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New Friend – Tim Hus – Canadiana Cowboy Music

So several of my favorite musicians hail from north of the border folks like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, James Keelaghan and recently I added John Wort Hannum to my collection well today I added another. I was checking out the FAR Chart and I saw several names picked out three …

Folk’s Music Monday

“Charlie Dunn“ ok so listening to “Mr. Schwinn” yesterday reminded me about one of the things I love about folk music and that’s that a lot of the music is about folks! Story songs about the men and women who make up this great country and touch the lives of …

Sunday Mix – Miller, Snider, and Purpose

So this morning I loaded into the mp3 players a few albums that I hadn’t listened to in a while to go to the grocery store. Three of the albums were Bill Miller’s Raven in the Snow, Todd Snider’s Songs for the Daily Planet and Darryl Purpose’ album Traveler’s Code. …

Folk Monday – Matt the Electrican and Tom Paxton

So I saw this video that Music Fog did of Matt the Electrican, who is actually someone I’ve listened to a couple of times but never a full album. I was intrigued by the instrument and the music so I went to Rhapsody today and looked for the new album …

Folk Monday – