John McCutcheon's love for traditional Appalachian music is apparent on all of his many albums, but Fine Times at Our House, recorded for Jean Ritchie and George Pickow's...
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Let's face it: A lot of the children's music that comes from the United States is appallingly bad. It is annoying and highly sophomoric, not to mention condescending -- it...
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With clever songs, great playing and good vocals, it's just plain enjoyable for big and little people alike. For ages three to eight. ~ Bob Hinkle, All Music...
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These two regular playing partners share an interest in combining the sounds of traditional music with more contemporary lyrics and songwriting styles. They are in fact so...
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Lovers of subdued, traditional acoustic Celtic holiday music will get the most out of this re-released sweetly conceived hammer dulcimer project, which, listeners are...
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The final installment in McCutcheon's Four Seasons series, Springsongs is an intriguing cycle of songs celebrating the season. ~ Jenna Woolford, All Music...
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Sprout Wings and Fly is arguably John McCutcheon's most fully realized album. It is certainly his most innovative and experimental, combining his usual neo-Appalachian...
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John McCutcheon and Tom Chapin represent the absolute best of folk music, with heartfelt harmonies, witty commentaries masquerading as songs, and nimble performances....
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The opening notes of "I Got a Dime," the first song on Bigger Than Yourself, are enough to make you wonder if the right CD was in the jewel box. This is supposed to be a...
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Now available on CD, this recording from 1980 is a pleasant piece of retro-Americana, with McCutcheon proving himself a virtuoso on hammer dulcimer, banjo, fiddle, guitar,...
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John McCutcheon carries on a topical songwriting tradition from Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, whose righteous anger and earnest fervor he often echoes. He seems to have...
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Originally released in 1977, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, McCutcheon's second release, was a groundbreaking recording for hammer dulcimer music. Having established...
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