The Library CD Shelf
Just Like in the Movies
Southern Halo
Southern Halo Music
$TBA www.southernhalo.net
Just Like in the Movies is the latest music album by the talented trio of s
isters Southern Halo; all three are youthful masters of blended harmony, vi
brant country, and soul-stirring blues. A joy to experience, Just Like in t
he Movies provides an immersive, rapturous experience, and is also highly r
ecommended as a memorable gift to connoisseurs. Highly recommended. The tra
cks are "Southern Halo", "My Girls & Me", "Notice Me", "I Think Too Much",
"Tom Girl", "Anything is Possible", "Not Today", "Missing Mississippi", "Fa
mous", "Gettin' Back Up", "Hey Boy", "Coming Home", "It's Always Been You",
and "Just Like in the Movies (Revised)".
Time Not Forgotten
Rhonda Mackert
Privately Published
$TBA www.rhondamackert.com
Time Not Forgotten is an original solo piano album by the talented Rhonda M
ackert, inspired by some of her most cherished memories. Serene and rapturo
us, Time Not Forgotten soothes the spirit and awakens the imagination with
its masterful stylings. Highly recommended, especially for connoisseurs of
the genre. The tracks are "Dancing Through My Memories", "Walking Among Gia
nts", "Time Not Forgotten", "Molokini", "Monsoon", "White Cliffs", "Spring
on Grayrock Mountain", "Chasing Fireflies", "Healing Places', "Dreaming of
Sedona", "Skipping Stones", and "Free Floating".
Alive Inside The Tank
Mysteries of the Night
Silver Wave Records
$TBA www.tanksounds.org
Alive Inside the Tank is an album created in The Tank Center for Sonic Arts
, an extraordinary sound chamber fashioned from an abandoned empty steel wa
ter tank on a hill overlooking the town of Rangely, Colorado. Alive Inside
The Tank is the first full-length album recorded in the Tank to be released
on an established record label (Silver Wave Records). The extraordinary re
verberation enriches the improvisational flute, percussion, vocalizations,
and hand drums of Mysteries of the Night. Wondrous, alluring, and sensation
al, Alive Inside The Tank is highly recommended especially for personal and
public library music collections. The tracks are "To The Earth", "The Prom
ise", "Mysteries of the Night", "The Space Between", "Thunder Cloud", "Unde
r The Sea", "To The Sky", "My Love is Here", "Coconino", "To The Stars (for
Tito)", "Clockwork", "Pulsing Within", "Twin Flames", "To the Creator (for
Trane)", and "In the Morning".
Listen
Nitish Kulkarni
Privately Published
www.nitishkulkarni.com
$9.99 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com
The second album by Nitish Kulkarni (pronounced nuh-teesh kul-car-nee), Lis
ten embodies world fusion, incorporating traditional ethnic instruments aro
und the globe as well as modern synthesizers and electric guitar. Musicians
and singers from multiple different nations lend their talents to the orig
inal compositions; the result is a vibrant, eclectic creation, enthusiastic
ally recommended for connoisseurs of the genre and public library music col
lections. The tracks are "Call to Action", "Mapmaker", "Listen: Mbira", "Wh
en I Go", "All Around You", "Listen: Oud", "Speak To Me", "Wordless", "Sens
e of Touch", "Listen: ERHU", "In Another Life", "Listen: Theorbo", "Remembe
r When", and "The Day Before Tomorrow".
Oliver the Crow
Oliver the Crow
Privately Published
$15.00 CD / $10.00 digital oliverthecrow.com
Oliver the Crow is the self-titled debut album of the brilliant, Nashville-
based duo Oliver the Crow (cellist Kaitlyn Raitz and fiddler Ben Plotnick).
Drawing upon their experience as classically trained performers, their lov
e of folk music, and the inspiration of nature (the album was created in th
ree days in a remote, solar-powered cabin in Vermont), Oliver the Crow is a
n extraordinary, multifaceted soundscape, highly recommended. The tracks ar
e "Sailing with the Tid", "Bury Me Beneath the Willow", "Ashes of a Day Gon
e By", "Grace", "As the Crow Flies", "Sam River", "Glass", "Samson", "45",
and "Bear in a Den".
Something Higher
Leftover Salmon
Privately Published
$15.00 www.leftoversalmon.com
Something Higher is a new album by Leftover Salmon, showcasing their unique
brand of New Orleans-meets-Appalachian-bluegrass. Fresh, dynamic, and quin
tessentially American, Something Higher is a joy for connoisseurs. The trac
ks are "Places", "Show Me Something Higher", "Southern Belle", "Analog", "H
ouse of Cards", "Evermore", "Astral Traveler", "Foreign Fields", "Game of T
horns", "Let in a Little Light", "Winter's Gone", and "Burdened Heart".
Tahdig
Mitra Sumara
Privately Published
$TBA www.mitrasumara.com
Mitra Sumara, the one and only Farsi Funk group to be found in New York Cit
y, presents their debut full-length album Tahdig. Here is vivacious Persian
pop and funk music, the type that was sharply curtailed by the Iranian Rev
olution. An exuberant, pulse-pounding interpretation of hits by Iran's most
beloved singers including Googoosh, Soli, and Leila Forouhar, Tahdig is a
"must" for international music collections. The tracks are "Bemoon ta Bemoo
nam", "Helelyos", "Shahre Paiz", "Miravi", "Mosem-e Gol", "Gol bi Goldoon",
"Donya vafa nadare", "Manoto", "Hamparvaz", and "Kofriam".
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