IndexAmericana

DONAVON FRANKENREITER

"RECYCLED RECIPES"

LOST HIGHWAY B0009818-02

Produced, Performed, Engineered, Mixed
and Recorded by Matt Grundy and Donavon
Frankenreiter

LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND

"IT'S NOT BIG IT'S LARGE"

CURB/LOST HIGHWAY B0008966-02

Produced by Billy Williams and Lyle Lovett

1. Waiting On The Night
2. Here You Are
3. River Of Sand
4. Who Knows
5. All The Way From Italy
6. Su Prabhat
7. Shinin' In The Dark
8. When I Was In Love With You
9. I Don't Want To Lose You
10. Lonesome Side Of Town
11. Travel On
12. Mucky The Duck

1. Stick
2. Teaspoon
3. Ounces
4. Drops
5. Chopped
6. Cups

1. Tickle Toe
2. I Will Rise Up/Ain't No More Cane
3. All Downhill
4. Don't Cry A Tear
5. South Texas Girl
6. This Traveling Around
7. Up In Indiana
8. The Alley Song
9. No Big Deal
10. Make It Happy
11. Ain't No More Cane
12. Up In Indiana - Acoustic

NOT BIG...NOT LARGE...BUT HUGE!!!
IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE LYLE BACK.
i HOPE THERE IS A DVD AND A PBS
SPECIAL TO FOLLOW THIS. THIS IS
DEFINITELY MY ALBUM OF THE
MONTH!!!!

RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS

"FOLLOW THE LIGHTS"

LOST HIGHWAY B0010177-02

Produced by James Candiloro

RYAN BINGHAM

"MESCALITO"

LOST HIGHWAY B0009396-02

Produced by Marc Ford
Additional Production and Recording by
Anthony Arvizu

MARY GAUTHIER

"BETWEEN DAYLIGHT AND DARK"

LOST HIGHWAY B0008965-02

Produced by Joe Henry

1. Follow The Lights
2. My Love For You Is Real
3. Blue Hotel
4. Down In A Hole
5. This Is It (Cardinals Version)
6. If I Am A Stranger (Live Studio Recording)
7. Dear Jon (Live Studio Recording)

1. Southside of Heaven
2. The Other Side
3. Bread and Water
4. Don't Wait for Me
5. Boracho Station
6. Sunshine
7. Ghost of Travelin' Jones
8. Hard Times
9. Dollar a Day
10. Take it Easy Mama
11. Long Way from Georgia
12. Ever Wonder Why
13. Sunrise
14. For What it's Worth

1. Snakebit
2. Can't Find The Way
3. Between The Daylight and The Dark
4. Last of the Hobo Kings
5. Before You Leave
6. Please
7. Same Road
8. I Ain't Leaving
9. Soft Place To Land
10. Thanksgiving

EAGLES

"LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN"

EAGLES RECORDING CO. 98268-4500-2

Produced by The Eagles
Co_Producers: Steuart Smith, Richard E.W.
Davis, ScottF. Crago and Bill Szymczyk

ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON
KRAUSS

"RAISING SAND"

ROUNDER 11661-9075-2

Produced by T. Bone Burnett

LISA O'KANE

"IT DON'T HURT"

NEW LIGHT NLE910052

Produced by Edward Tree

DISC ONE:
1. No More Walks In The Wood
2. How Long
3. Busy Being Fabulous
4. What Do I Do With My Heart
5. Guilty Of The Crime
6. I Don't Want To Hear Any More
7. Waiting In The Weeds
8. No More Cloudy Days
9. Fast Company
10. Do Something
11. You Are Not Alone
DISC TWO:
1. Long Road Out Of Eden
2. I Dreamed There Was No War
3. Somebody
4. Frail Grasp On The Big Picture
5. Last Good Time In Town
6. I Love To Watch A Woman Dance
7. Business As Usual
8. Center Of The Universe
9. It's Your World Now

1. Rich Woman
2. Killing The Blues
3. Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
4. Polly Come Home
5. Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
6. Through The Morning, Through The Night
7. Please Read The Letter
8. Trampled Rose
9. Fortune Teller
10. Stick With Me Baby
11. Nothin'
12. Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson
13. Your Long Journey

1. Ain't Done Nothin'
2. Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
3. Give Me This Night
4. Misery And Happiness
5. I'm Done
6. It Don't Hurt
7. Got The Car Running
8. Uninvited Guests
9. Pay For My Sins
10. Paper Thin
11. Remember This

It's very interesting that almost the only
Country music played at the CMA Awards
was from the Eagles! It is indicative that
Country music has lost sight and track of its
roots. It's not accidental that an album only
on sale at Walmarts topped both the Pop
and Country charts. It would be nice if radio,
record company bosses and other artists
actually learned something from this
release. It is such a pleasure not to have my
head beaten up by Country which is actually
really heavy metal.

