tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882406573439570542024-03-12T18:46:43.367-04:00Ramblin RidgeExploring authentic expressions of "Americana"jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-15415005336458508612012-12-03T09:30:00.001-05:002012-12-03T09:30:15.202-05:00Album Review<a href="http://www.honesttune.com/various-artists-lowe-country-the-songs-of-nick-lowe/" target="_blank">Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe</a><br />jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-79311655224430553622012-11-08T08:24:00.002-05:002012-11-08T08:30:36.653-05:00Black Friday RSD 2012Some really nice releases for Black Friday Record Store Day.<br />
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jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-61455348290339060222012-02-05T08:21:00.001-05:002012-02-05T08:21:44.250-05:00The Dillards - Homecoming and Family Reunion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEAwbfuwIk8/Ty56oXUkYbI/AAAAAAAAAMk/bLSj_mDJkBA/s1600/dillard_family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEAwbfuwIk8/Ty56oXUkYbI/AAAAAAAAAMk/bLSj_mDJkBA/s320/dillard_family.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><br />
This is Bluegrass at it's very best. The Dillards'(along with the great John Hartford) musicianship is as good as it gets and the relaxed, downhome feel of this recording, including the conversational banter between tracks, really feels like you're at a family picnic somewhere in "rural" Missouri. The Dillards are often known only as the "hillbilly" band that appeared a few times on the Andy Griffith Show as The Darlin' Boys, but they were an accomplished band in their own right! One of the best, IMHO.<br />
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</style> What a great year for new music! This list features some of my favorites from the past year. It's a wide range of genres, certainly not limited to "Americana," but all worth a listen. <b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Best of 2011</b> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">1. Middle Brother – <i>Middle Brother</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">2. Fleet Foxes – <i>Helplessness Blues</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">3. Dawes – <i>Nothing is Wrong</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">4. Hayes Carll – <i>KMAG-YOYO</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">5. Tune-Yards – <i>WhoKill</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">6. J. Mascis – <i>Several Shades of Why</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">7. Johnny Corndawg – <i>Down on the Bikini Line</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">8. Drive By Truckers – <i>Go-Go Boots</i> </div><div class="MsoNormal">9. Sarah Jarosz – <i>Follow Me Down</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">10. Lucinda Williams - <i>Blessed</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">11. Jason Isbell – <i>Here We Rest</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">12. My Morning Jacket – <i>Circuital</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">13. Gillian Welch – <i>The Harrow and The Harvest</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">14. Wilco – <i>Whole Love</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">15. Yuck – <i>Yuck</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">16. Ryan Adams – <i>Dirty Rain</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">17. Amy Winehouse – <i>Lioness: Hidden Treasures</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">18. The Black Keys – <i>El Camino</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">19. Foster the People – <i>Torches</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">20. Man Man – <i>Life Fantastic</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">21. The Black Angels – <i>Phosgene Nightmare</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">22. Alison Kraus and Union Station – <i>Paper Airplane</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">23. Chris Thile and Michael Daves – <i>Sleep With One Eye Open</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">24. Tom Waits – <i>Bad As Me</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">25. Portugal the Man – <i>In the Mountain in the Cloud</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Also Worth Noting...</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Amanda Shires – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Crazy Lightning</i>; Thurston Moore – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Demolished Thoughts</i>; Seryn - <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This is Where We Are</i>; Those Darlins – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Screws Get Loose</i>; Malcom Holcombe – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Drink the Rain</i>; Deer Tick – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Divine Providence</i>; Radiohead – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">King of Limbs</i>; Tedeschi Trucks Band – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Revelator</i>; Greg Allman – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lowcountry Blues</i>; TV on the Radio – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nine Types of Light</i>; Umphrey’s McGee – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Death by Stereo</i>; John Hiatt – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hyms</i>; The Jayhawks – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mockingbird Time</i>; The Gourds – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Old Mad Joy</i>; Primus – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Green Naugahyde</i>; The Head and the Heart – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Self-Titled</i>; Gomez – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Whatever’s on Your Mind</i>; The Decembrists – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The King is Dead</i>; Steve Earle – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive</i>; Big Daddy Love – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Let it Grow</i>; The V-Roys – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sooner or Later</i>; Trombone Shorty – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">For True</i>; Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Goat Rodeo Sessions</i></div>jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-30881065728808601872011-11-30T22:53:00.000-05:002011-11-30T22:53:37.806-05:00Museum of Musical InsturmentsHere's a cool site you can really get lost exploring! The sections of Woody Guthrie and Mark Twain are particularly rich. The story of Mark Twain's 1835 Martin guitar will blow your mind. <br />
