Fish Records Mailer Issue 19 (Apr/May 2002)

Things are a little different in this catalogue - we have a wonderful guest review of the Jeffrey Foucault disc, and have given two pages (in the printed catalogue) up to a track by track breakdown of the brilliant new Mark Erelli album;but the number of reviews remains the same. Elsewhere, the Dan Bern disc is as good an album as we've ever carried, and will appeal to everyone in one way or another. The range of styles goes from the folky Be Good Tanyas, to the full on album from Jason Ringenberg, stopping off at all points in-between. It's a really strong line-up, and on the back of the quality of the discs in the last catalogue, this is the best start to a year we've had.

Dan Bern - New American Language

A line from track 6, 'Black Tornado' provides a salutary warning to the listener, 'If you judge me tonight, judge me by the songs I write'. Before this disc arrived I had a firm idea of what to expect (although I'd never actually.... full review

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Eliza Gilkyson - Lost and Found

Following on from her previous disc, the critically and commercially successful 'Hard Times in Babylon', comes 'Lost and Found', a new studio album that certainly maintains, and even improves on the high standards set by the previous release.... full review

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Mark Erelli - The Memorial Hall Recordings

Following last years excellent 'Compass and Companion' release, comes 'The Memorial Hall Recordings', an exceptional disc, and all the more impressive as it's from a young artist, only on his third album.
Recorded over 3½ days.... full review

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Nerissa & Katryna Nields - Love and China

Leaving the rest of the excellent folk-pop group The Nields behind for this release, sisters Nerissa and Katryna still have the distinctive vocal traits of the group, but the songs are presented in more acoustic, open, and relaxed manner.... full review

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Jeffrey Foucault - Miles from the Lightning

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Foucault's web site quotes Townes Van Zandt as a musical reference point. One thing is certain; there is a pronounced Texas feel to the seventy plus minutes of music contained here. As much a legend as Townes is.... full review

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The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse

Listening to the debut from this all female Canadian trio is a real treat - it's original and contemporary, yet evocative of music past; and the instrumentation and playing is relaxed, but closer listening reveals superbly constructed.... full review

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Jason Ringenberg - All Over Creation

Widely acknowledged as one of the main pioneers of alt- country, Ringenberg has received for both his albums with the band Jason and the Scorchers, and for his solo work. On this new disc, he's without The Scorchers.... full review

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Tanya Savory - Where We Live

Tanya's previous album, 'Town to Town', was featured in our first ever mailer, and after a long wait the follow up is finally here, and it's an equally strong collection. Her writing and performing is.... full review

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Greg Brown - Milk of the Moon

'Milk of the Moon' is Greg's 16th release on Redhouse Records, and the first for many years not to feature Bo Ramsey (who had other commitments working with Lucinda Williams). The absence of Ramsey has created.... full review

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Various - From Hell to Breakfast

Subtitled 'a taste of Sugar Hill's Texas singer/songwriters', this great album feature 14 songs from 10 different artists from the Sugar Hill label, and attempts to paint a representative picture of the variety of styles.... full review

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The Waifs - Sink or Swim

Although independently released in their native Australia two years ago, they have steadily been making a name for themselves on the festival circuit in the US over the past few years, and this, their third album has now.... full review

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