Chris Gaffney Tribute: The Man of Somebody's Dreams Dave Alvin & Various Artists

A founding member of the Hacienda Brothers and a renowned west coast country-soul singer/songwriter, Chris Gaffney moved people as much with his smile as with his trademark croon. Gaffney passed away in 2008 after a courageous battle with liver cancer and is survived by his family and the litany of musical heroes he called friends and collaborators.

Upon learning of his diagnosis, Chris' close friend and musical...

Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm

This album brings Doug Sahm's family and friends together to share his wonderfully crazy musical journey.  It is a magical, soulful collection of some Sir Doug nuggets.

Tennessee Border: Sonny Burgess with Dave Alvin

This is nothin' short of hot-wired, bluesy rockabilly, as fiery and alive as anything Burgess recorded during his heyday at Sun Records. Dave Alvin is as smoking on the 6-string as he's ever been, and Burgess' weathered vocals are in top form. It's a short record, but a keeper...Billy Davis of the Blasters/Dave Alvin newsletter says this may be his favorite Alvin album of all! Covers include jumping versions of "Old, Old Man" (made famous by Lefty Frizzell) and "Tennessee Border" ...

Tulare Dust: A Songwriter's Tribute to Merle Haggard

A recent inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Merle Haggard is a giant figure in modern American music: singer, bandleader, music historian, social commentator, and perhaps most notably, songwriter. Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute to Merle Haggard is a tribute to Haggard, the songwriter, by a group of some of the best contemporary singer-songwriters in country, folk, and rock music.

Avalon Blues: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt

A Case for Case: The Songs of Peter Case

Peter Case is one of America's most gifted singer-songwriters. For over 30 years-from street singer to soul-punk bandleader to solo acoustic performer--Case has used his songs to crash barriers in popular music. On this 3-disc, 47-song ode to Peter Case you'll hear the energy of the tribute in each of these recordings, which individually and as a whole are, if you will, a "case for Case," an argument for the talent of one of America's most prolific, under-rated, original, and best songwriters. This two-year project ...

Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck

Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf

."..All the contribtions serve as reminders and respectful reinventions of Wolf's impressive musical legacy. In an era of paint by numbers tribute albums, this is a rare effort that demonstrates musically how one writer's genius touched and informed the work of some of her most talented peers." - Dirty Linen

Lonesome, On'ry and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings

"Considering that tribute albums containing any more than one or two tracks worth keeping are rarer than dead legends without a tribute album, the fact that Lonesome, On'ry and Mean holds up from beginning to end seems a minor miracle. Actually, it's just a case of good taste over good marketing: pick artists with an honest-to-god connection (personal or attitude wise) to Waylon Jennings, rather than ones with current chart hits. The only example of the latter you'll find here is Norah Jones, ...

Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited: A Tribute to Mickey Newbury

Mickey Newbury is easily one of the most important songwriters of the late 20th Century, with songs recorded by hundreds of diverse artists including Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Andy Williams, Joan Baez, John Denver, Carol Channing, Kenny Rogers & the First Edition, as well as virtually everyone in the '80s and '90s Nashville Country & Western scene.

Lowe Profile: A Tribute to Nick Lowe

Thirty top-notch artists join forces on this two-disc set to pay tribute to the Jesus Of Cool. The tracks on this collection were recorded exclusively for this release and span Nick Lowe's entire prolific career. Songs touch on his Brinsley Schwarz years, his recordings with Rockpile, and his solo releases, up through and including his last release, The Convincer. The album includes a 16-page booklet with extensive liner notes by executive producer, Walter Clevenger, and an introduction by music critic and author, John Borack.

Highway 61 Revisited Revisited: Tribute to Bob Dylan

One Step Up/Two Steps Back: Songs of Bruce Springsteen

Step RIght Up: A Tribute to Tom Waits

Ernie: Songs of Ernest Noyes Brookings

Gadfly Records is proud to announce the release of "Ernie: The Songs of Ernest Noyes Brookings" -- another installment of the oddball poet's lyrics paired with the music of unique and inventive musicians, including ROBYN HITCHCOCK, DAVE ALVIN, THE FIGGS, and 12 others.

Producer and Duplex Planet auther David Greenberger presents this fifth collection of works of the late poet Brookings...

American Music: The Hightone Records Story

Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg started HighTone Records in 1983. Since that time, the label has gone on to produce over 300 albums in a broad range of roots music styles. This box set contains more than 64 artists, 79 audio tracks; 16 music videos. That's over five hours of music at a bargain price!

The 124-page book, by noted music writer Lee Hildebrand, contains a full page of credits and information about each song plus...

In Their Own Words-Live from the Bottom Line Vol.1

The Folkscene Collection Vol. 1

"A remarkable cross-section of talent captured with superb sound quality and an intimacy that's electrifying." - Minneapolis Star Tribune

The I-10 Chronicles Vol.2

Monsters of Folk

Live from the Hootenanny Vol. 1

A Southern California tradition, the Hootenanny Festival is the nation's preeminent Roots and Rockabilly festival. Held annually over the 4th of July weekend at Southern California's Oak Canyon Ranch, the festival celebrates all arms of the thriving roots lifestyle. Embracing everything from country and blues to punk and rockabilly, the event brings together cool kats, smokin' tunes and red-hot rods. Year after year the Hootenanny has attracted some of rock and roll's best performers, including ...