Uncommon Folk New York, New York
Uncommon Folk reimagines the songs that made America.
The debut album honors the tradition
of American folk and protest song by creating widescreen electric interpretations of some of America’s best loved folk and protest songs.
Artists who assisted in this project include Glen Campbell, Robin Zander, Blind Boys of Alabama, Mavis Staples, Jakob Dylan, Ari Hest, Christopher Tignor.
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