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Sidestreet Distributing wholesale distributes independent recordings of folk, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, blues, roots, and related genres. We are committed to providing competitive pricing, and helpful service to make purchasing the genres of music we carry as convenient and effective as possible for you.

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Featured New Releases:

Hill & Anne Davison, James - TRUE LOVE DON'T WEEP 2009 - Uke ace Hill teams with cellist Davison, and call together other musicians, including Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Chalmers Doane, David Myles, and John Kavanagh. Instrumentation also includes banjo, bouzouki, fiddle, winds, brass, bells, vocals, and music boxes. Styles performed echo the sounds of old-time, gospel, blues, and folk themes. Contains "Ev'ry Night", "Obedience Blues", "Duke's Alley", more. Release date 07/14/2009 BORL-CD195 .. CD .. code Q

Koerner & Glover - LIVE AT THE 400 BAR 2009 - Old country blues and traditional folk. 12 cuts, including "Careless Love", "Walkin' Blues", "Black Dog", more. CCE-CD9092 .. CD .. code M

Waifs, The - LIVE: FROM THE UNION OF SOUL 2009 - The band is captured in an acoustic setting, performing a 13-song set list, including their renditions of Frank Ifield's "I Remember You", Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody's "From Little Things", "When I Die", more. COMPASS-CD4513 .. CD .. code P

Bliss, Dan - OPEN FOR BUSINESS 1999 -- Original songs from this ace fingerpicker and an array of jazzy-bluesy pals; plus "Key to the Highway," "Fishin' Blues," Louis Jordan's "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?," Dicky Betts' "Pony Boy" and more. DABL-CD1999 .. CD .. code Q

Bliss, Dan - THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR 2007 -- Original singin' and bluesy pickin' from this Kansas-based singer and fingerpicker: "Walk It Off," "The Seven Ten," "Now That We're Through," 12 in all. DABL-CD2007 .. CD .. code Q

Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Rod - SOUL MONSTER 2009 - Featuring a quartet version of the Mighty Flyers. DGP-CD134 .. CD .. code T

Chenier, Clifton - LOUISIANA STOMP: WITH CLARENCE GARLOW 2 CDs, 50 tracks, featuring the Zydeco legend; along with cuts from Cleveland Chenier, Red Callender, and Emma Dell Lee. JSP-CD4212 .. CD .. code X

Tubb, Ernest - THE TEXAS TROUBADOUR - THE EARLY YEARS: 1936-1945 4 CDs, featuring 99 remastered tracks from the Joe Bussard Collection. - out-of-stock, more coming soon -- normally ships within 20-30 days JSP-CD77107 .. CD .. code JSP

Sangare, Oumou - SEYA Sangare is a superstar in her native Mali. "Dynamic rhythms, sinewy instrumental lines and empowering lyrics." She has the ability to interpolate the spiritual and personal, the political and the historical. NONE-CD519650 .. CD .. code V

Rickman, Brandon - YOUNG MAN, OLD SOUL The first solo outing from this lead singer and guitarist of Lonesome River Band highlights songs co-written by Rickman himself, along with penmanship from Chris Stapleton and Tammy Rogers from the Steeldrivers, Jerry Salley, others. With guest musicians Larry Cordle, Randy Kohrs, Jamie Johnson from the Grascals, Andy Ball, others. Contains "Always Have, Always Will", "Here Comes That Feeling", "What I Know Now", "I Take The Backroads", 12 in all. RHY-CD1046 .. CD .. code M

Bhattacharya, Debashish - O SHAKUNTALA! His performance of the Indian classic melds musical traditions from northern and southern portions of India, performed on three slide guitars that he designed himself. RIVERBOAT-CD1053 .. CD .. code O

Vincent, Rhonda - DESTINATION LIFE 2009 - Presenting new writers and songs, plus three originals that Rhonda co-wrote with friends, familiar numbers, more. Introducing a new line-up of her band, The Rage: Hunter Berry on fiddle, mandolin, harmony vocals; Mickey Harris on acoustic bass, resophonic guitar, harmony vocals; Ben Helson on guitar, harmony vocals; and Aaron McDaris on banjo, guitar, harmony vocals. Includes "What A Woman Wants To Hear", "Stop The World", "Crazy Love", "When I Travel My Last Mile", 12 cuts in all. ROUN-CD0623 .. CD .. code P

Various artists - THE ROAD HOME: A TRIBUTE TO BUTCH BALDASSARI Homage to the late mandolin master contains tracks from Tim O'Brien, Tony McManus, Sam Bush, David Grisman, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, others. Including 20 cuts, "Cold Frosty Medley", "Two of Us", "Erica's Song", "Stealin'", more. All proceeds for this release go to a college fund for Butch's son, Blake Baldassari. SAR-CD2256 .. CD .. code K

Grossman, Stefan - THUNDER ON THE RUN 1980 solo album on enhanced CD, featuring a PDF tab/booklet of the arrangements to the songs. Blues, jazz, and Celtic genres, with guests Tony Roberts and Sam Mitchell. SGG-CD129 .. CD .. code T

Sweetback Sisters - CHICKEN AIN'T CHICKEN 2009 - Brooklyn-based band offers up contemporary, cowboy-style songs. Featuring harmony vocals of Zara Bode and Emily Miller; instrumentation by Jesse Milnes, Stefan Amidon, Ross Bellenoit, and Bridget Kearny. SIG-CD2022 .. CD .. code P

Bassett, Johnnie - THE GENTLEMAN IS BACK Legendary Detroit guitarist is back with 11 more tracks, including "My Old Flame", "Georgia", "I'm Lost", more. SLYDOG-CD3003 .. CD .. code Q

Williams, John - GREATEST HITS The classical guitar colossus in a program of Bach, Tarrega, Barrios, Satie, Rodrigo, Ponce and more -- 15 in all. SONY-CD42193 .. CD .. code J

Various artists - ROUGH GUIDE TO IRISH FOLK - SECOND EDITION Contemporary Irish musicians such as Sharon Shannon, Cara Dillon, Chris Newman, Patrick Street, Karan Casey, Nollaig Casey & Maire Ni Chathasaigh. Special edition digi-pack with a bonus CD by Karan Casey, "Ships In The Forest". WMNW-CD1226 .. CD .. code M

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DVD - LEGENDS & LYRICS, VOL. I As seen on PBS! Kris Kristofferson, Patty Griffin, Randy Owen and "Rising Star" Jonathan Singleton. Also includes "Out of the Box" interviews, "Did You Know" historical facts about the music biz, "Tips of the Week" for aspiring song poets and more. Contains extra footage, songs, and interviews not seen on T.V. 160 min. NOTE: Playable only in Region Code "1" - Canada, U.S. & US territories. LAL-DVD002011 ..

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DVD - JOHN LENNON & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND: LIVE IN TORONTO '69 The only performance of Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band ever caught on film! Live in Toronto on the eve of the release of "Abbey Road," Lennon headlined a show that also featured rock legends Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. The POB was: Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, bassist Klaus Voorman and drummer Alan White. 56 min. - out-of-stock, more coming soon SHOUT-DVD11046 ..