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But don't take my word for it; just ask Jackson Browne, Robbie Robertson, or Alison Krauss, all of whom have offered their support for this awesome group of musicians, and, as far as I can tell, great group of guys as well. They seem like the sort of folks that could be around for a long time. That's be fine by me!<br />
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<a href="http://www.dawestheband.blogspot.com/">Dawes</a>' second full-length album solidifies their place amongst the most soulful and authentic song-writers today. Seriously, in "A Little Bit of Everything," they take the listener on a journey from suicide, to reconciliation, and ultimately the bonds of love and marriage by weaving three different stories in a single song.<br />
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Check out this review from <a href="http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2342817%3ABlogPost%3A454859">No Depression</a>jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-71948778579649796372011-06-07T23:47:00.000-04:002011-09-09T23:32:45.553-04:00Doc Watson InterviewCheck out this recent, candid, interview with the legendary Doc Watson.<br />
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From PopMatters...<br />
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<a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/142533-for-doc-watson-folk-music-is-elementary/">For Doc Watson, folk music is elementary</a>jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-20396143955172837872011-05-21T23:41:00.000-04:002011-09-09T23:36:01.174-04:00History LessonCheck out the BBC documentary, "Folk America" on YouTube. It's all there! This clip shows the the origins of "song-catchers" and folklorists searching the mountain south for examples of "local color" that they could sell to early record labels.<br />
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Alan Lomax narrates a history of Appalachian music:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?9sr30221acy2i">Download</a> a compilation of Smoky Mountain Balladsjefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-90185471449677813052011-05-19T23:05:00.001-04:002011-09-09T23:32:30.985-04:00Middle BrotherA collaboration between members of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dawestheband">Dawes</a>, <a href="http://www.deertickmusic.com/">Deer Tick</a>, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deltaspirit">Delta Spirit</a>. Middle Brother, with a little help from Jonny Corndawg, crank out great songs with catchy melodies and feel-good authenticity.<br />
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From the Band's <a href="http://www.middlebrother.com/">website</a>:<i><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">In a time when synthesizers and laptops are taking over stages, Goldsmith, McCauley and Vasquez are leading the pack of young rock songwriters who strive to carry on the tradition of figures such as Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, and Tom Petty.</span></i><br />
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Check out a <a href="http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/middle-brother-concert/20054504-111932.html">free download</a> of their Daytrotter Sessionjefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-90438273946256091632011-05-02T11:13:00.003-04:002011-09-09T23:32:04.136-04:00Jonny CorndawgJonny "Corndawg" Fritz might just be the freshest, most fun-loving, and genuinely funny singer/song-writer I've heard in a long time. A central Virginia native, Corndawg offers a 21st century hybrid of Porter Wagoner, Tom T. Hall, Billy Joe Shaver, and Steve Goodman; but with enough hipster flair to satisfy even the coolest bran in Brooklyn rollin' on his fixie for a sixer of PBR. Corndawg's the real deal. <br />
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"Ain't It Your Birthday?"<br />
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"When a Ford Man Turns to Chevy" (from a few years back)<br />
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"Keep Your Body Happy Through Exercise"<br />
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Official Website - <a href="http://www.corndawg.com/">TeamCorndawg</a><br />
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Check out this story in <a href="http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/05/jonny-corndawg-a-fertile-mind/">American Songwriter</a>.jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-77078059336738446622011-04-20T23:05:00.002-04:002011-09-09T23:35:17.164-04:00Junebug (2005)<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Such a great movie, exploring themes like the "outsider" among regular "folks," as well as contrasting images of urban and rural American culture. Oh yea, some (darkly) funny moments, as well Definitely worth watching.</i></div><br />
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<div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Successfull Carolinian George Johnsten meets Chicago art gallery holder Madeleine</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> at an electoral benefit art auction- love at first sight. Madeleine decides to meet a </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Southern original artist, so George seizes the opportunity to come along and present </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">her to his South Carolina parents Eugene and Peg, drop-out brother Johhny and his </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">high-pregnant wife Ashly. Confronting the outsider soon opens a can of worms as </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">emotions revive or emerge, like admiration and jealousy. </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-<i>Summary by</i> <i>KGF Vissers</i> (IMDb) </span></div><br />
