Dan Zanes

Okay peeps: catch this train. It's too darn good to leave it just to the kiddies. Natalie Merchant makes herself relevant again on the traditional Scottish air "Loch Lomond," the Blind Boys of Alabama take a transcendental turn on "Welcome Table" and Zanes even brings something fresh to the Miriam Makeba classic "Pata Pata." Add to that a folksy take on "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" and a Woody Guthrie-worthy "I Don't Want Your Millions Mister" and you have a delightful release that hangs together even though its reach spans the globe.