I am a sucker for these unusual pairings.
Take Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris.
This produced a masterpiece of a CD in "All
The Roadrunning." So therefore putting the
legendary Robert Plant, lead singer of,
among other things, Led Zeppelin and
Bluegrass star, Alison Krauss has all the
potential possible. However, as a longtime
critic of T. Bone Burnett's production skills, I
was uncertain of the result. This CD took me
three listens before I came to grips with it. I
am still critical of T. Bone's production;
especially vocal production which is at times
sloppy, the talents of Robert and Alison are
such as overcome any production negatives.
The material runs the gamut from rock to
Celtic with all stops in between. This may not
be a masterpiece but is bound to get a
Grammy nod. A hearty congratulations for the
cover photography from Pamela Springsteen.
It is perfect.

I make no bones about it, I like Lisa O'Kane!!
In an era of mediocrity, she stands out. She
is a first rate writer, a good singer and this
CD is very well produced. In fact this CD
reminded me of that equally talented Suzy
Bogguss and there lies the problem. We live
in times of increasing irrelevancy and asI
said earlier, mediocrity. Can Lisa turn the
tide? Me hopes so!! With the redoubtable
publicist Martha Moore behind her and a
producer in Edward Tree who actually knows
how to produce, Lisa is a name to watch. By
the way, nice touch having Albert Lee playing
on the lead off cut.

MARK KNOPFLER AND EMMYLOU HARRIS

'REAL LIVE ROADRUNNING"

WARNER BROS./NONESUCH 44417-2

CD Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Guy
Fletcher
DVD Directed by Martyn Atkins
Produced by James Pluta
Executive Producer: John Beug

WALTER HYATT

'SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS,
VOLUME ONE"

KING TEARS MUSIC KTM WHCD1

Executive Producer: Heidi Hyatt
Project Manager: David Dorris
Recorded, Produced ad Mixed by Jordan
Chassan, Rick Plant, Jim Hole, Michael
Killen, Nick Sparks, Greg Motycka and
Roger Nichols.

THE BELLEVILLE OUTFIT

"WANDERIN'"

NO LABEL OR CAT #

Produced by John Rees, Bil VornDick and
The Belleville Outfit

CD:
1. Right Now
2. Red Staggerwing
3. Red Dirt Girl
4. Done With Bonaparte
5. Romeo And Juliet
6. All That Matters (Bonus Track)
7. This Is Us
8. All The Roadrunning
9. Boulder To Birmingham
10. Speedway At Nazareth
11. So Far Away
12. Our Shangri-La
13. If This Is Goodbye
14. Why Worry

DVD:
1. Right Now
2. Red Staggerwing
3. Red Dirt Girl
4. I Dug Up A Diamond
5. Born To Run
6. Done With Bonaparte
7. Romeo And Juliet
8. Song For Sonny Liston
9. Belle Starr
10. This Is Us
11. All The Roadrunning
12. Boulder To Birmingham
13. Speedway To Nazareth
14. So Far Away
15. Our Shangri-La
16. If This Is Goodbye
17. Why Worry

1. Motor City Man
2. Sheik Of ShBoom
3. When We're Alone
4. Deeper Than Love
5. Going To New Orleans
6. The Standoff
7. Reach For Me
8. Rollin' My Blues
9. Lonely In Love
10. Foolin' Round
11. Babes In The Woods
12. I'll Come Knocking

1. Somebody Like You
2. Caroline
3. Wanderin'
4. Wonder Why
5. Don't Take It For Granted
6. Ease My Mind
7. Houston Town
8. It's A Good Day
9. Been Here Before
10. Warm Summer's Evening
11. Tell Her For Me When I'm Gone
12. Too Fall To Fall

I loved their "All The Roadrunning" and this
live version is even better. The chemistry
between Mark and Emmylou shines
through as does the undiluted talent. One of
the Top Three CDs released this year. The
added DVD would make it gold dust on it's
own. If this isn't a Grammy winner then
NARAS should pack up their bags and go
home!!! Just for the record.....at what
venues was it recorded?
THIS IS MY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

