Essential Americana - The Sound of Spit 'N' PolishVarious ArtistsAlbumGenre: CountryDescription: Another boring label sampler? No! A definitive guide to the post-O-Brother-real-roots-music phenomenon? Abso-damn-lutely!! Compiled and produced by label boss Francis Macdonald (Teenage Fanclub) this compilation draws on great country / roots / Americana music from a vital range of performers who happen to share one thing in common they have all been championed by Spit & Polish a division of the plucky Glasgow independent label Shoeshine Records. Artists include: NY country queen Laura Cantrell (beloved of Bob Harris Elvis Costello and the late great John Peel among many others); Steve Earle & ex-Scorcher Jason Ringenberg; Paul Burch; 60's Greenwich Village legend John Herald; the mighty Steve Young; NYs Amy Allison; Nashville's Amy Rigby; etc.
This product would be a great fit for fans of classic American country music.
