Various Artists - The Village

THE VILLAGE is a musical homage to an influential scene that thrived during an incomparable era in the history of rock music. The Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City in the 1960's was ground zero for a musical, political and social evolution - McCarthy and the Red Scare era was over, the Vietnam War was simmering and poised to explode, and the civil rights movement was gaining steam just as singers like Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and Odetta were hanging out and composing fierce and fearless songs that reflected the social conscience of a generation. The neighborhood was symbolic of a shared inspiration with artists worldwide gravitating to the vibrant streets and clubs and as such helped change the course of popular music. With THE VILLAGE, modern day artists look back and pay tribute to the artists and songs that helped nurture and shape them as successful musicians in their own right. Track listing: Rickie Lee Jones - Subterranean Homesick Blues / The Duhks - It's Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding / Lucinda Williams - Positively 4th Street / Sixpence None The Richer - Wayfaring Stranger / John Oates - He Was A Friend Of Mine / Los Lobos - Guantanamera / Mary Chapin Carpenter - Violets Of Dawn / Bruce Of Hornsby - Darlin' Be Home Soon / Amos Lee - Little Bit Of Rain / Shelby Lynne - Don't Think Twice It's Alright / Cowboy Junkies - Once I Was / Rachael Yamagata Bothe Sides Now / Rocco DeLuca - The Ballad Of Hollis Brown.