Barton Hollow
The Civil Wars With two Grammy Awards to their credit this year, The Civil Wars hardly need our blog to lift them out of obscurity…to the extent that we are able to lift anybody out of obscurity for anyone. Good … Continue reading →
MARIEL VANDERSTEEL: Hickory
MARIEL VANDERSTEEL Hickory Mariel Vandersteel www.marielvandersteel.com Mariel Vandersteel is a young fiddler who grew up in California. She attended a number of music camps which nurtured her old-time abilities. But at the same … Continue reading →
One little kiss, and Faleena goodbye
Bob Weir [This is the fourth post this week on Marty Robbins’s “El Paso.” You can find the first one here, the second here, and the third here.]I’ve found over the course of doing my weeks at the blog that … Continue reading →
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS: Leaving Eden
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Leaving Eden Nonesuch 529809 www.nonesuch.com www.carolinachocolatedrops.com The second Nonesuch CD from the Carolina Chocolate Drops is an aural wonderland! I’ve been listening to this band since their days as Sankofa Strings and … Continue reading →
Life is no more, but we’re together
[This is the third post this week on Marty Robbins’s “El Paso.” Read the first here, and the second here.] In today’s post, let’s give a listen to some of the Western material that Robbins created both at the time … Continue reading →
My love was deep for this Mexican maiden
Laurette Luez [This is the second post on the song “El Paso.” Read the first one here.]Crossing BordersIn his essay on “El Paso” in The Rose and the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad,” music critic and … Continue reading →
NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE: (Two New Releases)
NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE Instant Armadillo Blues: Best of 1971-1975 Raven 345 Raven Records Web Site NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE 17 Pine Avenue Woodstock 0037 … Continue reading →
PETER MULVEY: The Good Stuff
PETER MULVEY The Good Stuff Signature Sounds 2045 www.signaturesounds.com When you listen to Peter Mulvey’s The Good Stuff, you’ll realize that with this release, (I count his 16th) that Peter is just out to … Continue reading →
El Paso
Out in the west Texas town of El PasoOf all the songs I’ve explored so far in this blog, none has proven quite as elusive as “El Paso” to find the proverbial handles to grab on to it and open … Continue reading →
The Flo’oers o’ the Forest – part two – Sighing and Moaning.
James IV of Scotland As we saw in part one, James Stewart, the King of Scotland had sought to banish the memory and the guilt of his part in the death of King James III, his father by transforming Scotland. … Continue reading →