We'd like to know the top 10 things you have been listening to in the past few days. Give us some interesting ideas. These are not your all time faves. This is what you're actually listening to now!
great stuff, dave! believe it or not, i even enjoy the andrews sisters "beat me daddy 8 to the bar"...ultimate swing!!! i am listening to some natalie merchant stuff that i had never heard before. she has a very unique and rich voice. i'm enjoying it years later.
This is a beautiful Spanish song that's about five hundred years old. I first learned it in college and was amazed to learn the Monkees had done it, on record and on their Christmas show.
I prefer local venues and artists because I am one. I go to local venues more than major artist appearances, because I'm friends with local singer songwriters. My friend Tracy Thorne appears locally regularly. I used to go to Gerde's Folk City and Mike Porco, the son of Bob Porco who ran Gerde's, hosts folk events regularly at the Gaslight around the corner from Gerde's original site.
There's a country singer from the Rockies named Darryl Purpose who recently released a CD called NEXT TIME AROUND. I like his stuff. He has great lyrics and the feel of Garth Brooks meets Warren Zevon, a Midwestern lonesomeness mixed with California cynicism.
i prefer local small intimate venues, because i feel like i can see and hear everything. i don't understand football stadium size shows. it's very difficult to connect that way.....darryl purpose is excellent!!!
I heard Kiya Heartwood and Melissa Greener on Saturday at Thoreau Woods Coffeehouse in Huntsville TX. Been listening to CDs in car and at home. Will review later.
Maroam Call's new CD, Live in Europe arrived today. Some new songs and some old stuff, all good.,
Buffy Sainte-Marie gave a free concert during the tour promoting her new CD, RUNNING FOR THE DRUM, at the Museum of the American Indian at Bowling Green in Manhattan recently. As it was a chance to get her autograph and be photographed with her, I bought her CD after the show and got it signed. (Pictures are on my Facebook page.) At 72 she still has a powerhouse of a voice and the heart and soul of a Cree Native who gives concerts that are as much pow-wows as performances. Great stuff.
(P.S. There's a documentary about her life and activism, A MULTIMEDIA LIFE, included with the CD.)
I've been listening to Charlie Christian, Laura Nyro, Mantovani, Errol Garner, Billy Eckstine, Johnny Hartman, Arthur Prysock, Gretchen Peters, the Turnpike Troubadors in the last couple of days. Oh and Other Lives.
I love country singer Darryl Purpose's new CD, NEXT TIME AROUND. He's touring and I wanted to see him but he didn't hit the NY metro area during his Northeast swing. I'll just have to wait to get my CD signed. :|
I'm listening to "Love Has Come for You" by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell..it's really good, you guys. Steve's banjo playing is very haunting, and Edie has a great folk voice. The songs are simple and sweet....sweet in a good way, not in a saccharine way. Check it out!
I love Stevie Wonder and lately his songs play in my head even when I'm not playing them on youtube. His rhythms on uptempo songs are contagious and nobody else has his voice. "Part Time Lover" is a favorite uptempo of his for me.
oh yes, maggie...they steve and edie sound incredible together! she has a great americana voice. i wouldn't have thought that really. it's more lilting than gillian welch, but they have a similar thing going on to gillian and dave rawlings. the banjo is very expressive on this record. steve is an incredibly talented man! ...to undo look at the little red x in the upper right corner. ..pamela, agreed. stevie wonder is certainly one of the greatest talents of the century!
I'm listening to the song "Go Wherever You Want to Go" on the new Patty Griffin cd "American Kid"...it's so great! This cd is about her dad's life. The song is about getting out of the service...
Right now, Nothing. Since midnight, Country and Westers, Gene Watson and his 'Love in the Hot Afternoon' and '14 Caret Mind'. Before that "Willie" and 'Blackjack County Chains'. Back in my boot scooten days this my first exposure to Willie. IIRC, it was before he moved to Austin.
I don't have sound on Internet on this computer (or internet on my laptop) right now, but what's going through my mind is "Burning for You," by Blue Oyster Cult. I'd be playing BOC if I had sound on youtube. Allen Lanier, their longtime keyboardist, died yesterday at age 67. I met him at CBGB's 6 months after Patti Smith left him and went to Detroit to marry Fred "Sonic" Smith. I could tell he missed Patti. Now we who knew him miss him.
These days I use my Smartphone to pull up YouTube when I want songs on command, but for mood music, there's the Blues channel on Cablevision Music Choice. They play roots that greats like Keith Richards and Eric Clapton cut their teeth on, including Muddy Waters, Elmore James, B.B. King and Lightning Hopkins, as well as great women blues singers like Odetta, Etta James and Dinah Washington.
Dave Kelly
ATOMIC DUO - "Trickle Down"
Jul 25, 2012
Dave Kelly
ATOMIC DUO - "INNOCENT MAN"
Jul 25, 2012
wiffledust
I'm listening to a cool sound by a singer songeriter named Ben Howard...I'll get a clip in here soon. Very good!
