Brand new releases tonight including Toronto-based quartet New Country Rehab (from the Hog Town district of Toronto so they must be eligible for honorary Arkansas citizenship!); the mellifluous Martyn Wyndham-Read who performed for Little Rock Folk Club in the early 90s; Chicago-born Nashville-domiciled Buddy Mondlock whose latest 13 track CD exemplifies craftsmanship in all departments; a 30 track treasury of banjo music from Smithsonian Folkways featuring long gone and current giants of the genre including Doc Watson, various Seegers, Hobart Smith et al; singer-songwriter and veteran Alison Krauss & Union Station band member Ron Block with a super collection of originals and traditional fare, and superb English folk/jazz singer-songwriter guitarist and clarinetist Chris Flegg whose latest album contains the vocal debut of his new-born daughter Elizabeth!
New Country Rehab - Empty Room Blues - Ghost Of Your Charms - Kelp
Martyn Wyndham-Read w. No Man's Band & Carolyn Robson - Love's Request - Starlit Skies - Wynding Road Music
Buddy Mondlock - A Canary's Song - the memory wall - Sparking Gap
Ola Belle Reed - Foggy Mountain Top - VA: Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways - Smithsonian Folkways
Kevin O'Donnell - Downtowner Motel - Deep Is The Well - Ceolwind Productions
Ron Block - Let There Be Beauty - Walking Song - Rounder Records
Chris Flegg - St. Alban - Gazing At The Stars All Night - chrisflegg.com
New Country Rehab - Home To You - Ghost Of Your Charms - Kelp
Martyn Wyndham-Read w. No Man's Band & Carolyn Robson - Birds Among The Reeds - Starlit Skies - Wynding Road Music
Buddy Mondlock - Central Park - the memory wall - Sparking Gap
Dock Boggs - Bright Sunny South - VA: Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways - Smithsonian Folkways
Kevin O'Donnell - Camp-Farm Road - Deep Is The Well - Ceolwind Productions
Ron Block - Chase Me To The Ocean - Walking Song - Rounder Records
Chris Flegg - I'm Going Home - Gazing At The Stars All Night - chrisflegg.com