Various Artists - Songs That Saved My Life Vol. 2 (Various Artists) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Christmas is coming and you're not in the right groove yet?Never mind - the reindeers already have it on their Snowyfy playlist - the new #RXMS.With lots of new songs - the elves Trixi and Jordi are already celebrating to Doro's Rock N Roll X-Mas Party, Mrs. Santa is dreaming to Nordlicht by Mystopera, while the Grinch is already having a good drink to Black Christmas by Vlad in Tears.All the other songs by The Sweet, Seraina Telli, The Quill and many more also announce it - and Lee Aaron gets to the heart of the matter It's almost Christmas. Album Tracks 1. Doro - Rock 'N' Roll Christmas Party 2. Drunken Swallows - Früher War Mehr Lametta 3. Mystopera - Nordlicht 4. LIV Kristine - Dejlig Er Jorden 5. Endelig Jul Igen 6. Lionheart - Remembrance, Praying for World Peace 7. Lee Aaron - Almost Christmas 8. Leo Leoni & Friends - Xmas with You 9. Ohio City Singers - Snow Day 10. Seraina Telli - All I Want for Christmas Is You 11. Sweet - Let It Snow 12. The Quill - Winter Time 13. Vlad in Tears - Black Christmas 14. Maerzfeld - Weihnachtsknall 15. Dan Lorenzo - Dan Zig Hates X-Mas 16. Mambo Kurt - White Christmas (Special Romantic Bonus Track)

Released in October 2005, Imaginational Anthem Volume One featured two generations of important acoustic guitarists, from John Fahey and Sandy Bull to Jack Rose and Kaki King. The record received unanimous praise in the press and was featured on NPR's InchWeekend EditionInch. Volume 2 expands and builds on this theme with 70+ more minutes of guitar magic - all previously unreleased on CD in the US. 23-year old UK 12-string upstart James Blackshaw opens the record, while the late master Robbie Basho, a clear influence on Blackshaw's style, closes it. Basho's track is the only live recording by this groundbreaking guitarist ever released. Riches abound on Imaginational Anthem Vol 2, with new recordings by former Takoma roster alumni Peter Lang (who made an album with John Fahey and Leo Kottke), Billy Faier (an original Greenwich Village folkie who's late 50's Riverside records inspired a fellow crack banjo player, Steve Martin) and an archival home recording by Fred Gerlach (a favorite of Jimmy Page). The new breed is well-represented by fascinating figures of today - Smith, Carter, Sparhawk, Kraus, Rose and Blackshaw. Legendary singer/songwriter Michael Chapman, whose first albums for the Harvest tag in the 60's are now seeing the light again, contributes as well. Album Tracks 1. James Blackshaw - River of Heaven 2. Peter Lang - Future Shot at the Rainbow 3. Jose Gonzalez - Suggestions 4. Jesse Sparhawk - Light Cycle/Tetrahedra 5. Michael Chapman - Leaving the Apple 6. Sean Smith - What Blooms in Summer Dies in Winter 7. Fred Gerlach - Devil's Brew 8. Christina Carter - Ascend Mem 9. Jack Rose - Cross the North Fork II 10. Billy Faier - New World Coming 11. Sharron Kraus - Looking for the Hermit's Cave 12. Robbie Basho - Kowaka D'amour

Portland's 'Place to get an Earful' (Willamette Week) offers up it's second collection of stellar tracks recorded live at the unique, intimate venue / recording studio in Portland, Oregon. Mississippi Studios presents shows by artists who would otherwise. Missippi Studios.2005. Album Tracks 1. I'm in Training for You - Stolen Sweets 2. Female Rambling Sailor - John Wesley Harding 3. Flor de Mal - Amelia 4. Taking It All to Tennessee (For Paul)- Vance Gilbert 5. Lonely Spires - Rachel Ries 6. Grandfather's Clock - John McEuen 7. Watercolor Lines - Paula Frazer 8. I Do My Crying at Night - Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem 9. New to You - Moore Brothers 10. Black Men Ski - Stew 11. Red Iguana - California Guitar Trio 12. The Delta Hop - Rose City Kings 13. Some Hearts - Hamell on Trial 14. A Mi Vieja - Juarez Brothers 15. Burn - Fruit 16. Just Enough - Toshi Reagon 17. Swept Away - Jon Dee Graham