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Category Archives: folk
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
uitar strumming, then I was riding on the Mayflower when I thought I spied some land—abruptly, laughter, and a voice cuts in: “Wait a minute; wait a minute.” Then, hysterical laughter all around. Guitar again. This time, it takes off.
Growing Up with Burl Ives and Perry Como
hen I was growing up I don’t remember my dad ever listening to music for pleasure – not on the radio or records. My mom occasionally put on a vinyl record. We did have a record player and a small … Continue reading
Les Paul; Nothing Else to Say
hese days everyone has a guitar named after them.Only one man had that guitar named after him. ’nuff said. Continue reading
Brand New from Old Lost John: Broken
ave a listen to Old Lost John’s Broken.Love love love the horn, the saw; the whole arrangement. This sounds like that time I thought I was dreaming, then I thought I woke up, but I wasn’t sure either time. Continue reading
FAWM Over. We Win.
ebruary Album Writing Month is officially over for 2009. And I officially won.Which means I wrote or co-wrote at least 14 songs during the 28 days of February. (You’ll see on my FAWM profile that it lists 19; it’s actually only 18 because one is listed twice but I don’t want to lose the comments on my original post.) Continue reading
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Paranoia in Bb Major
anjos have been on my mind a lot of late. My brother is allegedly finding all the parts to my tenor banjo to return to me, but that’s iffy at best.Rush keeps finding me new music, and some of it goes straight to my core. Like the Avett Brothers. Continue reading
Met Two New Bands in Jerome
andered into the hotel’s bar during the CD release party for ‘Los Guys’ who could have a better name, but sounded like Jackopierce and the Jayhawks. Good Americana originals. They all signed the CD. Their bass player was playing a Fender Resonator bass (which, for you musical non-geeks, makes as much sense as saying he was playing Einstein’s gas-engined Mona Lisa.) I didn’t know they existed, but it turns out they made a handful five years ago. It sounded spectacular and when he let me play it it was gorgeous. Of course, the only place I can find one new it’s up to $1,000 and there are no used ones left out there. Continue reading
Frontier Ruckus
usical oddities twang relentless. Miniature concerti on the strings of the holler. Multiple musicians stretch lyrics taut over the bones of memory and loss and hope. Minor keys, major melodies.A quavering voice driving earnestly before the musical buzz of flexing hardware and jangly picking. Continue reading
The City is a Washing Machine
r so says Marvelous Toy.I think this has always been my theme song (one of them, at least) and I just had to wait 40 years for someone to write it. More assertive than folk, less aggressive than rock, more intelligent than pop. Retrobilly, maybe. Continue reading
John Boy Drum
just discovered the Calman Hart’s The John Boy Drum is available at CD Baby.Up the River, If I Die in a Nuclear War, Barrel of Rain. Astonishing stuff, musically and lyrically. Continue reading