One of my sadnesses in life is not having
met Walter Hyatt. When he died in the
notorious crash of the ValuJet in the Florida
Everglades, we lost arguably the single
most talented individual in
Country/Americana. This first volume of
material that he had ready for his next
album in 1996 now sees the light thanks to
his wife Heidi and a bunch of musician
friends. Musicians that include Billy Block,
Byron House, Pete Huttlinger, Jerry
Douglas, Carrie Rodriguez, Dan Dugmore,
Jim Hoke as well as the Jordanaires,
Riders In The Sky, David Ball and Allison
Moorer.

This is a CD that exposes as trash what is
currently passing itself off as Country
music. I would recommend that every label
artist and I mean all, listen to this CD and
learn. It is a bit like returning to the well. It
should be required listening for every would
be songwriter and should be required
listening for every record label and
publishing company executive!!!

Well produced but takes a couple of
listenings before you get into it and then it
is sublime.

GLADYS HARDY

"I LOVE JESUS, BUT I DRINK A LITTLE"

WARNER BROS./JACK 348092-2

Executive Producer: Scott Hardy & Hardy
Har Har Productions
Producers: J.P. Williams, Peter Strickland
& Ken Madson

RUSS BARENBERG

"WHEN AT LAST"

COMPASS 7 4459 2

Produced by Russ Barenberg

CAROLINE HERRING

"LANTANA"

SIGNATURE SOUNDS SIG 2010

Produced by Rick Brotherton and Caroline
Herring

1. Welcome
2. Ellen Calls Gladys
3. Get Off My Case
4. Delter
5. Little Monday
6. Stolen Baby Jesus
7. Señor Moments
8. We're Here
9. Boogie
10. Grace
11. Dead Possum
12. Winter Olympics
13. On Hold
14. WWGD
15. Bill In Nashville
16. Denny On The Job
17. Sweet Tea Rights
18. Awareness
19. Eatin' Healthy
20. Loop D'Loop (Part One)
21. Loop D'Loop (Part Two)
22. Somethin' Fishy
23. Family Tree
24. Till We Meet Again

1. Little Monk
2. Fat Mountain
3. When At Last
4. The Pleasant Beggar
5. The Man In The Hat
6. On Milo's Back
7. A Dream For Sophie
8. Redbird In The Willow/The Lakes
9. Jump Back Barley
10. The Drummers Of England
11. Aux Marches Du Palais (On The Steps Of
The Palace)

1. Stone Cold World
2. Lay My Burden Down
3. Paper Gown
4. Heartbreak Down
5. Midnight On The Water
6. States Of Grace
7. All The Pretty Little Horses
8. Fair And Tender Ladies
9. Lover Girl
10. Songs For Fay

This is so funny. Nana reminds me of
Jonathan Winters. I love it. This is going to
live in my car to brighten me up on those
days I feel down.

Featuring the talents of Dennis Crouch,
Ruthie Dornfeld, Jerry Douglas, Stuart
Duncan, Viktor Krauss, Kenny Malone and
Jeremiah McLane, this CD by guitar and
mandolin virtuoso starts off with Grammy
nominated "Little Monk." This is Russ's first
solo effort in over 18 years. It is a work of
pure brilliance.

Caroline's voice belies her youthful looks.
There is something "old" in her singing that
is very reminiscent of Hazel Dickens. This
reminded me so much of my folk music days
back in the late 1960s. I would recommend it
to anyone enjoys the folk music of that period.

KANE WELCH KAPLIN

"KANE WELCH KAPLIN"

DEAD RECKONING/COMPASS 7 4464 2

Produced by Kane Welch Kaplin

THE WAYBACKS

"LOADED"

COMPASS 7 4474 2

Produced by Byron House

DAVID WILCOX

"AIRSTREAM"

NO LABEL NO CAT #

Produced by David Wilcox

1. Ain't Gonna Do It
2. I Wish I Had That Mandolin
3. Red Light Blinking
4. That's What I've Got
5. Last Lost Highway
6. Zagnut
7. Callin' You
8. Highland Mary
9. Dark Boogie #7
10. No One Told Me
11. 12 Chimes
12. What Are They Doin' In Heaven Today?

