Kathy Mattea, “Pretty Bird” (Thirty Tigers)- Kathy Mattea has been inactive on the recording front since the release of 2012’s bluegrass orientated “Calling Me Home,” but the West Virginia born country singer has now returned to the fray in rejuvenated form with the release of “Pretty Bird,” her finest album in many a long year.Roots music specialist Tim O’Brien handles the production duties with his customary expertise as Kathy breathes new life into captivating ditties such as “He Moved Through The Fair,” Joan Osborne’s “St.Teresa” and the enigmatic Bobbie Gentry’s sublime 1967 hit, “Ode To Billie Joe.”