ADIEU FALSE HEART - LINDA RONSTADT WITH ANN SAVOY
Ronstadt and Savoy previously recorded together on the Grammy Award-nominated Cajun album “Evangeline Made.” This time around, they’ve combined with such players as Sam Bush, Dirk Powell, Stuart Duncan, Joel Savoy, Byron House and Sam Broussard to track a project that’s more a pure folk-roots album than a specifically Acadian effort. Songs range from Richard Thompson’s “Burn’s Supper” to Bill Monroe’s bluegrass nugget “The One I Love Is Gone” to the Cajun waltz “Tournes, Tournes Bebe Creole” and a lovely cover of the Left Banke’s “Walk Away Renee.” Given the quality of musicianship involved, if this CD were anything short of extraordinary it would be a disappointment. Luckily, “Adieu False Heart” is a special album: a moving collection of essential folk tunes, forged via a meeting of gifted musicians and equally adept songwriters. Billboard
