Tom Paxton & Anne Hills, Under American Skies - 58m 55s

Tracks & Durations

1. There Goes the Mountain	4:04
2. Under American Skies	4:37
3. Follow That Road	5:10
4. Clarissa Jones	4:02
5. Birmingham Sunday	5:32
6. Carry It On	4:04
7. God Bless the Grass	1:50
8. Manzanar	4:56
9. Gettin' Up Early	4:03
10. Well, Well, Well	4:13
11. Pandora's Box	4:27
12. Shadow Crossing the Land	3:31
13. Links In the Chain	4:10
14. And Lovin' You	4:06

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Review

Protest songs were a staple of the early '60s folk movement, and while most of them have been forgotten, the best survived long after the events that inspired them faded from the news. On Under American Skies, Tom Paxton, one of the best songwriters to emerge from the folk revival, and Anne Hills, a younger singer who is carrying on some of the same traditions, revisit some of their favorite topical songs from the '60s and '70s. Hills and Paxton harmonize on a well-chosen collection of songs including Richard Fariña's "Birmingham Sunday," Bob Gibson's "Well Well Well," Malvina Reynolds's "God Bless the Grass," and Kate Wolf's "Links in the Chain." They are backed by guitarist Al Pettaway, an excellent player whose inventive arrangements are a reminder that the music is as important as the message in a topical song. Paxton and Hills help keep the protest-song genre alive by contributing a few new songs of their own, including the title track, which they composed together. Because of the number of older songs here, this CD has a slightly nostalgic feel at times, but the new songs keep it from becoming a wallow in the past. --Michael Simmons

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