1. City Boy
2. Nice To Be Alone
3. The River
4. Good Enough
5. Loaded
6. Savannah
7. Conjugal Visit
8. Tired Of Being Right
9. Lowdown
10. Beyond The Northwest Passage
11. Black Cat
12. Russell County Gorge

1. Right On Time
2. Forever Now
3. Perfect Storm
4. Three Brothers
5. Plain View
6. The Reason
7. Reaper Sweepstakes
8. Falling For It
9. To Love
10. Little White Lie
11. This Old Car
12. Never Change
13. No Telling Where
14. The Crossings

I admit it. I am a big KWK fan. To anyone not
aware of the trio, let me introduce the trio.
Keiran Kan was one half of The O'Kanes who
had a lot of success in the late 80s. Kevin
Welch has written more hits than most folks
have had hot dinners and Fats Kaplin is one
of the most talented multi-instrumentalists in
popular music. If you like Mark Knopfler then
you are a KWK fan without knowing it. This is
a great CD.

Produced by my good friend, legendary
bassists, Byron House, this is a combination
of a lot of different musical genres. Guest
musicians include Sam Bush, Cindy
Cashdollar, Erick Jaskowiak, Fats Kaplin,
The Greencards, The Infamous
Stringdusters and Reese Wynans. I plan to
spend more time with this CD before the final
review is posted.

Back in my Folk music days in the late 60's, it
was not unusual to have album releases
where the singer was accompanied by his
own guitar and nothing more. Listening to
David Wilcox is like going back in time. It is
also scary because just as back in the 60's
there is a sense of danger in his music. Oh
yes, I like it, I like it a lot but just as
performers like Al Stewart, Davy Graham and
Bert Jansch took you on voyages into the
unknown so there is that feeling in David's
music.

JOE ELY & JOEL GUZMAN

"LIVE CACTUS!"

RACK 'EM RER CD 003

Produced by Lance Webb for Rack 'Em
Records
Co-Produced by Sharon Ely
Recorded Live at the Cactus Cafe, Austin,
TX.

HAYES CARLL

"TROUBLE IN MIND"

LOST HIGHWAY B0010452-02

Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Brad
Jones

KIMMIE RHODES

"WALLS FALL DOWN"

SUNBIRD SBD 0015

Produced by Kimmie & Gabe Rhodes

1. Up On The Ridge
2. Slow You Down
3. Because Of The Wind
4. All Just To Get To You
5. Miss Bonnie And Mr. Clyde
6. Letter To Laredo
7. Where Is My Love
8. Ranches And Rivers
9. All That You Need
10. Winds Gonna Blow You Away
11. Maybe Shall Find Me
12. I'm A Thousand Miles From Home
13. White Freightliner Blues
(Guest Vocalist: Ryan Bingham)

1. Drunken Poet's Dream
2. It's A Shame
3. Girl Downtown
4. Bad Liver And A Broken Heart
5. Beaumont
6. I Got A Gig
7. Faulkner Street
8. Wild As A Turkey
9. Don't Let Me Fall
10. A Lover Like You
11. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
12. Knockin' Over Whiskeys
13. Willing To Love Again
14. She Left Me For Jesus

1. Walls Fall Down
2. If I Needed You
3. Sex & Gasoline
4. Beautiful
5. I've Been Loved By You
6. All In All
7. Make The Morning Shine
8. The Fool On The Hill
9. Your Majesty
10. Shining Like A Sun
11. There's A Storm Coming
12. Last Seven Seconds

There are certain singer/songwriters who
achieve cult status without troubling the
charts. These include Lyle Lovett, Guy Clark,
Robert Earl Keen and Joe Ely. There will
always be a place for these performers
because certain elements of the listening
public want quality and soul searching that
Joe etc. provide. On this live CD, Joe is
partnered by accordionist Joel Guzzman and
his numerous fans around the world will lap
it up.

Oh wow!!!! This is the one. List it under
Americana but this is one of the best Country
CDs in ages. Hayes is reminiscent of Guy
Clark, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt but yet
remains his own man. Brad Jones'
production is impeccable. With the likes of
Pat Buchanan, Brad Jones, Al Perkins, Fats
Kaplan, Thad Cockrell and Will Kimbrough in
support this is without doubt my ALBUM OF
THE MONTH. I can't wait to see Hayes at the
Americana festival.

