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This valuable new collection from New West Records is a great opportunity to catch up on what the consummate songwriter has been up to in the new century.
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For infectious high-energy country-bluegrass fun, I haven't heard much lately that can beat The Whiskey Gentry's new CD.
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"The lady of the house speaking." The complete misadventures of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet") are now packaged in one box for American audiences.
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The jazz pianist and composer holds his own amidst Beethoven and Brahms with an inspiring concert piece.
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A new take on the run-up to the Salem witch trials proves a gripping work with echoes of Shakespeare as well as 'The Crucible.'
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Recorded for A&M Records in 2000 but never before released, Griffin's "lost" album finally sees the light of day.
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"The Rite of Spring" descends on Brooklyn in an exciting new context.
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You can feel the raw emotion in these well-crafted songs, and especially in Telisha Williams's voice as she sings songs of experience, but not of innocence.
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