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(Riptone Records, digital Download, CD)

The era of the acoustic singer-songwriter, which began almost 50 years ago with brilliant work by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Malvina Reynolds and Tom Waits, is over. To borrow a phrase from Addison County songwriter Richard Ruane, it ended with thousands of “well-meaning folks with guitars” trying desperately to write something new and different but ending up with lesser versions of the same old thing.... Read more

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(Self-released, CD)

Two Foot Jumpin’, a new CD from Housetop, is chock-full of swingy, up-tempo music. The quartet hails from southern Vermont and northwestern Massachusetts and is fronted by Peter Siegel, a respected dance musician in the vicinities of Greenfield and Northampton. The band is named after Piedmont bluesman Leroy Carr’s jugband classic “Papa’s on the Housetop, Won’t Come Down,” which is included on the disc. ... Read more

(Sweetgrass Music, CD)

On her third recording, Raven, Orange County musician and songwriter Kristina Stykos blends the wild and the gentle, with both rockin’ tunes and the smooth keyboard work and synth imaginings of Philip Aaberg. He’s a veteran of Windham Hill Records, the flagship label of new-age music, whose roster also included such artists as George Winston, Liz Story and label founder/guitarist Will Ackerman.  ... Read more

(Self-released, CD)

Those waiting for a new recording from talented Vermont nightingale and songwriter Patti Casey can finally exhale. After five years, her fifth CD, The Heart of a Waiting Boy, has arrived. And it boasts enough variety and tasteful playing and singing to please anyone, from the dedicated fan to the newbie listener.... Read more

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(Self-released, CD)

On her second album, Burlington songwriter Mary McGinniss follows up her 2005 solo debut, Places in Between, with a series of loving tune poems written for family, friends, lovers and her hometown. Red Tails and the Road also documents McGinniss’ first collaboration with central Vermont recording engineer and multi-instrumentalist Kristina Stykos.... Read more