Label: Windham Hill Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Torched, Spring Buds, Fusion of the Five Elements, Promised Land, Phoenix Fire, Dream Beach, Arrowhead, Shell Shock Venus, Ursa Major, Free Swinging Soul, Rough Wind in Oklahoma, Sapphire, Gospel of Mary/The Holy Flame, Java Man, Coda: Free Swinging Soul (live 1994 concert)

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One Guitar, No Vocals

By Leo Kottke

Label: Windham Hill Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Snorkel; Morning Is The Long Way Home; Too Fast; Three/Quarter North; Retrograde; Chamber of Commerce; From

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Michael Hedges: Torched

Read "Torched" reviewed by John W. Patterson

by John W. Patterson
December 1, 2000

Of all of Michael’s fine releases this one, Torched , reaches me in the deepest recesses of my being. I must confess I have sang along, tears in my eyes, sensing the deep loss of Michael now being gone, tragically killed in late 1997 in a car accident. What waste, what loss, and so final. But ...

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Leo Kottke (Private Music 82171: One Guitar, No Vocals

by C. Michael Bailey
April 1, 2000

A Long Way From Takoma. 6- and 12-String Guitar was the auspicious debut of guitarmeister Leo Kottke. On the heels of John Fahey, Peter Lange, and Stefan Grossman, Kottke created his debut masterpiece of acoustic wizardry that served as a template for countless acoustic guitarists after him. In the 25 years between the release of 6- ...

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Tuck & Patti: Paradise Found

by Dave Hughes
March 1, 2000

Tuck and Patti, guitar and vocal duo as well as husband and wife, offer up another helping of positive, optimistic musical brilliance on Paradise Found. I think they found paradise about twenty years ago, when they first began performing together. They both possess considerable chops, always utilized in exquisite taste and in perfect tandem. ...

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Michael Franks: Barefoot on the Beach

by Dave Hughes
March 1, 2000

Michael Franks'Barefoot on the Beachbreaks little new ground - it's another batch of slinky, laidback yet hooky pop-jazz confections with Franks' trademark clever, playful lyrics. (I swear Franks must hold the world record for number of metaphors and euphemisms for lovemaking.) But this is a particularly enjoyable batch - the sunny tunes are particularly ...