Check it on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418773/">IMDb</a><br />
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Here's a glimpse at the next generation of great artists.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sarahjarosz.com/">Sarah Jarosz</a>, Sam Grisman (son of the great David Grisman and part of <a href="http://www.deadlygentlemen.com/?page_id=128">The Deadly Gentlemen</a>), and <a href="http://www.alexhargreaves.net/">Alex Hargreaves</a>:<br />
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I mean, really, a 19-year old girl covering Tom Waits (and nailing it!)<br />
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<a href="http://www.wadedarnell.com/">Wade Darnell</a>:<br />
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Check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/wadedarnellmusic">Wade Darnell's YouTube Channel</a> to how far this great talent has progressed since the previous video was shot. Pretty sure Tony Trishka and Bela Fleck have successfully made their mark on the next great banjo virtuoso!jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-31946408224318800722011-04-13T22:57:00.001-04:002011-09-09T23:31:15.929-04:00John HartfordI can't think of a single, greater, all-time embodiment of everything good about America and "Americana" than the late-great John Hartford. He'll be forever gentle on our minds, indeed.<br />
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Just Can't Beat This One - Vassar Clements, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglass, and Mark O'Connor takin' it home on the old Steam Powered Aeroplane!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?54799fmyoyk0n4b">Download</a> John Hartford 1977-02-09 - East Lansing, MIjefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-38415924453542438122011-04-04T20:54:00.002-04:002011-09-09T23:30:38.861-04:00Tecumseh ValleyNanci Griffith leading an all-star cast in tribute to the late-great Townes Van Zandt. This might be the most emotional version of this song I've ever heard (see Nanci tear up and look toward heaven around 4:30). I still fight back the tears every time I watch this.<br />
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Nanci Griffith is an American treasure.<br />
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Townes Van Zandt from a private concert (circa 1991)<br />
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Townes Van Zandt <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?r5ryawao3xxvdct">Live at The Down Home</a> - Johnson City, TN (1985-04-18)<br />
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Lost_City_Ramblers">New Lost City Ramblers</a>...<br />
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Jeff Mosier (from <a href="http://www.bluegroundundergrass.com/">Blueground Undergrass</a>) and the pioneering "jam-band" <a href="http://phish.com/">Phish</a>, pickin' in the parking lot before a 1994 concert in Bloomington, IN.<br />
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Get the <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?4t068j75eeygkdk">Whole Set</a>jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-38168577601002567022011-03-30T09:36:00.000-04:002011-09-09T23:34:49.485-04:00Lightnin HopkinsLightnin' Hopkins and Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues<br /><br />What a feast of images! The scenes in this documentary not only show the raw, rural, and rockin' roots of American Blues music, but it also challenges many of our preconceived notions of race and culture.<br /><br />From the 1970 film, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064099/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins</span></a><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/67gNWxHV0gk?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="340" width="410"></iframe><br /><br />Lightnin' Hopkins talkin' 'bout "The Blues"<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1dUUEehVDMM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="340" width="410"></iframe><br /><br />"Drinkin' Woman" from <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-aladdin-recordings-r88704">The Complete Aladdin Recordings</a><br /><br /><object height="61" width="80%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13152975"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13152975" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bikesonthewall/drinkin-woman-lightnin-hopkins"><br />Drinkin' Woman (Lightnin' Hopkins)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/bikesonthewall">BikesOnTheWall</a></span>jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-19566753506242729502011-03-30T09:26:00.000-04:002011-09-09T23:34:49.486-04:00Bukka White and Howlin' Wolf - Blues at Newport<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TIFPj9PfTu8?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe>jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888240657343957054.post-8581543443534766562011-03-30T09:22:00.000-04:002011-09-09T23:34:12.141-04:00Dock Boggs - Country BluesDock Boggs - Country Blues (1966)<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2hvdqQ7qfs?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="324" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />Doc and Merle Watson doing it justice out in California...<br /><br /><object height="61" width="85%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12873089"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12873089" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bikesonthewall/doc-merle-watson_country"><br />Doc & Merle Watson_Country Blues_Marin Co. Bluegrass Festival, 1974</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/bikesonthewall">BikesOnTheWall</a></span>jefarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230735267869422021noreply@blogger.com0