Aug 17, 2012
Dave Kelly
Five Minutes
Gretchen Peters.
http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=85785994&ac=now
Sep 7, 2012
wiffledust
tennessee flat top box by johnny cash sung by rosanne cash. i have loved this song for a very long time
Sep 9, 2012
Dave Kelly
Pistol Annies
Sep 10, 2012
wiffledust
This is not folky or indie, but I've been familiarizing myself with some of Pink's stuff in the last few days. She's a very talented woman!
Sep 22, 2012
Dave Kelly
Sorta bluegrass, sorta folk.
Good sound
http://www.thealternateroot.com/component/content/article/139-alter...
Sep 24, 2012
Dave Kelly
Donna Ulisse's new Christmas CD.
http://www.nimbitmusic.com/donnaulisse
Oct 3, 2012
wiffledust
Never get tired of "Big Yellow Taxi"!
Oct 13, 2012
margaret kraft
Erato's "Call Your Girlfriend" I had never heard of them before tonight. Great harmonies!
Oct 13, 2012
wiffledust
cool, margaret! i've never heard of them either.will check it out. i'm looking for some happy poppy boppy new stuff...any suggestions?
Oct 14, 2012
Dave Kelly
Lauren OConnell --- House of the Rising Sun.
Oct 30, 2012
Dave Kelly
Beat Me Daddy, 8 to the bar.
Nov 13, 2012
wiffledust
great stuff, dave! believe it or not, i even enjoy the andrews sisters "beat me daddy 8 to the bar"...ultimate swing!!! i am listening to some natalie merchant stuff that i had never heard before. she has a very unique and rich voice. i'm enjoying it years later.
Nov 14, 2012
Pamela Drake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JthZskazxKo&feature=player_embedded
This is a beautiful Spanish song that's about five hundred years old. I first learned it in college and was amazed to learn the Monkees had done it, on record and on their Christmas show.
Jan 5, 2013
Pamela Drake
I prefer local venues and artists because I am one. I go to local venues more than major artist appearances, because I'm friends with local singer songwriters. My friend Tracy Thorne appears locally regularly. I used to go to Gerde's Folk City and Mike Porco, the son of Bob Porco who ran Gerde's, hosts folk events regularly at the Gaslight around the corner from Gerde's original site.
Jan 7, 2013
Pamela Drake
There's a country singer from the Rockies named Darryl Purpose who recently released a CD called NEXT TIME AROUND. I like his stuff. He has great lyrics and the feel of Garth Brooks meets Warren Zevon, a Midwestern lonesomeness mixed with California cynicism.
Jan 7, 2013
wiffledust
i prefer local small intimate venues, because i feel like i can see and hear everything. i don't understand football stadium size shows. it's very difficult to connect that way.....darryl purpose is excellent!!!
Jan 8, 2013
wiffledust
Has anyone heard the new Susan Werner stuff yet?
Mar 25, 2013
Dave Kelly
I heard Kiya Heartwood and Melissa Greener on Saturday at Thoreau Woods Coffeehouse in Huntsville TX. Been listening to CDs in car and at home. Will review later.
Maroam Call's new CD, Live in Europe arrived today. Some new songs and some old stuff, all good.,
Mar 26, 2013
wiffledust
thanks for that, dave!
Mar 26, 2013
Pamela Drake
Buffy Sainte-Marie gave a free concert during the tour promoting her new CD, RUNNING FOR THE DRUM, at the Museum of the American Indian at Bowling Green in Manhattan recently. As it was a chance to get her autograph and be photographed with her, I bought her CD after the show and got it signed. (Pictures are on my Facebook page.) At 72 she still has a powerhouse of a voice and the heart and soul of a Cree Native who gives concerts that are as much pow-wows as performances. Great stuff.
(P.S. There's a documentary about her life and activism, A MULTIMEDIA LIFE, included with the CD.)
Mar 26, 2013
wiffledust
I've been listening to some older Cheryl Wheeler tunes...her voice is like a cello!!!
Apr 1, 2013
wiffledust
i'm over here listening to sugarland. jennifer nettles has one of the best voices around!
Apr 12, 2013
Rick Reiley
I've been listening to Charlie Christian, Laura Nyro, Mantovani, Errol Garner, Billy Eckstine, Johnny Hartman, Arthur Prysock, Gretchen Peters, the Turnpike Troubadors in the last couple of days. Oh and Other Lives.
Apr 12, 2013
wiffledust
good stuff, rick! you're reminding me to check out gretchen peters...!
Apr 14, 2013
Dave Kelly
Been listening to Amy Speace and Rod Picott since I bought their CD's when I saw them play last week.
"Small Potatoes" from CD's purchased last night at their show.
Apr 14, 2013
Dave Kelly
Saw Gretchen Peters on 4/6. She stayed in my car stereo for several days.
