Hear the Best New Folk Music with Fresh Cuts Friday
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Willie Nelson’s 153rd album overall, Last Leaf On the Tree, features songs hand-picked by his son & producer Micah. The record is filled with songs by younger generations of songwriters that suited Willie’s voice and personality, including a devastating cover of Beck’s “Lost Cause.”
Due November 15, Butcher Holler is Eilen Jewell’s reissue of her Loretta Lynn tribute album, named for the little Kentucky town where Lynn was raised. Jewell reflects, “The amazing thing about ‘The Pill’ is that it still feels edgy today, nearly 50 years after its original release. Loretta infused it with so much sassy defiance that, even now, when I sing it live and reach the phrase ‘now I’ve got the pill,’ some fans pump their fists while others clutch their pearls. It still strikes a nerve, a testament both to how effective this song is and how little progress we’ve made in this country in terms of reproductive rights.”
Josh Kaufman, “Glow in the Dark Owl”
The Cork-based musician Fionn Regan released one of the most epic debut albums nearly 20 years ago in 2006. Today, a new Regan album is out, O Avalanche. Regan says: “It’s like you’re looking into this world where there’s a depth of field, it’s summer, and you’re floating into and out of it. The songs can come together in the moment, so it’s not a conscious thing, but when I listen to the record it feels like there’s an eternal optimism about it – a kind of upward-feeling energy.”
