Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Robbie Fulks... cigarette state
I've always liked Fulks for his prowess and his willingness to fly the number one when he feels it deserved. Here he reminds those "Tar Heels" that you do have something else to be proud of.
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cigarette state,
robbie fulks
The Deadly Gentlemen - Moonshiner
These guys will be at ROMP in June. A tad bit different yet still just enough of the same.
Labels:
moonshiner,
ROMP,
the deadly gentlemen
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Punch Brothers ham it up... and cover The Cars
Punch Brothers cover The Cars "Just What I Needed".
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Chris Thile,
cover the cars,
just what I needed,
Noam Pikelny,
Punch Brothers,
ROMP,
Thile
Sunday, April 1, 2012
ROMP-ing no doubt
ROMP Website
Jackstraw | Sunday Never Comes | CD Baby
Jackstraw | Sunday Never Comes | CD Baby
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
truckstop honeymoon | steamboat in a cornfield
Truckstop Honeymoon isn't the type of folk you'll see on that easy road and it's by choice. Katie Euliss and Mike West met in New Orleans and formed a musical and personal relationship. The stories goes along the lines of girl plays piano, boy plays banjo, girl meets boy, they get married and spend their honeymoon night at a truckstop between Lafayette, LA and the Atchafalaya Swamp. Thus, that name.
They were washed out of their New Orleans home, well, sort of. They were on tour when the floods hit and so they just never went back. Instead, opting for Lawrence, KS as a place to base not only their own musical offerings but also those of others via the 9th Ward Picking Parlor, a recording studio the couple own.
With six albums of experience, the 'Honeymooners' look to further meld the sounds they had cultivated from the New orleans experience with the stories from the road and the new influence of the Kansas surroundings they have now planted themselves into. Steamboat in a Cornfield still feels a lot like an album heavily influenced by the New Orleans experiences while introducing an earthy tone that melds nicely into the stories.
Definitely a nice fit into your Americana collection. I will be adding this to Front Porch rotation 02/11/12.
http://www.http://truckstophoneymoon.com/
Here's a live performance of Homemade Haircut, the title cut from a previous album.
Friday, November 25, 2011
The demise of the local show?
I am sitting, awaiting a night of music with Nathan Lynn and Sluegrass at Doe's Eat place in Paducah. I just spoke with another local musician and he has me running things through my head. He told me that he is seeing a trend at local live shows, less people. Why? Is it the music? Is it the economy? Is it that hand fishing dude on the tube who wants me think he just goes around sticking his hand in holes in muddy rivers? [side note... Where I come from, ya find more than a catfish in those holes]
Now that i think about it I have been perusing Facebook all day as folks plop post after post on their shopping prowess and the location of their latest "find" of yet another useless trinket but I have yet to see one single post about the band they are going to see down on the corner.
I hope this is just a minor burp and not a trend but just in case.... Folks, ALL bands start as local bands at some point. If you don't get out, explore and find new music then you may awake someday to no music at all.
Go explore! Find a band that plays something different and make them your own. Help build their reputation and you can grow with them.
Go now... No, right now! Get up, get out and hear some tunes!
Nathan Lynn and Sluegrass begin at 9 at Doe's Eat Place in Paducah... K-Y.
- Salut!
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Front Porch Adds for November 19 Show
Some of these albums should have been added months ago but I am just now getting around to it. Nonetheless, here are the new adds that you will be hearing on next weeks show.
Noam Pikelny - Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail
Another incredible production from Pikelny. If you truly want to know what Pikelny is all about, take a listen to the duet with Steve Martin as they cover the traditional tune "Cluck Old Hen". No one has ever made this tune feel so good. It's still traditional at its core but Pikelny brings a modern soul to the tune that makes it come at you in a smooth and refreshing manner.
Pikelny surrounds himself with the best of the best on this one. He is joined by Bryan Sutton (guitar), Chris Thile (mandolin), Tim O’Brien (mandolin, fiddle) and Jerry Douglas (dobro), Aoife O’Donovan (vocals), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Chris Eldridge (guitar), and Mark Schatz (bass). This album also is the debut of Punch Brothers fiddler Gabe Witcher's as producer.
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chis Thile - The Goat Rodeo Sessions
When you place four masters of their craft in a room good things can result... sometimes. With this album, to say "it worked" would be quite the understatement. The Goat Rodeo Sessions is a collection of original tunes penned by the members of the quartet. They are what I am going to call classijamgrass... not totally classical, not anywhere near bluegrass as a bluegrass purist would insist but hints of both exist and the feeling of an open, no rules jam session is prevalent but probably not totally the case.
"Quarter Chicken Dark" seems to be the one tune I keep coming back to but the entertainment is a start to finish experience. Aoife O'Donovan of Crooked Still joins the scene for two vocal tracks including a tale of somewhere between where we started and where we will end up called "Here and Heaven" in which Thile shares the microphone. O'Donovan stays on for the lonely "No One but You" tale of having something to see and share but no one to share it with.
Barnstar! - C'mon!
You can here previews over at Bandcamp where you can also pick up the album for $10. I also noticed on www.markerelli.com that a packaged version of the album is now available through that website. All in all, this is a great album!
