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I am really excited to release our first contemporary singer-songwriter collection since 1994. It includes some of my favorite recording artists from the US, Canada, South Africa and Australia and combines the best elements of Putumayo’s successful Acoustic and Café series, which has been sold in most Whole Foods Market stores.
On Acoustic Café, Putumayo features rising young stars and new discoveries. In keeping with our global approach, the artists hail from around the globe. American singers such as Trevor Hall, Justin Townes Earle, Sarah Jarosz, are represented, while Harry Manx (Canada), Gregory Alan Isakov (South Africa) and The Waifs (Australia) are featured as well.
These innovative artists offer a variety of vocal highlights, from the bluesy folk stylings of Brown Bird (“Danger and Dread” — check out this video) to Trevor Hall’s contemporary “The World Keeps Turnin’.” Harry Manx’s cover of Van Morrison’s Crazy Love” and Sarah Jarosz’s rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Ring Them Bells” demonstrate the power of contemporary artists to re-interpret beloved classics in their own styles.
Justin Townes Earle showcases his distinctive dark and raspy vocals with an Americana edge on “One More Night in Brooklyn,” while The Sweet Remains offer beautiful harmonies on “Dance With Me.” Gregory Alan Isakov brings a modern folk sound to “The Stable Song” while Lucy Kaplansky hews to a more traditional folk sensibility on “Manhattan Moon. “ Fences tells a tale of lost love on “From Russia With….” and Jon and Roy offer the uplifting “Any Day Now.” The Waifs from Australia round out the collection with their upbeat energy on “Love Serenade.”
Acoustic Café is available at most Whole Foods Market stores. Do you have a favorite singer-songwriter? Let us know who they are in the comments below for a chance to win an 8-CD set from Putumayo’s Café and Acoustic series. Comment by October 18th for a chance to win. We’ll choose one comment at random to receive the CDs.
I am really excited to release our first contemporary singer-songwriter collection since 1994. It includes some of my favorite recording artists from the US, Canada, South Africa and Australia and combines the best elements of Putumayo’s successful Acoustic and Café series, which has been sold in most Whole Foods Market stores.
On Acoustic Café, Putumayo features rising young stars and new discoveries. In keeping with our global approach, the artists hail from around the globe. American singers such as Trevor Hall, Justin Townes Earle, Sarah Jarosz, are represented, while Harry Manx (Canada), Gregory Alan Isakov (South Africa) and The Waifs (Australia) are featured as well.
These innovative artists offer a variety of vocal highlights, from the bluesy folk stylings of Brown Bird (“Danger and Dread” — check out this video) to Trevor Hall’s contemporary “The World Keeps Turnin’.” Harry Manx’s cover of Van Morrison’s Crazy Love” and Sarah Jarosz’s rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Ring Them Bells” demonstrate the power of contemporary artists to re-interpret beloved classics in their own styles.
Justin Townes Earle showcases his distinctive dark and raspy vocals with an Americana edge on “One More Night in Brooklyn,” while The Sweet Remains offer beautiful harmonies on “Dance With Me.” Gregory Alan Isakov brings a modern folk sound to “The Stable Song” while Lucy Kaplansky hews to a more traditional folk sensibility on “Manhattan Moon. “ Fences tells a tale of lost love on “From Russia With….” and Jon and Roy offer the uplifting “Any Day Now.” The Waifs from Australia round out the collection with their upbeat energy on “Love Serenade.”
Acoustic Café is available at most Whole Foods Market stores. Do you have a favorite singer-songwriter? Let us know who they are in the comments below for a chance to win an 8-CD set from Putumayo’s Café and Acoustic series. Comment by October 18th for a chance to win. We’ll choose one comment at random to receive the CDs.
