James Jackson Toth aka Wooden Wand has cut a meandering and idiosyncratic path through the backwoods of American counter culture. From the early cocoon of psychacidweirdfolkjams with Vanishing Voice to the fully formed monarch butterfly of a songwriter he is now. As a wordsmith, his only contemporary rivals are Will Oldham and Bill Callahan in my mostly humble opinion and to me he's an all time great, in the tradition of Townes Earle, Dylan,Newbury,Nelson,Young etc etc....
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1. Waiting In Vain L.P 2&15. James & The Quiet L.P 3&11. Born Bad L.P 4. Horus Of The Horizon L.P 5. 2006 Tour C.D 6&16. Death Seat L.P 7&12. Second Attention L.P 8. Gypsy Freedom L.P 9. Live Recording 10.Hard Knox L.P 13. Ondadrops Vol 4. One Way Ticket Free Download 14 Swappin' split 7" w/Hush Arbors
