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New Artists, Old Songs: A Holiday in My Inbox (New takes on Joni Mitchell's River; Joel Rakes does Xmas Classics)

Dec 20, 2008, 2:16pm Cover Lay Down
New Artists, Old Songs: A Holiday in My Inbox (New takes on Joni Mitchell's River; Joel Rakes does Xmas Classics) I know, I know. You're sick of the same old Holiday tunes, and the horrible electronic alien bleepings of this year's newly leaked Sufjan Stevens Christmas EP are about as far from folk as it gets. How about something new and honest instead? Here's a short eleventh hour set of freely-released holiday tunes from a few still-smallscale folk artists and singer-songwriters who either reached out to me directly, or came to my attention through fan recommendations. To the best of my knowledge, with the exception of Lex Land's take on anti-holiday folk standard [...]
Artist:Amy Kuney
Title:River (Joni Mitchell cover)
Link Text:Amy Kuney: River
File Name:riverk.mp3
Bitrate:96 kbps
Artist:Joel Rakes
Title:God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Link Text:Joel Rakes: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
File Name:godr.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Joel Rakes
Title:Joy to the World
Link Text:Joel Rakes: Joy to the World
File Name:joyr.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Joel Rakes
Title:O Come All Ye Faithful
Link Text:Joel Rakes: O Come, All Ye Faithful
File Name:ocomer.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Lex Land
Title:River (Joni Mitchell cover)
Link Text:Lex Land: River
File Name:riverl.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
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