Putumayo Presents: American Folk

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 9, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B0009Y273U
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,072 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pale Moon - Shannon McNally

2. You Don't Make It Easy Babe - Josh Ritter

3. She Don't Like Roses - Christine Kane

4. Don't Look for Me - Jeffery Foucault

5. Pour - Lori McKenna

6. I Had Something - Lucy Kaplansky

7. Shirt - Peter Mulvey

8. Boots of Spanish Leather - Nanci Griffith

9. Rowing Song - Patty Griffin

10. Jubilee - Elizabeth Mitchell

11. Owensboro - Natalie Merchant

12. Judge Not Your Brother [#] - Eric Bibb

Editorial Reviews

VARIOS INTERPRETES AMERICAN FOLK

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every song is nice, December 29, 2005

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Anthony Lee (Petaluma, CA) - See all my reviews
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So often we buy a CD because one or two of the songs capture us, but then find that we play the CD less and less because other songs on the CD don't appeal to us. This has not been the case with this CD. Every song is pleasant to listen to, and overall the CD is a relaxing dip into the world of folk.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating collection, November 9, 2006

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JohnnyC (Alexandria, VA (USA)) - See all my reviews
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I am hoping to add my voice to those encouraging you to buy this cd, and also providing a review to counteract that of the guy below who gave this only 1 star, and then wrote how he liked it! :o)

Seriously, the songs on this album all are different in their own ways, yet work together to form not only a good compilation of individual songs, but a strong album in its own right. If you're like me, you'll find yourself easily listening to the whole thing straight through, not simply picking out random songs here and there. There are some well known artists, such as Patti Griffin and Natalie Merchant, and several lesser known who were a joy to discover.

I smile when I hear "Shirt," a catchy little number I danced with our newborn the first weeks after he came home from the hospital. "Boots of Spanish Leather" is a great cover of the Bob Dylan classic. "She Don't Like Roses" is a more somber number, but a good one. And "Jubilee" is another one good for dancing!

Give this one a try. In addition to some great music, maybe you'll in turn discover one of the premier "world music" labels out there, Putumayo, which has some great compilations of foreign music, but also has enough sense to mine the rich musical landscape of the United States, with this and several other compilations of regional American music among their world catalog.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Smooth Ride in Contemporary Folk, April 8, 2006

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Alex Urban (Northern Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Putumayo Presents: American Folk (Audio CD)

I ran into Putumayo Presents: American Folk while browsing through a CD kiosk; ever since I put those hulky headphones to preview it I've been hooked. With its smooth transitions, the variation of folk artists provides an album which can easily be taken in as a whole. Pick up the CD with the intention to throw it in your computer or player and let the music soak in--take it easy. I really can't say you should preview every artist and decide if you want to grab it or not; it seems its intentions aren't promoting folk artists, but just giving the listener a good time.

This is feel-good music at its best.