Bill Staines, October's Hill - 42m 2s

Tracks & Durations

1. Dear Friend	3:47
2. On the Road Again	3:41
3. Some Distant Hill	3:43
4. The Games People Play	3:48
5. Virginia's ReelLove's Been Good to Me	2:30
6. Love's Been Good to Me	3:41
7. Ghost Towns	3:57
8. Old City Jail	3:19
9. Gold Watch and Chain	3:51
10. When I Hear the Music Play	3:54
11. An Afternoon at Cohan's	2:53
12. All Things Bright and Beautiful	2:49

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Review

A songwriter's songwriter, a troubadour's troubadour, Bill Staines remains an unassuming secret of contemporary folk music, even though his work has long been celebrated by his peers (Nanci Griffith still performs his "Roseville Fair" in concert). The New England native has lived on the road, and his 22nd recording suggests how much his songs share with the careful images of Guy Clark (he covers Clark's "Virginia's Reel") and the roving ballads of Townes Van Zandt, even though his baritone voice is more genteel and less compelling than those Texas singers. When he delivers the 19th-century hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful" it's easy to hear why his children's recordings have been so popular. But judged purely on songwriting, October's Hill successfully captures the restless, quixotic melancholy of the troubadour's life. --Roy Kasten

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