Band members include:
Jake Armerding – fiddle, vocals, member and son of co-founder Taylor Armerding of bluegrass band Northern Lights
Taylor “Old Train” Armerding – mandolin, vocals, co-founder of bluegrass band Northern Lights
Mark Erelli – guitar, vocals, accomplish recording artists and side musician for Lori McKenna and Josh Ritter
Zachariah Hickman – double bass, vocals
Charlie Rose – banjo, vocals current bass player for the Crooked Jades. Also played with Asylum Street Spankers, and South Austin Jug Band.
Trampled By Turtles - Where is My Mind
Yeah, the Pixies cover and it's pretty danged good!
From trampledbyturtles.com...
Trampled by Turtles have released a cover of Pixies’ “Where is My Mind” . The digital single is available as a free download here on the website or through any digital retailer for $.99, with all proceeds going to benefit WhyHunger, the organization founded by the late singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. WhyHunger supports grassroots solutions to inspire self-reliance and community empowerment to connect people to nutritious, affordable food. For more information go to www.whyhunger.org.
listen here
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Also added to my library this week and definitely worth your attention:
Nicki Bluhm - Driftwood
The Loom - Teeth
Anna Coogan - The Wasted Ocean
Jonathan Burks - God Talk E.P.
Dan Blakeslee - Tatnic Tales
Sinful Savage Tigers - The Last Night of the Revels
Some Velvet Evening - No Law Against Talking
Shawn Nelson - San Juan Street
Another incredible production from Pikelny. If you truly want to know what Pikelny is all about, take a listen to the duet with Steve Martin as they cover the traditional tune "Cluck Old Hen". No one has ever made this tune feel so good. It's still traditional at its core but Pikelny brings a modern soul to the tune that makes it come at you in a smooth and refreshing manner.
Pikelny surrounds himself with the best of the best on this one. He is joined by Bryan Sutton (guitar), Chris Thile (mandolin), Tim O’Brien (mandolin, fiddle) and Jerry Douglas (dobro), Aoife O’Donovan (vocals), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Chris Eldridge (guitar), and Mark Schatz (bass). This album also is the debut of Punch Brothers fiddler Gabe Witcher's as producer.
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When you place four masters of their craft in a room good things can result... sometimes. With this album, to say "it worked" would be quite the understatement. The Goat Rodeo Sessions is a collection of original tunes penned by the members of the quartet. They are what I am going to call classijamgrass... not totally classical, not anywhere near bluegrass as a bluegrass purist would insist but hints of both exist and the feeling of an open, no rules jam session is prevalent but probably not totally the case.
"Quarter Chicken Dark" seems to be the one tune I keep coming back to but the entertainment is a start to finish experience. Aoife O'Donovan of Crooked Still joins the scene for two vocal tracks including a tale of somewhere between where we started and where we will end up called "Here and Heaven" in which Thile shares the microphone. O'Donovan stays on for the lonely "No One but You" tale of having something to see and share but no one to share it with.
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A barnstar (or barn star) is a decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular "wagon wheel" style, used to adorn a barn. They have no structural purpose, but may be considered lucky, akin to a horseshoe mounted over a doorway.I stumbled upon this album on another blog but aside from the 5-members in the band, I don't know a lot about them. I assume the 5-member band has something to do with the band name thus, I placed the Wikipedia reference above. I do know Mark Erelli is a member and I am a big fan of his.
~ Wikipedia
You can here previews over at Bandcamp where you can also pick up the album for $10. I also noticed on www.markerelli.com that a packaged version of the album is now available through that website. All in all, this is a great album!
Band members include:
Jake Armerding – fiddle, vocals, member and son of co-founder Taylor Armerding of bluegrass band Northern Lights
Taylor “Old Train” Armerding – mandolin, vocals, co-founder of bluegrass band Northern Lights
Mark Erelli – guitar, vocals, accomplish recording artists and side musician for Lori McKenna and Josh Ritter
Zachariah Hickman – double bass, vocals
Charlie Rose – banjo, vocals current bass player for the Crooked Jades. Also played with Asylum Street Spankers, and South Austin Jug Band.
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Yeah, the Pixies cover and it's pretty danged good!
From trampledbyturtles.com...
Trampled by Turtles have released a cover of Pixies’ “Where is My Mind” . The digital single is available as a free download here on the website or through any digital retailer for $.99, with all proceeds going to benefit WhyHunger, the organization founded by the late singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. WhyHunger supports grassroots solutions to inspire self-reliance and community empowerment to connect people to nutritious, affordable food. For more information go to www.whyhunger.org.
listen here
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Also added to my library this week and definitely worth your attention:
Nicki Bluhm - Driftwood
The Loom - Teeth
Anna Coogan - The Wasted Ocean
Jonathan Burks - God Talk E.P.
Dan Blakeslee - Tatnic Tales
Sinful Savage Tigers - The Last Night of the Revels
Some Velvet Evening - No Law Against Talking
Shawn Nelson - San Juan Street
Sunday, August 7, 2011
New Wood Brothers Album "Smoke Ring Halo"
The new Wood Brothers album is out. Here it is on Spotify.
http://open.spotify.com/user/ujdmc/playlist/3RCUP427v1QAvLYEjZvEds
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http://open.spotify.com/user/ujdmc/playlist/3RCUP427v1QAvLYEjZvEds
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
heard... shared
The Harrow and the Harvest album artwork has a life of its own. See the story below.
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Hear Sarah talk about the new album.
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Gillian Welch,
Greencards,
r,
Radiohead,
Sarah Jarosz,
Tony Rice,
Vassar Clements
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