerts and festivals, facilitates songwriting workshops, visits schools, and is a featured speaker at conferences around the U.S.

Chris Chandler
American Storyteller, Volumes 1 & 2
Silverwolf

Chris Chandler is simply the most exciting act on the folk/festival circuit, and American Storyteller is without a doubt his finest recording to date. Enhanced CD contains several exceptional features including three never-before-released short films!

 

Stan Rogers
From Fresh Water
Fogarty's Cove Music

Many fans consider Stan Rogers the greatest Canadian folksinger ever, and the great loss to folk music due to his passing in a 1983 airline disaster is still felt deeply, even today. He created a powerful collection of songs in his too-short lifetime that still continues to inspire people around the world!

"Every folk collection should contain a selection of Stan Rogers recordings. With assistance from his wonderful musicians, especially his brother Garnet, who adds magic to song after song with his fiddle playing, Stan created some of the finest folk music on record." - Gene Wilburn, author, Northern Journey: A Guide to Canadian Folk Music

J. Burton Fuller & Jacky Jack White
On a Sumter County Porch: Music for Your Southern Soul
Silverwolf Records

Probably the finest back porch album in memory! Features two southeastern legends—J. Burton Fuller & Jacky Jack White. Jacky Jack White has had songs on the charts as a singer-songwriter since 1985. Some of the artists who have recorded his songs include Ray Stevens, Charley Pride, Buddy Jewell, Steve Wariner, Neal McCoy and Mark Lowery. White has received an ASCAP Award for his song "If I Didn't Love You" and a NSAI Award for the #1 southern gospel song "When Men Pray."

The Kingston Trio
All Sides of The Kingston Trio
Silverwolf Records

A stunning two-disc set of The Kingston Trio's best-known material! Includes original leader Bob Shane.

"In the history of popular music, there are a relative handful of performers who have redefined the content of the music at critical points in history: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Benny Goodman, The Beatles, Bob Dylan…people whose music left the landscape, and definition of popular music, altered completely. The Kingston Trio were one such group..." - All Music Guide

Eric Roche
With These Hands
P3 Music

New York-born Eric Roche, one of the world's leading new guitarists, now releases his debut for P3 Music. Produced by award-winning artist and composer Martin Taylor, this album establishes Roche as the finest guitarist of his generation.

With These Hands combines original material with covers such as Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground," Van Halen's "Jump," Seal's "Killer" and the beautiful Miles Davis composition "Blue In Green."

Roche's music crosses folk, roots and acoustic boundaries. Each track makes room for all of the above, at the same time hinting at classical influences.

John Langstaff
The Lark in the Morn
Revels Records

This is the final recording in the John Langstaff Sings archival recording project, originally recorded between 1949 and 1956 at Abbey Road Studios in England. It features Anglo-American folksongs and ballads of great variety and beauty, with arrangements by Cecil Sharp and liner notes by Sir George Martin.

Jacky Jack White
Sentimental Southern Boy
Silverwolf Records

A mellow singer/songwriter, Jacky Jack White has had songs on the charts as a singer/songwriter since 1985. He received an ASCAP Award for Most Played Country Song, "If I Didn't Love You," and a NSAI Award for #1 Southern gospel song "When Men Pray." Sentimental Southern Boy is a return to White's roots.

Josh White, Jr.
Live
Silverwolf Records

This new release from Silverwolf is an amazing live album from Josh White, Jr.—recorded at The Arc, a very well known Detroit venue! Featuring some of White's best-known material, this is Josh White Jr.'s first band album and his first live album in quite some time!

Josh White, Jr. has released a great number of albums over the years, all of which have received rave reviews from press and radio; one recent hit, "House of the Rising Son," was a full-length tribute to his legendary father.

John Langstaff
Nottamun Town
Revels Records

John Langstaff has been a champion of traditional folk music for more than 60 years. Nottamun Town is part of the John Langstaff Sings collection, digitally remastered folk recordings made between 1949 and 1961 that include treasures, rarely heard folksongs, epic ballads and street cries.

"Those who think folk music began with Bob Dylan are in for an education via this re-released late-'50s jewel from master folk singer John Langstaff... Like an ancient oak, these songs and performances have stood the test of time." - Boston Herald

Wendy Bucklew
Wendy Bucklew
Silverwolf Records

A brand-new album of original material from popular folkie Wendy Bucklew! Bucklew's unique guitar style and distinctive vocals have made her a staple in the American folk scene. This self-titled disc is the album that Bucklew fans have been waiting for. She puts a new spin on some of her most-requested songs and also serves up a batch of new tunes. Sometimes stripped down, sometimes dressed up, these tracks form a sound that is undeniably Wendy Bucklew—that soulful voice, that rocking guitar and that rare and wry twist of phrase.

Kerrville Artists
Best of the Kerrville Folk Festival, V.1
Silverwolf Records

Best of Kerrville Vol. 1 features highly popular, well-known singer/songwriters, including some major label artists (Dar Williams, Catie Curtis and more) performing at America's oldest folk festival! The Kerrville Folk Festival is held annually in Kerrville, Texas and features 18 days of performances by more than 100 singer/songwriters and their bands.

