Folk Album reviews - Page 7

GenresFolk

Trail of Flowers

Sierra Ferrell

Sierra Ferrell - Trail of Flowers 8.3

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Bluegrass
Country
Folk
Sierra Ferrell makes old musical styles feel unusually easy to enter on Trail of Flowers. Country, folk and bluegrass sit together…

Build Me Up from Bones

Sarah Jarosz

Sarah Jarosz - Build Me Up from Bones 8.6

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Build Me Up from Bones gives Sarah Jarosz room to let the songs lead. She can play impressively, but uses mandolin, guitar and…

The Ash & Clay

The Milk Carton Kids

The Milk Carton Kids - The Ash & Clay 7.9

Album review

Americana
Folk
The Ash & Clay keeps the Milk Carton Kids' music close to its simplest parts. Two acoustic guitars and tightly connected voices…

Toward the Fray

The Infamous Stringdusters

The Infamous Stringdusters - Toward the Fray 8.3

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Toward the Fray connects the liveliness of The Infamous Stringdusters with heavier subjects. The songs concern division, injustice…

American Recordings

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash - American Recordings 8.2

Album review

Americana
Country
Folk
American Recordings puts Johnny Cash's voice in a setting that makes its force difficult to miss. With little more than acoustic…

One Drop of Truth

The Wood Brothers

The Wood Brothers - One Drop of Truth 8.2

Album review

Americana
Blues
Country Rock
Folk
One Drop of Truth finds The Wood Brothers moving comfortably between blues, folk, country and soul. The playing has an easy…

Tomorrow Is My Turn

Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens - Tomorrow Is My Turn 8.4

Album review

Americana
Blues
Country
Folk
Soul
Tomorrow Is My Turn brings together folk, blues, country and gospel through the strength of one voice. Rhiannon Giddens treats…

Jolene

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton - Jolene 7.8

Album review

Country
Folk
Jolene is most convincing when Dolly Parton's clear, expressive singing meets a song with an equally direct emotional purpose. The…

Spider Tales

Jake Blount

Jake Blount - Spider Tales 8.6

Album review

Blues
Folk
Spider Tales shows how much life a small acoustic group can create. Jake Blount alternates vocal pieces with instrumentals in…

Prologue

The Milk Carton Kids

The Milk Carton Kids - Prologue 8.4

Album review

Americana
Folk
Prologue creates a complete folk sound from two voices and two acoustic guitars. The Milk Carton Kids make the smaller setting…

Some Strange Country

Crooked Still

Crooked Still - Some Strange Country 8.5

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Some Strange Country finds Crooked Still handling their strings with even greater care. Cello, banjo, fiddle and double bass can…

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) 9.0

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Folk
Time (The Revelator) makes an expansive record from a small set of instruments. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings use acoustic…

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