I have been a Kimmie Rhodes admirer for
many years. We live in an age of instant
gratification and fast food and Kimmie's
latest CD is like fine wine; it needs to be
savored. This is not cheap throwaway plonk
but Mouton Cadet vintage wine. I am about to
embark on listen #2 and will continue this
review when I have imbibed more.

JAMES McMURTRY

"JUST US KIDS"

LIGHTNING ROD LRR-95022

Produced by James McMurtry
Co-Produced by Daren Hess, Stuart Sullivan
and Ronnie Johnson

SHELBY LYNNE

"JUST A LITTLE LOVIN'"

LOST HIGHWAY B0009789-02

Produced by Phil Ramone

ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS

"MOMOFUKU"

LOST HIGHWAY B0011109-02

Produced by Elvis Costello & Jason Lader

1. Bayou Tortous
2. Just Us Kids
3. God Bless America (Pat MacDonald Must
Die)
4. Cheney's Toy
5. Freeway View
6. Hurricane Party
7. Ruby And Carlos
8. Brief Intermission
9. Fire Line Road
10. The Governor
11. Ruins Of The Realm
12. You'd A'Thought (Leonard Cohen Must
Die)

1. Just A Little Lovin'
2. Anyone Who Had A Heart
3. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
4. I Only Want To Be With You
5. The Look Of Love
6. Breakfast In Bed
7. Willie And Laura Mae Jones
8. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
9. Pretend
10. How Can I Be Sure

1. No Hiding Place
2. American Gangster Time
3. Turpentine
4. Harry Worth
5. Drum & Bone
6. Flutter & Wow
7. Stella Hurt
8. Mr. Feathers
9. My Three Sons
10. Song With Rose
11. Pardon Me Madam, My Name Is Eve
12. Go Away

As the son of author and politician,
Larry McMurtry, James proves that the
acorns don't fall far from the tree.
"Cheney's Tree" totally nails James'
political and social leanings. Musically,
it is a take no prisoners affair. If you
are looking for a wimpy outing then
walk on. Not for everyone but James is
in that tradition that started with the
Folk Protest songs of the 60's, went
onto the 70's Outlaw movement and
has challenged our social conscience
since.

If I had heard this tribute to Dusty
Springfield without having heard the
original, I would have quite liked it but
unfortunately it is a pale cover of
Dusty. One listen to "Live In Memphis"
makes this recording redundant. The
best tribute to Dusty is to listen to that
recording. Shelby would have done
herself a greater favor by recording a
CD of her own material. She
abandoned Country music and she
should abandon this type of project.

Elvis Costello is in many ways similar to
Willie Nelson. He is eclectic and each
CD he releases is like a reinvention.
This CD is no different and what is
more there is no homogeneousness
one song to another. of particular
interest is "Pardon Me Madam, My
Name Is Eve" the lyrics of which were
co-penned by Loretta Lynn.

VAN MORRISON

"KEEP IT SIMPLE"

LOST HIGHWAY B0010658-02

Produced by Van Morrison for Exile
Productions Ltd.

TOMCAT COURTNEY

"DOWNSVILLE BLUES"

BLUE WITCH 105

Produced by Bob Corritore
Executive Producer: Dale Baich

1. How Can A Poor Boy?
2. School Of Hard Knocks
3. That's Entrainment
4. Don't Go To Nightclubs Anymore
5. Love Come Back
6. Keep It Simple
7. End Of The Land
8. Song Of Home
9. No Thing
10. Soul
11. Behind The Ritual

1. Cook My Breakfast
2. Four Wheel Drive
3. Wolf That Howls
4. Shake It Up Baby
5. I Wonder
6. Downsville
7. I'm So Glad
8. Disaster Blues
9. Meet Me In The Bottom
10. Cryin' Won't Help You
11. Bottle It Up And Go
12. Railroad Avenue

I have been very critical of Van's last
CDs but with this soulful release, he is
back on form as a singer, writer and
producer. I noticed some interesting
pickers including Sarah Jory, the
legendary Mick Green, Garaint
Watkins, Crawford Bell and Cindy
Cashdollar. Van also wades in with
some tasty piano and sax and some
interesting ukelele. This is vintage Van
Morrison and will be listed as one of
his classic CDs.

A great no nonsense Blue CD. Lots of
great slide guitar and blues harp; the
latter courtesy of producer, Bob
Corritore. Based in San Diego, Tomcat
is possibly the closest connection to
the Texas Country Blues tradition. If
you love the Blues, then get this CD!!!