For her fifteenth album, Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back To Bountiful), Nancy Griffith has assembled a distinguished array of folk-music talent to perform 19 cover songs, which include tracks penned by Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie.

The performers include Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Odetta, Darius Rucker, Carolyn Hester, Guy Clark, Tom Rush, Jamie Hartford, Steve Earle and Tish Hinojosa. Also present on nearly every track is Griffith's own band, the Blue Moon Orchestra. The instrumentation is as varied as the guest performers, and includes mandolins, violins, country fiddles, cellos, upright bass, steel-pedal, electric and acoustic guitars and even a Wurlitzer.

Other Voices, Too lacks the cohesiveness of Griffith's first folk tribute, 1993's acclaimed Other Voices, Other Rooms, which won a Grammy for best contemporary folk performance. But that isn't too surprising, considering the fact that the new album contains a wider range of musical styles, including country and pop. And, overall, Other Voices, Too still manages to be pretty engaging, thanks mainly to the aforementioned large and diverse cast of talent.

Other Voices, Too leads off with the surprisingly kicky "Wall Of Death" (RealAudio excerpt),written by British folk-popster Richard Thompson. "Wall" is one of three cuts that were recorded in Dublin, Ireland, where Griffith is a superstar. Unsurprisingly, it has a distinctly Irish feel, accentuated by brogue-laced lead vocals from Iain Matthews.

Other notable songs include "You Were On My Mind" (RealAudio excerpt), a folk/pop ditty from Sylvia Fricker that borders on cheery despite its sad subject matter (pining for a lost love); "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm,'' a hymn performed by Griffith, Harris, Odetta, Hester, Rush and Hartford; "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)," a song composed by Woody Guthrie and Martin Hoffman, which laments the lot of the Mexican would-be immigrants who perish along the border (Hinojosa and Williams perform the angelic-sounding vocals); and "I Still Miss Someone," a Griffith-Rodney Crowell duet, backed by Sonny Curtis on acoustic guitar.

The album closes with a rousing version of "If I Had a Hammer" (RealAudio excerpt), the 1960s classic by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. Griffith says the song was chosen because it can never be sung enough times. Although initially it's tough to buy that claim -- especially given the number of times the tune has been covered -- Griffith and her cast of dozens have a way of making the song sound new again.