Devin Hoff pays tribute to Anne Briggs through a series of dramatic but somehow faithful rearrangements. Featuring a stellar cast of like-minded Briggs fans, Voices From the Empty Moor looks backwards for inspiration but is entirely contemporary in feel.
With Geist, Shannon Lay continues to entrance listeners, layering her voice in ways that almost lull us with their lush layers of sound. “Geist” itself is German for spirit, and it permeates this collection of songs, offering hope and assurance.