Sixpence None the Richer will forever be associated with CCM. After all, that’s where they got their start, and they remain one of only a handful of CCMers to achieve success in the secular industry.

Songwriting isn’t always about resolving the tension of living and banishing doubt. Josh Ritter reminds us that there can be a certain beauty in just writing about life as it happens to us: the good, the bad, the lovely.

It is rather difficult to describe Kate’s voice: one reviewer described it as “angelic,” which, though cliché, is a fine word.

In the dictionary, next to the definition of prolific, there ought to be a picture of Bill Mallonee.

If anyone can create a perfect blend of passion, humanity, truth, and gentleness, it’s David Wilcox.

What is the sound of spirituality? Traditional? Choral? Ecstatic? To my ear, Robin Holcomb has a spiritual imagination as big as America.

You are nearly certain that it has become pointless to go to a music store. You walk in, surrounded by atonal alternative, dance drivel, and hip-hop hype. But you make a turn into the heavy metal aisle and find Metropolis Part 2.

Buddy Miller is country music. And I don’t mean the flashy cowboy hat or midriff-baring school of country music. This is how it should sound.

As a celtic music-lover, I couldn’t help but enjoy myself as I became better acquainted with every song. I’m persuaded that whoever takes pleasure in folk, Scottish, or celtic music in general will find some enjoyment in what this album has to offer.

Though diverse and ranging in style and composition, the musical quality of Time and Tide is uniformly superb. Battlefield Band has once again brought us beautiful, lively music from the leading edge of Scottish traditional music.