Folk Music CDs Due Out in 2009:
The Gourds - Haymaker
Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
February:
Pine Leaf Boys - Homage Au Passe
Ruthie Foster - The Truth According to Ruthie Foster
Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit (self-titled)
Eleni Mandell - Artificial Fire
William Elliot Whitmore - Animals in the Dark
Jeffrey Foucault - Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes
Neil Young - Archives
M. Ward - Hold Time
March:
Buddy & Julie Miller - Written in Chalk
Laura Gibson - Beasts of Seasons
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
Justin Townes Earle - Midnight at the Movies
Sometimes Why - Your Heart is a Glorious Machine
Richard Shindell - Not Far Now
April:
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - A Stranger Here
Sara Watkins (self-titled)
Eilen Jewell - Sea of Tears
Folk and Bluegrass Artists to Watch in 2008:
Folk Festivals to Watch in 2009:
Langerado Music Festival (Miami, FL) - Ryan Adams, Umphrey's McGee, Michael Franti & Spearhead, the Pogues, DeVotchKa, and others.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival (Telluride, CO) - past performers include Jerry Douglas, Emmylou Harris, Ani DiFranco, the Frames, Yonder Mountain String Band, and others.
Kerrville Folk Festival (Kerrville, TX) - past performers include Peter, Paul and Mary, John Gorka, Janis Ian, Eliza Gilkyson, and others.
