The White Ribbon

Five more CDs of Connie Francis, picking up right where Bear Family's earlier White Sox, Pink Lipstick set left off, in 1960 – although its 300-plus minutes of music only cover the period of 1960 to 1962. By this time, Connie Francis was established as one of the top female vocal talents of her generation, and she was ready to experiment – you hear her successful move into country music, wonderful outtakes, and never-issued songs from her early-'60s sessions…

After picking up a batch of folk awards, this Scottish five-piece have been touring the world with impressive results. Astar is Scottish Gaelic for “journey”, and this classy travelogue is remarkable for its variety of collaborations. The band is best known for featuring highland bagpipes along with fiddle, guitar, whistles and double bass, but this is Scottish-influenced global fusion. The bravest track, The White Sands of Jervis Bay, starts with a powerful ceremonial song from the Australian Aboriginal singer Yirrmal Marika from the Black Arm Band, backed by yidaki didgeridoo, then segues into a lament from fiddler Megan Henderson. On Muriwai, a jaunty pipe tune eases into a gutsy New Zealand Maori haka from Scott Morrison, while elsewhere there’s Quebecois fiddle from Olivier Demers and Norwegian hardanger fiddle from Olav Luksengård Mjelva, who contributes to an emotional treatment of Dick Gaughan’s on-the-road ballad Outlaws and Dreamers.

The 60s Love Album features sixty songs of love, dedication and romance across 3CDs, packaged in the cool and eye-catching slim digipack. Featuring Andy Williams, Nina Simone, Johhny Cash, Fleetwood Mac, Tony Bennett and so many more great hits of the 60s. The 70s Love Album features sixty songs of love, dedication and romance across 3CDs, packaged in the cool and eye-catching slim digipack. Featuring Dionne Warwick, Bill Withers, Dolly Parton, Barry Manilow, Eric Carmen and so many more huge hits of the 70s. The 80s Love Album features sixty songs of love, dedication and romance across 3CDs, packaged in the cool and eye-catching slim digipack. Featuring Marvin Gaye, Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Journey, The Bangles, Michael Bolton and so many more huge hits of the 80s.