Hey all,
Every year I like to look back on some of my favorite releases from the last year.... so, here's the note I just posted to the folkdj list regarding that. These are all great artists that are well worth checking out if you're not familiar with them.
"Hey Everybody,
I couldn't let 2009 slip away completely without mentioning a few of my favorite (mostly independent) new
releases that made frequent appearances on Acoustic Harmony last year. This is in no way meant to be
a "Best Of" list, but rather a list of some releases that for whatever reason really made an impression on
me. These are records and artists that might have been overlooked and ones I would highly recommend
to anyone who appreciates great songwriting and the artistry of musical creation.
Here they are in no particular order:
Robyn Landis - Many Moons
Sue Pyper - Tail Lights In The Rain
Jory Nash - New Blue Day
Lynn Miles - Black Flowers/Vol 1 & 2
Drew Nelson - Dusty Road To Beulah Land
Joe Jencks - Links In A Chain
Cheryl Wheeler - Pointing At The Sun
Vicky Emerson - Long Ride
Johnsmith - Gravity Of Grace
David Mallett - Alright Now
Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd - Faith In Our Love
Bow Thayer - Shooting Arrows At The Moon
Corey Brewster - Buffalo Street
Chuck Suchy - Unraveling Heart
Wyatt Easterling - Where This River Goes
Keith Greeninger & Dayan Kai - Make It Rain
Craig Bickhardt - Brother To The Wind
There were a couple other artists that although they didn't have new releases last year it was then that
I really became aware of their amazing talent. So I wanted to mention them as well:
Tom Pacheco - An incredibly prolific crafter of consistently important political, personal
and fictional songs. Simply an amazing storyteller.
Martyn Joseph - The epitome of a powerful performing singer songwriter. To see him perform live
is everything I love about the singer songwriter folk troubadour tradition who also is an amazing
songwriter.
Monika Nordli - An old songwriter's soul in a young body with an achingly beautiful voice.
There you have it, some of my favorites from incredible artists who helped keep the art of great
folk music alive in 2009. Artists that if I hadn't come across them myself, I would be very appreciative
to discover. The usual disclaimer pertains, I have no financial interests in any of the above mentioned
artists.
All the best on a frosty sub-zero morning from Northern New England!
Mark Michaelis
Host; Acoustic Harmony
WGDR Folk Music Director
www.acoustic-harmony.com
WGDR is community radio for central Vermont broadcasting from Goddard College at: 91.1FM
and online at:
www.wgdr.org"