As first tipped here in March, folk veteran Joan Baez is readying a new album for fall release. "Day After Tomorrow" is due Sept. 9 via Bobolink/Razor & Tie Entertainment and was produced by Steve Earle.
Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter has inked a new deal with V2, which will on Feb. 22 reissue his latest album, "Hello Starling," Billboard.com has learned.
Natalie Merchant and Steve Earle are among the contemporary songwriters whose songs Joan Baez has recorded for her first album in six years. Due Sept. 9, "Dark Chords on a Big Guitar" also includes tracks written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Ryan Adams and Greg Brown.
