John Stewart & Darwin's Army (1999)

About this title: Contemporary folk master John Stewart organized the quartet John Stewart & Darwin's Army, and the group's self-titled 1999 album became the singer/songwriter/guitarist's first band effort since leaving the Kingston Trio more than three decades earlier. Joining Stewart are his wife, vocalist Buffy Stewart, vocalist/guitarist John Hoke, and vocalist/guitarist Dave Crossland. The goal of the John Stewart & Darwin's Army album was to record great folk songs, ranging from traditional standards to modern songs, and even a few originals. Hoke sings a pleasant rendition of Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Dreamland [Hoke]
2. My Back Pages [Dylan]
3. Darling Corey [Traditional]
4. Wild Mountain Thyme [Traditional]
5. Bay of Mexico [Traditional]
6. Don't It Make You Want to Go Home [South]
7. Blood in the Fields [Crossland]
8. Reason to Believe [Hardin]
9. Boy in the Bubble [Simon]
10. Santy Anno/Coal Tattoo [Traditional/Wheeler]
11. Silver Wings [Haggard]
12. Twelve Gates to the City [Traditional]
13. They Call the Wind Maria [Lerner/Loewe]
14. Goodnight Irene [Leadbelly/Lomax]
15. Over the Rainbow [Harburg/Arlen]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.