Steven Stone revisits two fine releases from 2001. Alison Brown’s Replay and the Country Gentlemen The Complete Vanguard Recordings should be in your library.

Here’s Steven Stone’s second bi-monthly set of exclusive capsule reviews for Audiophile Review of new and soon-to-be-released albums. You’ll notice links to each artists’ page to make it easier for you to explore their music

Some folks might argue as to whether banjo or guitar are the quintessential American instrument. But no one can argue that Doc Watson isn’t one of the most innovative steel-string guitar players to ever hold an instrument.

Most “Tribute” anthologies don’t live up to the hype. But This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark is what a tribute album should be; full of personal interpretations of an artist’s work by his contemporaries. Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, Vince Gill, Jerry Jeff Walker, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, and even Willie Nelson add their own special sauce to many of Clark’s best songs.

When and how do you listen to music? Steven Stone looks at why and how many humans use music, and why how you listen may determine what you get out of it. Multi-tasking may be the next wave in human productivity, but it’s not conducive serious musical listening…

Johnny Cash. Few musicians have had as much influence on country, roots, and acoustic music as Johnny Cash. Unfortunately during his long career Cash recorded and released as many awful albums as good ones. Love, God and Murder has both.

Packing for Rocky Mountain Audiofest? Don’t forget to bring music. Here’s what Steven Stone is bringing to the big show…