that we haven't had a Johnsmith thread before now. John in one of my FAV-O-RITES. His To the Four Directions is one of my desert island discs. Can't wait to get my hands on his new CD. (See announcement from his recent newsletter below.) Anything that includes Jimmy LaFave and Rad Lorkovic is gonna be stellar (if not swoonworthy!). 
And co-produced by Tom Prasado-Rao. Wow.KarenZ
Big news is, I’m proud to announce the release of my new CD “Gravity of Grace”.
Co-produced with my dear friend, groove guru, Tom Prasada-Rao in his Dallas TX Wildwood Tofu Bar studio. I loved working with Tom and highly encourage others to do the same. I gotta say I am really happy and excited about this CD. It felt so great and right going down.
Featured players: Tom who played incredible nylon, steel, high string, tenor, 12 string, and banjo guitars, uke, violin, and some harmonies. Jagoda - awesome percussion. Darrell Scott - guitar & vocals. Tim O’Brien - mandolin & vocals. Radoslav Lorkovic - keys. Ray Bonneville - blues harp. Dan Sebranek - guitar & vocals. Michael Lille - electric guitars. Elisi Smith-Waller - vocals. Jimmy LaFave – vocals. Jonathan Byrd –vocals. Cary Cooper - vocals, and Gordon MacLeod - whistles and fiddle. 13 songs - 10 originals and three fun covers.
You can order Gravity of Grace direct through me ( I make a little more this way) or thru CDbaby.com. They will have them online by early next week. I have them in hand now.
To order from me send $17 to 24721 2nd St Trempealeau WI 54661.
Call your local folks stations to request it. They will have it in the next week or two.