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Carolann Ames
So Long Abilene

Given how the current glut of Americana artists has devalued the field to sub-prime mortgage crisis levels, to come across one that restores your faith in the genre is some kind of miracle.…

Steve Reid Ensemble
Daxaar

Steve Reid refers to the tunes on Daxaar as “just regular groovy, happy music.” While they’re most definitely “groovy” and “happy,” it’s unfortunate that adventurous, invigoratingly funky…

The Callen Sisters
The Callen Sisters

The lissome Sisters Callen—Jessa, on harp; Beth, guitar; both harmonizing instinctively as only siblings can—have earned comparisons to Tori Amos and Fiona Apple, which is fine, for in…