Artist:Patty GriffinReview:One of the better-kept secrets of American music, Patty Griffinis a songwriting champ who's been covered by acts from the DixieChicks to Solomon Burke. So while her voice is exquisite — aless burnished version of her pal Emmylou Harris' — it'sstill surprising to find her doing an LP of mainly covers. Recordedat the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville, the theme iscelestial, opening with Hank Williams' "House Of Gold" and movingthrough traditional numbers like "If I Had...Rating:3 Stars

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