For dwditty:

Vince Bell was a (very promising, I'm told) singer-songwriter on the early-'70s Austin, Texas scene who was nearly killed in a car accident.

Apparently he went through a 20 year recuperation period before reemerging in 1994 with the CD you found. He has a new album this year called TEXAS PLATES (Paladin).

An unknown artist from here in Montreal that I highly reccomend is Michael Jerome Browne. His music is centred on traditional blues but is also an accomplished player of traditional Appalachian and Cajun musics. His first solo album (he made several albums as part of the Stephen Barry Band) was released at the end of 1998.

There is information about Michael and his album available via the Folk Roots/Folk Branches web site in the "guests" section.

Mike Regenstreif