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Marisa Anderson Won't Separate 'Amazing Grace' From Its Troubled History

The instrumental guitarist's Traditional And Public Domain Songs will be reissued Nov. 17, including two new tracks.
Marisa Anderson's <em>Traditional And Public Domain Songs </em>will be reissued Nov. 17.

doesn't just play guitar — she sinks into bends and lingers over melodies, knowing when to light a fire under her fingers and when to wind like a creek. In 2013, she caught my ear for the first time with a pair of records, and the functionally-titled The latter had long been out of print, its limited vinyl pressing only available to subscribers of a record club (and those of us who were lucky enough to nab one from Anderson herself). Mississippi Records, the Portland-based label and record store that released and , is now reissuing with different artwork and a couple new tracks.

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