I’ve yet to see Jonathon Byrd in concert,  and although I’ve heard past recordings from him,  nothing has really caught my ear until this latest one: Cackalack.  Byrd’s voice ranges from smooth and pretty on Scuppernong to gritty on the bluegrassy Chickenwire.  His falsetto on New Moon Rise reminds me of John Hartford, and I hear echoes of John Prine on Dungarees Overalls.  And backing him up through the album are members of The Creaking Tree String Band: John Showman, Andrew Collins,  Brian Kobayakawa,  and on piano and vocals, Treasa Lavasseur.  Ken Whitley added a bit of resonator guitar, and recorded the session (in Toronto).  The recording happened in one six-hour session,  “no headphones, no listenbacks, no separation, no overdubs.”    You’ll be hearing cuts from this CD starting this weekend,  and it should be available soon on itunes, etc. (and his own website,  I would think!

And listeners did hear a cut from the new CD Cackalack on Saturday December 4th. How could I not play it, as Cackalack is a nickname for my home state, North Carolina! Pretty good music throughout too.

I have collected folk songs cd and i will add this new album to my collection . thanks for the info

And he’s coming to State College for a house concert next week!  Wednesday, December 15.  Jonathan is a great artist both in the studio as his fantastic CDs demonstrate and also in person, weaving the stories behind his songs into his easy-going interactions with his audience.  For more concert details, call 235-1833 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

I like folk music & I have lot of collection of folk music.
But I become bore with this.Now I want new.
So,can anyone tell me nowadays which folk music is best?