Folk

With 'The Summer Before The Storm' Grievous Angels have created an album for our times both universal and personal.

Listen in as an obscure folksinger transforms herself into an internationally beloved artist. Plus, two books about a Beatle's solo years.

This thoughtfully conceived 12-track album ranges through Cohen's catalogue, from his debut in 1967 to the 21st century.

A new box offers a comprehensive look at Fleetwood Mac's middle years. Plus, a tip of the hat to the so-called Father of Country Music.

The veteran folksinger continues his adventurous half-century career with a pair of three-CD sets. Also, an expanded reissue of Al Stewart's '24 Carrots' and a soulful holiday CD.

The Grateful Dead's 'American Beauty' reappears with a bonus concert and a companion release offers outtakes and demos. Plus, Jesse Colin Young and Duke Robillard.

Three reissues feature AM radio hits and obscurities from the late '50s and early '60s. Plus, Steve Forbert revisits one of his best albums and a reissue from the late, great Jimmy LaFave.

A 50th anniversary edition of the Doors' 'Morrison Hotel' includes a remaster of the original album and rough but interesting works in progress. Plus, releases from Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche, Beth Lee, and Sweet Lizzy Project.

An anthology of early American folk, country, blues, and gospel answers an obvious question that no one previously asked. Plus, Bee Gees, Johnny Nicholas, and the Flamin' Groovies.

A book documents the history of an influential 1960s British TV music show. Plus, CDs from Solomon Burke, Sensational Country Blues Wonders, Paul Winter, and Felix Hatfield.