Guthrie tribute concert out today
"Woody Guthrie at 100! Live at the Kennedy Center" (Sony Legacy) is a CD/DVD of an all-star concert staged in Guthrie's honor held last October in Washington, D.C. Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Judy Collins, Jimmy Lafave, Ani DiFranco, Donovan, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, John Mellencamp, Tom Morello, Old Crow Medicine Show and Lucinda Williams all participate.
Aiofe O'Donovan, is best known for fronting alt.-bluegrass band Crooked Still and singing on "The Goat Rodeo Sessions." She releases her first full-length solo disc, "Fossils," (Yep Roc). The Massachusetts native opts for a more varied sound.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are out with "Southeastern" (Southeastern/Thirty Tigers), the fifth solo disc for the member Drive-By Truckers member. Isbell wrote 12 songs for the new release.
More news for Aoife O'Donovan
- 03/31/23: O'Donovan rises with "Phoenix"
- 03/16/21: O'Donovan goes "Transatlantic"
- 01/22/16: O'Donovan tops releases
- 10/13/15: O'Donovan hopes to find the magic
- 08/21/14: Pikelny, O'Donovan team up for tour
- 03/03/14: O'Donovan sets new tour
CD reviews for Aoife O'Donovan
Whether Aoife O'Donovan has made the decision to leave her day job with Crooked Still remains to be seen, but based on the results of her second solo album, "In The Magic Hour," she'd clearly fare just fine if she opted to pursue her own career full time. It's not like she hasn't spread her wings far afield already; in recent years she's loaned her talents to a diverse array of musicians that includes Ollabelle, Jerry Douglas, Jim Lauderdale, Darol Anger, Sarah ...
Aiofe O'Donovan has been on a roll. As lead singer of the well-regarded alt.-bluegrass band, Crooked Still, O'Donovan helped put the alt. in the bluegrass with her light, sometimes breathy vocals. She also gained attention for singing on two songs on "The Goat Rodeo Sessions." She's now on her own (Crooked Still is on hiatus) for her first full-length disc.
O'Donovan shows she is more that up to the task, starting with Lay My Burden Down, which the Massachusetts ...
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