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Cordelia's Dad vocalist Tim Eriksen has probably seen the inside of more New England flea markets and garage sales than your average grandmother. The results of such musical searches having previously provided material for Eriksen's band, they likewise are sources for his self-titled solo CD (in fact, sometimes both; this CD includes only his most recent recording of "Farewell to Old Bedford"). What's particularly interesting about the pared-down interpretations of ballads, hymns, and other folk material on Tim Eriksen is that Eriksen didn't start out as a folk preservationist. Cordelia's Dad was initially plugged-in and punk, and their catalogue provides some interesting listening as it chronicles the transition from garage rock to roots music. However rooted in tradition Eriksen is these days, though, there's still something of a punk aesthetic at work here: the songs on Tim Eriksen are unabashed, forthright, honest, and were recorded in just a few short hours one November afternoon. Eriksen's also evolved considerably as a singer from those early days, and here, often unaccompanied, his voice is full of raw power and emotional intensity. As always with any of Eriksen's projects, the liner notes provide enlightening courses in American musical history. --Genevieve Williams