You Are My Flower
Elizabeth Mitchell goes with what she knows onYou Are My Flower. Here a selection of sturdy, old-fashioned songs are delivered with a clear, clipped voice accompanied by a single guitar. The result is an album most parents would make for their own kids if they possessed Mitchell’s talent. Mitchell delivers unsullied renditions of songs from the oeuvres ofWoody Guthrie,Elizabeth Cotten, and theCarter Family, and tosses in a version of "Jingle Bells" that would be welcome in June. Pop the CD in and a lovely, simple, peaceful vibe swells inside.--Tammy La Gorce