Scandinavia To San Diego 11-16-10

Kom Till Mej - Gunnar Wiklund - single - Sweden's most popular singer in 1961, had a total of 42 hits on the Swedish charts during his career. Influences included Jim Reeves, Perry Como, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles.

We'll Be Together Again - Andreas Oberg - Six String Evolution - A brilliant version of a heart-wrenching number long associated with Billie Holiday by this Swedish guitar sensation. From this excellent brand new CD.

Shiver Me Timbers - Holly Cole - Collection Vol 1 -  Halifax Nova Scotia native, her music is a blend of jazz, pop, Broadway musical, and classical. Influenced by Nina Simone.

The Last Rose of Summer - John McDermott - The Danny Boy Collection - Irish music from singer now based in Canada.

Will You Call Me When You're Sober - Sofia Talvik - Street of Dreamix - Swedish artist  - Scandinavian twee and youthful exuberance.


 

Patriot Game - Brobdingnagian Bards - Songs of Ireland - The Original Celtic Renaissance music group.

Rainy Day - Marc Brenken Trio - It Could Happen To You - Contemporary jazz from Germany.

Dubrovsky - Boris Grebenshikov - Russian Songwriter - Vivid lyrics, metaphorical language, and soulful melody. A winnning basis for a 30+ year career.

Dream - Maksum - Difficult Age


Rhythm of My Heart - Girsa - self titled - "Girsa" means "young girls" in Gaelic; these eight women play traditional Irish music, based in Pearl River, NY

Emerald and Lime - Brian Eno with John Hopkins and Leo Abrams - Small Craft on a Milk Sea - Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno was born 15 May 1948. Wonderful new release.

Vinkonur - Olof Arnalds - Innundir Skinni -  Another new release from Icelandic singer, part of electronic group Múm  This new solo album, the title translates to "Under The Skin", is all Icelandic folk music, including a duet with Bjork.

Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 - Bob Dylan - The Best of the Original Mono Recordings - From the 15 song sampler; we gave away a copy to a lucky listener, thanks to Legacy.

Spencer The Rover - Cara Dillon - Hill of Thieves - Irish folksinger born 21 July 1975 in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

The Sands of Mexico - The Chieftains/RyCooder - San Patricio - A Ry Cooder original on a very entertaining collaboration.

Ghost - Natasha Borzilova - Balancing Act - Another cut from her great new CD, recently reviewed on our website.

Sonny's Dream - Ron Hynes - Face To The Gale - Sung the way the songwriter does it.

Heavy In Your Arms - Florence and The Machine - Twilight Saga/Eclipse Soundtrack - Will be supporting act for U2 next June in East Lansing, MI and Miami FL

To Be Gone - Anna Ternheim - Halfway To Fivepoints - Another Swedish singer, more in the pop genre.

Waltzing Matilda - Irish Rovers - Party Pack - A Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover".

Two tunes from Tom Pacheco in my little slice of Americana. Besides solo work from NY based singer, Tom also has a Norwegian band consisting of Tom, Lars Ivar Borg, Freddy Holm, Glenn-Vidar Solheim, and Fredrik Viklund.

This Grand Old Land - Tom Pacheco - Railroad Rainbows - A song of hope and patriotism for the good old USA..
Walter - Tom Pacheco - I'll Leave A Light On For You - Walter is a real person, and a Veteran of the Iraq war. But Walter isn't Walter anymore.

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