Dave Alvin - Great American Music Galaxy - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Music From Honduras, Vol. 1 [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/27/2010

WEST OF THE WEST is Dave Alvin's tribute to the songs and songwriters of California. It's the fourth-generation Californian's latest excursion into the sounds and history of his home state, continuing the high standard he set King of California and Blackjack David.

Grammy winning guitarist, Dave Alvin, put together a band of female musicians and dubbed them the Guilty Women. The Guilty Women include guitar virtusoss Cindy Cashdollar and Nina Gerber, vocalist Christy McWilson, violinists Laurie Lewis and Amy Farris, bassist Sarah Brown and drummer Lisa Pankratz. The group recorded the self-titled album in Austin Texas and it features new songs by various members of the bands as well as cover songs, which include Doris Days InchQue Sera SeraInch.