Apr 14, 2013
wiffledust
thanks, dave! great suggestions here, folks! i want to let everyone know that lori mckenna is going to have a new cd out in may called "massachusetts"
Apr 14, 2013
Pamela Drake
I love country singer Darryl Purpose's new CD, NEXT TIME AROUND. He's touring and I wanted to see him but he didn't hit the NY metro area during his Northeast swing. I'll just have to wait to get my CD signed. :|
Apr 14, 2013
wiffledust
I'm listening to "Love Has Come for You" by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell..it's really good, you guys. Steve's banjo playing is very haunting, and Edie has a great folk voice. The songs are simple and sweet....sweet in a good way, not in a saccharine way. Check it out!
Apr 25, 2013
Pamela Drake
I love Stevie Wonder and lately his songs play in my head even when I'm not playing them on youtube. His rhythms on uptempo songs are contagious and nobody else has his voice. "Part Time Lover" is a favorite uptempo of his for me.
Apr 26, 2013
wiffledust
oh yes, maggie...they steve and edie sound incredible together! she has a great americana voice. i wouldn't have thought that really. it's more lilting than gillian welch, but they have a similar thing going on to gillian and dave rawlings. the banjo is very expressive on this record. steve is an incredibly talented man! ...to undo look at the little red x in the upper right corner. ..pamela, agreed. stevie wonder is certainly one of the greatest talents of the century!
Apr 27, 2013
wiffledust
folks, lori mckenna's "Massachusetts" is out now. IT"S SO GOOD!
Apr 27, 2013
wiffledust
I'm listening to the song "Go Wherever You Want to Go" on the new Patty Griffin cd "American Kid"...it's so great! This cd is about her dad's life. The song is about getting out of the service...
May 14, 2013
wiffledust
nothing like a rainy morning to enjoy the cello. listening to yo yo ma do the bach solo cello suite for one in g major...beautiful!
May 16, 2013
wiffledust
Hey, folks. Susan Werner has a new CD out called "Hayseed" about those who grow things. It's worth a listen!
Jul 5, 2013
Dave Kelly
Right now, Nothing. Since midnight, Country and Westers, Gene Watson and his 'Love in the Hot Afternoon' and '14 Caret Mind'. Before that "Willie" and 'Blackjack County Chains'. Back in my boot scooten days this my first exposure to Willie. IIRC, it was before he moved to Austin.
Jul 5, 2013
wiffledust
i'm listening to rosanne cash on an episode of austin city limits. her voice is so pure, so resonant. and so very unique. love it.
Aug 15, 2013
Dave Kelly
Since noon, I have had Sara Hickman's new CD 'Shine' looping through my system,. Going to Galveston on the 23rd to hear her sing.
Aug 15, 2013
Pamela Drake
I don't have sound on Internet on this computer (or internet on my laptop) right now, but what's going through my mind is "Burning for You," by Blue Oyster Cult. I'd be playing BOC if I had sound on youtube. Allen Lanier, their longtime keyboardist, died yesterday at age 67. I met him at CBGB's 6 months after Patti Smith left him and went to Detroit to marry Fred "Sonic" Smith. I could tell he missed Patti. Now we who knew him miss him.
Aug 15, 2013
Rick Reiley
Anything by Paul Adams. http://www.pauladams.org/music.html
Jefferson Ross 'Isle of Hope'.http://jeffersonross.com/ And Ashley Monical from Austin......especially Man from New York..http://www.ashleymonical.com/music.html oh and have I mentioned Oklahoma's own, John Moreland? Wow is all I can say. http://johnmoreland.bandcamp.com/
Aug 16, 2013
wiffledust
love these suggestions, folks. thank you! i just listened to this..john mayer's "wildfire"...great song.
Aug 16, 2013
Dave Kelly
http://youtu.be/Pc3OnSQc48s
Wildfire- Michael Martin Murphey
Aug 16, 2013
wiffledust
I'm listening to "Fly Me to the Moon" and thinking of President Kennedy
Nov 23, 2013
Dave Kelly
Went to see/hear Red Molly last night. Great concert. This is the first time I've been to one of their concerts.
Pigged out on CDs. Bought 6. Spent the day looping through them and enjoy some new songs and new sounds.
They played at McGonigles Mucky Duck and had a standing room only crowd. Over a 100 fans attending.
Nov 23, 2013
wiffledust
i love red molly, dave!! beautiful harmonies!
Nov 23, 2013
wiffledust
i love the little victor phonograph symbol! on what devices do you listen to your music most frequently?
Mar 11, 2014
Pamela Drake
These days I use my Smartphone to pull up YouTube when I want songs on command, but for mood music, there's the Blues channel on Cablevision Music Choice. They play roots that greats like Keith Richards and Eric Clapton cut their teeth on, including Muddy Waters, Elmore James, B.B. King and Lightning Hopkins, as well as great women blues singers like Odetta, Etta James and Dinah Washington.
Mar 12, 2014