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It's because of Putamayo that I first learned about Angelique Kidjo, an incredibly talented lyricist and vocalist from Benin. I heard her initially on an sampler CD highlighting musicians from Africa as I volunteered at a local Fair Trade store. It was that one song which launched a collection of her CD's and a bucket dream came to fruition: to see her in concert. She preceeded Santana about 6 years ago at an outdoor concert. The music venue is now defunct, however memories of that evening still live on in my heart. Thank you Putamayo!
10/12/2011 7:20:02 PM CDT
i love putumayo, singer songwriter.....maybe bob dylan, i dont like to pick one. :)
10/12/2011 7:20:29 PM CDT
Bonnie Raitt!
10/12/2011 7:21:30 PM CDT
For Blues/Rock, I LOVE anything by Joe Bonamassa, an incredibly talented guitarist/writer. For pure vocal beauty, I love Alison Krauss.
10/12/2011 7:21:42 PM CDT
I love,love, LOVE French Cafe!
10/12/2011 7:21:57 PM CDT
Peter Gabriel
10/12/2011 7:22:35 PM CDT
I'm old school -- I like Bob Dylan's stuff from the early sixties! If you haven't listened to it recently, it's amazingly fresh and relevant!
10/12/2011 7:23:20 PM CDT
Tuck and Patty, John Denver, Tracy Chapman, Paul Simon, Norah Jones, and Erykah Badu -- How's that for an eclectic mix?! -- Such different styles and yet each one can take me to another place!
10/12/2011 7:23:40 PM CDT
Joni Mitchell still rules.
10/12/2011 7:24:18 PM CDT
Leslie Fish, Ann Mortifee, Hayes Carll, and many others.
10/12/2011 7:24:43 PM CDT
My current favorite singer songwriter is Rose Cousins. She is Canadian, having grown up on Prince Edward Island, in the Maritimes. Her first album, "If You Were For Me" is as close to a perfect collection of songs, perfectly produced and performed, as one could possibly hope for. Well worth a listen.
10/12/2011 7:25:14 PM CDT
I love listening to this music while I am baking- and just about any other time as well!
10/12/2011 7:25:30 PM CDT
Good old Joni Mitchell and Neil Young for stryers! Also Antonio Carlos Jobim. Jesse Colin Young. Good enough for now!
10/12/2011 7:25:59 PM CDT
Billy Joel is my all time favorite!
10/12/2011 7:26:18 PM CDT
If I was going to talk about anybody I wou;d say Enya!! I can always listen to her music and relax.
10/12/2011 7:26:45 PM CDT
I am a big Putumayo fan, so many great artists from all over the world that I wouldn't have had chance to hear otherwise! To choose one of my fav. artists is hard but i have to say Souad Massi is a big favorite with me.
10/12/2011 7:27:34 PM CDT
It's gotta be the original: Mr. Bob Dylan himself!
10/12/2011 7:29:29 PM CDT
Fiona Apple
10/12/2011 7:30:05 PM CDT
Gary Louris and Mark Olson make me feel like I'm a kid at a park.
10/12/2011 7:30:32 PM CDT
My favorite singer/songwriter is hearthrob Benois. He has programs aired on PBS and is a world class artist in the domain of World Music. Benois is a "movement person" and does a great deal for social justice and global peacemaking. Plus he is Lord Sexitude, His Holy Hotness - easy on the eyes and lovely, celestial World Music.
10/12/2011 7:31:27 PM CDT
Love Sarah Jarosz
10/12/2011 7:31:29 PM CDT
I have loved Puntumayo music for years. Looking forward to some new stuff! My favorite singer/songwriter is Michael Ripoll. His guitar playing is incredible. He has Cuban and Italian roots which comes out in his style.
10/12/2011 7:32:28 PM CDT
I've been really enjoying Tracy Chapman's music lately!
10/12/2011 7:33:14 PM CDT
I like Afro-Latin Party by Putumayo Presents.
10/12/2011 7:33:19 PM CDT
Personally, I'm partial to Dan Bern when it comes to Singer/Songwriters. He can swing from biting to hilarously funny to dead serious from one song to the next.
10/12/2011 7:33:51 PM CDT