This disc also features the impressive talents of Ellis Paul, who weaves intimate, provocative, romantic tales; Cheryl Wheeler, known for her sense of humor as well as her emotionally intense songs; Butch Hancock, who fuses country music's ballad tradition with the visionary poetry of contemporary folk music—and many, many more!

Kerrville Artists
Best of the Kerrville Folk Festival, V.2
Silverwolf Records

Best of Kerrville Vol. 2 features a number of extremely well known folk artists performing some of their best (& most popular) material! Recorded live in Texas at the Kerrville Folk Festival, the granddaddy of American folk festivals.

This disc also features the talents of Jimmy LaFave, who brings a passionate rock & roll energy to his original folk songs; the Austin Lounge Lizards, who blend tradition-steeped Texas folk with a Monty Python-esque humor; Sara Hickman, who wraps perceptive lyrics in whimsical, intricate acoustic folk arrangements—and many, many more!

Odetta
Odetta
Silverwolf Records

Odetta is one of the most famous American folk singers. When she first began singing, she was considered a coloratura soprano. As she matured, she became more of a mezzo-soprano. Her experience singing folk music led her to discover a vocal range that runs all the way from coloratura to baritone!

In 1999, President Bill Clinton presented Odetta with the National Endowment for the Arts' Medal of the Arts, a fitting tribute to one of the great treasures of American music.

Kerrville Artists
Kerrville Highlights
Silverwolf Records

This amazing live disc features well-known singer songwriters performing at the granddaddy of American folk festivals! Includes highly popular folk artists and singer/songwriters Dar Williams, Catie Curtis (pictured on the cover), Caroline Aiken, Tom Russell, Tom Prasada-Rao and more.

Various Artists
The Homeless Project
Silverwolf Records

The Homeless Project features well-known folk artists performing songs about the rampant homelessness problem in American today. The artists on this disc are extremely popular and well-known, both for their music and for their social consciences—particularly musicians such as Ani Difranco and Patty Larkin.

John Langstaff
The Water Is Wide
Revels Records

Seven ballads of extraordinary beauty and seven lovely folk songs, most of which were arranged by Cecil Sharp, founder of the English Country Dance and Song Society.

In the 1950s John Langstaff was an acclaimed baritone who performed throughout Europe and the United States. He also recorded a number of traditional folk songs and ballads for Tradition Records and EMI. Revels Records has digitally re-mastered these classic folk songs for a whole new generation to enjoy.

Langstaff is the founder of Revels, a national non-profit performing arts organization dedicated to the preservation of traditional folk materials from around the world.

The Revels
The Wild Mountain Thyme
Revels Records

34 selections celebrating all things spring!

"Charm, beauty, elegance and exuberance. [Wild Mountain Thyme] robustly reprises many centuries-old songs, tunes and dances rooted in English and Celtic traditions." - Washington Post

The Double
Loose Crochet
54-40 or Fight!

"The Double combine the improvisation of Storm & Stress with the gentle folk sounds of Cat Power. Imagine a frustrated, strung-out folk singer that has given up on the coffee shop scene and decided to jam with a free jazz drummer. The result: an awkwardly beautiful and intoxicating batch of songs that fall apart as soon as they come together." - Lost At Sea

Brian Gladstone
Psychedelic Pholk Psongs
Silverwolf Records

Toronto singer/guitarist Brian Gladstone is an inspired finger-picking guitar player, a colorful performer and a passionate songwriter. A true original who forges his own path in the world of music, Gladstone's first release (1999's Back to the Dirt) led to immediate airplay and international recognition. Now Gladstone is back with the playfully-titled Psychedelic Pholk Psongs—an important new step in the evolution of an exciting career. The result is an organic and spontaneous-sounding collection of nineteen original songs, recorded as simply as possible in Gladstone's eclectic home studio. Psychedelic Pholk Psongs features Gladstone's intricate guitar and banjo work, complemented perfectly by Tony Quarrington on additional guitars. Daisy DeBolt, Ron Korb and Maureen Brown also make significant musical contributions, as does Brian's sister Bonnie Gladstone on harmony vocals.

Brian Gladstone once said that Psychedelic Pholk Psongs is the "only CD which guarantees to restore brain cells lost to cheap 60s drugs." It's an audacious claim, but Brian Gladstone is known for his sense of humour and his optimism. Without a doubt, the honesty and enthusiasm of Psychedelic Pholk Psongs is positively infectious. And Brian Gladstone is a colorful performer making his mark on the world.

Kerrville Artists
Kerrville Folk Festival: The Silverwolf Years - 7 CDs
Silverwolf Records

Seven CDs chock-full of the best Kerrville performances over the years! This set includes Women of Kerrville I & II, 25th Anniversary Album, End of the Century, 1995 Kerrville Highlights, Blues at Kerrville and Texas Songwriters, with performances by such folk luminaries as Ani DiFranco, Eric Taylor, Dar Williams, Catie Curtis, Tom Russell and many, many more!

LeRoy Preston
Country Pedigree
Alcazar Productions

"With his sense of humor, down-and-out songs and wordplay that turned country conventions upside down, LeRoy Preston gave western swing revivalist band Asleep At The Wheel dimensions it has lacked since the '70s. Country Pedigree perfectly conveys Preston's aching, mixed emotions—from spunky, upbeat tunes to some of his saddest ballads...sublime." - Texas Monthly


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