The Music Pages | June 2009


	Cat. No.: 074 3272 Barcode: 00044007432723 Label: Decca DVD Release Date: June			ROYAL DANISH OPERA \| Wagner: Götterdämmerung ARTISTS **Siegfried: Stig Andersen Gunter: Guido Paevatalu Hagen: Peter Klaveness Alberich: Sten Byriel Brünnhilde: Iréne Theorin Gutrune: Ylva Kihlberg Waltraute: Anette Bod Erste Norn: Susanne Resmark Zweite Norn: Hanne Fischer Dritte Norn: Anne Margrethe Dahl Woglinde: Djina Mai-Mai Wellgunde: Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe Flosshilde: Ulla Kudsk Jensen Royal Danish Opera** Michael Schonwandt, conductor TRACK LISTING WAGNER: Götterdämmerung From the celebrated, critically-acclaimed production at the Royal Danish Opera, come to be known as the Copenhagen Ring. First release of one of the most successful Ring Cycles of recent years, which received acclaim from critics across the world: “One Ring cycle I can recommend heartily – musically satisfying, dramatically engaging and full of memorable imagery” (Opera Now) “superbly acted, more than decently sung and executed with a technical bravura that puts recent London stagings to shame” (Sunday Times) Striking, memorable and controversial staging by Kasper Bech Holten. The action, experienced as an extended flashback, presents Wagner’s epic as a family saga from a feminist perspective. The production is visually stunning, disturbing and at times explicit. A must-have release for the collections of all Wagnerians! RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 610 6122 Barcode: 0011661061224 Label: Rounder CD Release Date: June			Alecia Nugent \| Hillbilly Goddess ARTISTS Alecia Nugent, vocalist TRACK LISTING Wreckin' The Train Don't Tell Me Hillbilly Goddess Just Another Alice The Last Greyhound Cryin' All The Way To The Bank Dyin' To Hold Her Again The Nugent Family Band Wishin' Hard The Writing's All Over The Wall Already Home Alecia Nugent has gone from being the toast of Hickory Grove, Louisiana to one of the most celebrated bluegrass & country singers across America's heartland. Hillbilly Goddess delivers on the promise of 2006's A Little Girl--A Big Four-Lane with a confident collection of sassy barnburners and heart-rending ballads, all delivered with intense feeling, gorgeous tone and unbridled exuberance. Featuring stellar support from producer Carl Jackson, duet partner Bradley Walker, J.D. Crowe, members of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Blue Highway, The Dan Tyminski Band and The Infamous Stringdusters, Hillbilly Goddess is a major step forward from one of the great new voices in American music: Alecia Nugent. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 610 6092 Barcode: 0011661060920 Label: Rounder CD Release Date: June			Newfound Road \| Same Old Place ARTISTS NewFound Road TRACK LISTING Try to Be Same Old Place My Shoes Sure Know How to Get Around River of Pain Love Stay Away from Me On the Back Row Brand New Broken Heart Give Me Jesus I Am the Man Thomas Lonesome River Piledriver Full Circle When it comes from NewFound Road, it comes from the soul. You'd be hard pressed to find a bluegrass band that plays and sings with more feeling and heart than this extraordinary ensemble. Same Old Place, NewFound Road's second album for Rounder, is chock full of driving rhythms, haunting ballads and classic bluegrass, all brought into sharp focus by the effortlessly affecting, soulful vocals of Tim Shelton and the instrumental prowess of Junior Williams (banjo), Joe Booher (mandolin) and Randy Barnes (bass) with guests Justin Moses, Brandon Godman and Jim VanCleve. NewFound Road have blossomed into a band who can shake you to your emotional core. Listen to Same Old Place, and believe. – adapted from the notes by Robert K. Oermann RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 610 6352 Barcode: 0011661063525 Label: Rounder CD Release Date: June			DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER \| Lonely Street ARTISTS Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver TRACK LISTING Monroe's Mandolin Lonely Street Ain't A Woman Somebody When She's Gone Big Wind Oh Heart, Look What You've Done The Human Race Call Me Up and I'll Come Callin' On You Yesterday's Songs Down Around Bear Cove Johnny and Sally My Real World of Make Believe When the Last of Our Days Shall Come One of Bluegrass' most honored and revered talents is back with another blue ribbon recording featuring the award winning vocal harmonies and hot picking that has placed Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver at the top of bluegrass radio charts and award shows time and time again. Doyle Lawson is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the Endowment's highest honor granted to traditional and folk artists for career accomplishments. Doyle and his band Quicksilver picked up the International Bluegrass Music Award for best vocal group an unprecedented seven years in a row. His 34th album, Lonely Street proves beyond a doubt that Doyle's artistry is a notch above, his mastery of the genre is with out question and his legacy as one of the genre's most inspiring musicians and band leaders is assured. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 613 2642 Barcode: 0011661326422 Label: Rounder CD Release Date: June			NANCI GRIFFITH \| The Loving Kind ARTISTS Nanci Griffith TRACK LISTING The Loving Kind Money Changes Everything One Of These Days Up Against The Rain Cotton Not Innocent Enough Across America Party Girl Sing Things I Don't Need Still Life Tequila After Midnight Pour Me A Drink The Loving Kind finds Nanci Griffith at the top of her game as a songwriter, interpreter, and singer. Featuring nine songs written by Griffith and her collaborators, and four well-chosen covers, the album takes its place alongside the consistently acclaimed work of this Grammy® Award-winning, genre-defying artist. The songs touch on newsworthy issues as well as matters of the heart, capturing life at its most complex. The Loving Kind marks a triumphant return for one of America's most revered singer-songwriters. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 431 1292 Barcode: 0601143112925 Label: Rounder CD Release Date: June			The Tragically Hip \| We are the Same ARTISTS The Tragically Hip TRACK LISTING Morning Moon Honey, Please The Last Recluse Coffee Girl Now The Struggle Has A Name The Depression Suite The Exact Feeling Queen Of The Furrows Speed River Frozen In My Tracks Love Is A First Country Day The Tragically Hip have crafted a guitar-drenched ode to everyman on their new album, We are the Same. Featuring relaxed tempos and a mix of electric and acoustic arrangements, We are the Same reconciles melancholy, anger, and optimism amid driving guitars and unforgettable melodies, epitomizing what 'Rolling Stone' called The Hip's "boundless ambition in making honest rock & roll." The easygoing, country-inflected opening track, "Morning Moon," follows a man's search for "one little thing to make you feel better" in the course of the day. The infectious "Coffee Girl" reminisces over a "beautiful and disaffected" diner waitress, while the driving, mandolin-tinged "Queen of the Furrows" professes love for a quiet but industrious farmhand. Produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Aerosmith, Motley Crüe), We are the Same is the twelfth studio album from the Canadian quintet. RETURN TO THE TOP