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Smiles and tears from country friends reunited.
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Folk collective reaps quirky rewards from genre-crossing.
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Inter-generational summit sets the standard for 21st century blues.
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Old-time stylists make a fiery bid for the spotlight.
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Artful simplicity from the couple in the cottage next door.
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Simple virtues and matchless instinct from a legend at 79.
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Still digging it: this is musical archaeology that’s full of life.
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String band sensations stretch the map a little further.
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A winning celebration of a talent that shouts loud from the past.
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Nanci Griffith: still hard to resist, still a conundrum.
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Nashville songwriter delivers unusual craft in her own fine voice.
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Breezy, polished country pop harmonies from the Canadian pair.
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Classic country virtues all the way from Bristol town.
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An album full of relaxed mastery, as well as grit and charm, from the country veteran.
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Friends reunited for nostalgic celebration; sparks don’t fly.
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Long wait turns up a melancholy marvel.
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Foggy production dulls roots legend’s 2011 Grammy contender.
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New Yorker returns to Nashville for joyous tribute to a country pioneer.
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Early gems in a country legend’s historical lucky-bag.
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A true roots eccentric makes hay with artful production.
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An idiosyncratic history lesson from an old master.
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Respected sideman and songwriter serves up an overcooked banquet.
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Hopes fulfilled by the star of Americana’s new generation.
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Still flummoxed, this is business as usual for the veteran Grammy debutante.
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Polished bedsit balladry fails to shine.
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An intimate eavesdrop on the restless spirit that changed country music.
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Label swansong finds country superstar marking time.
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A transatlantic musical campaign whose eccentric heart makes it hard to resist.
