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Folk Monday – Red Horse – Patrick Bloom

So today has been another of those days that has slipped by quickly. I started early 7 am got off about 4 pm came home took a nap, ate, puttered around ran five miles checked out the Roots Music Report Folk Charts saw lots of new names and now it’s time to go to bed, so I can start all over tomorrow at 7 am! Anyway I listened briefly to the new folk trio Red Horse featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky three artists whose music I enjoy! What I heard I liked so I will try and listen tomorrow and maybe write more tomorrow night, oh that’s when I’m supposed to be writing about Twangy. So maybe I’ll listen to Tim O’Brien’s Chicken and Egg CD again, too! Read More

New Artist (to me) – Robin Greenstein

so one of the artist that I listened to this morning was Robin Greenstein and her 2003 album Images of Women Vol 1 a collection of folk songs about women. Her most recent album is Images of Women Vol II. Here’s a song from that album more to come later! Read More

Folk Monday – Another Mix Day

So today I listened to a bunch of different albums none of which stood out on first listen but I may find something that I really, really like on the second listen or so. Anyway here’s what I listened to today for what it’s worth! Read More

New Friends – Cornmeal!

So the other day, when I was looking up information about Great American Taxi I saw a new music chart at Jambands.com and on that chart at No4 was a band called Cornmeal and their new album Live in Chicago,Il., Vol.1. So I wentto Rhapsody to check them out. Rhapsody didn’t have have the new album but did have several others including their 2006 release Feet First.After the first few minutes of the first song “River Gap”, I knew I had another progressive bluegrass band to add to my growing list of new favorites! These guys and gal are absolutely fantastic! The vocals are great, and the picking is some of the fastest and best I have ever heard! Here is some information about the band from their biography at their website: Read More

Thursday Musical – Part 1 – Sarah and Ernie

So today was one of those days when I listened to several different albums. The musical day started as I drove out to the Vincentown Diner. On the way listened to an album that I downloaded a while ago, I Won’t Go Home Till Morning by Sarah McQuaid. I know I saw the album on one of the charts I regularly scan but I can’t remember which one! Anyway the album is very good from her website: Read More

Grassy Hill – Kerrville New Folk Concerts

Congratulations to John Batdorf, Chris O’Brien and Andy Gullahorn and the other 29 finalists in this year’s Kerrville Folk Festivals Grassy Hill Concerts for emerging songwriters. The artist that I listed are ones that I listen to, but since all 32 artist who will be performing must be damn good to be chosen out of the 800 artist who submitted songs. I have some looking up and listening to do!! Read More

Folk Monday – Carrie Newcomer

I started the day today listening to Carrie Newcomer’s new album Before & After. Before & After is the 12th solo album for the Indiana native and I think maybe her best work ever! The album has a little of everything and it takes more than one or two listens to take it all in. On the first listen, which actually last week the first song that really stood out to me was “Stones in the River” I just loved the symbolism of the chorus: Read More

American Troubadours

Do you know who this is?

Ok so the other night I was reading through a book I picked up awhile ago called American Troubadours. It’s a good book with short biographies of nine folkies from the Greenwich Village scene. My questions is how many have any of you heard of? Based on the results, I will know who I need to introduce you to! I can hear the collective, oh joys now! Read More

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