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The Basement Tapes

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Bob Dylan & the Band

October 25, 1990
"The Basement Tapes" are a necessary piece of music if you desire to have a knowledge of both Dylan's and The Band's careers. Great music and indispensable.

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Never Better (Prairie Home Companion)

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Garrison Keillor

April 02, 2007
Garrison Keillor -- NEVER BETTER -- is very entertaining and keeps you smiling for the entire CD.

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Anthology Of American Folk Music (Edited By Harry Smith)

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Various Artists

August 19, 1997
There are some truly haunting performances here, and some funny ones, and some of everything, really. This stuff is so far deeper and weirder and spookier than any folk I've ever heard. It's the motherlode; Harry Smith wandered around and got these recordings before radio started, and thus we get true folk music, passed down the generations and from that area, or from the motherland of the musicians, with the spirit of the New World.
The vibes are palpable, varied, and intense. Lots of "mistakes", but so much feeling that missed notes only add to the experience.
If you've ever liked any folk music at all, whether Leadbelly, the Seegers, the Carter family, early Dylan, or if you need to know where real country music comes from, this is ... Read More:

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A Windham Hill Christmas

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Various Artists

October 22, 2002
I love Windham Hill but if I cant download it to my iPod then Im moving on.

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A Piece of What You Need

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Teddy Thompson

June 17, 2008
Teddy (and his management) are smart/brave enough to allow you to stream his ENTIRE album from his website. After two listens, I am now buying the CD here on Amazon. I love to reward an artist as willing to let people hear before they buy. Teddy is a great singer, songwriter and player. His music is more uplifting than any drug (although it sounds EVEN BETTER after a few beers). GOOD JOB TEDDY! SEE YOU IN SEATTLE!

Just in case you're wondering why I don't give FIVE stars, there are probably on about a dozen 5-star albums in my book. FOUR stars is still awesome.

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The Awakening

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Melissa Etheridge

September 25, 2007
I picked up a single in England 12 years ago, the album is everything i have been waiting for.

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Breakfast in Bed

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Joan Osborne

May 22, 2007
Joan Osborne has won me over again, this time as the singer of 70's soul covers and the writer of new songs to fall in love with. I strayed over to this looking for a wife gift, I tend to listen to more Jazz and Blues vocalists, yet I found her voice styling and her arrangements tight and complete. I can say proudly that my wife and I sang along with her on her covers of Kiss And Say Goodbye, Midnight Train To Georgia, Sara Smile, Break Up To Make Up and Kiss And Say Goodbye. And other than the overly maudlin Baby Is A Butterfly, Ms Osborne has given us a wonderful makeout album... oops cd.

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Art of Motion

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Andy McKee

January 10, 2006
Found this guy on YouTube originally. Fantastic guitar player, and not just in a novelty kind of way.

Very enjoyable instrumental album.

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Walt Disney Records : Children's Favorite Songs, Vol. 4

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Disney

June 30, 1991
I have 6 of these kiddie CD's in the car and my 19 month old son "sings" along and dances in his seat. He loves them!

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Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Folk
by: Loudon Wainwright III

May 22, 2007
Sometimes it's difficult to rate a genre of music that I don't normally listen to. But be rest assured, the quality of musicianship on Strange Weirdos is unmatched. I heard "You Can't Fail Me Now" on the radio before I even saw Knocked Up. For me, this is the flagship piece in the album. Patrick Warren's subtle string arrangement at the bridge is so gorgeous that I rushed out to buy the cd. Now "gorgeous string arrangement" is a phrase that is oft abused, but you won't make that mistake here: the stateliness of the quartet is the core of that which makes perfect unions.

Though "Ypsilanti" (an instrumental) and Strange Weirdos incorporate the same string quartet and similar arrangements, "You Can't Fail Me Now" is the track when everything - lyrics, music, voice, ... Read More: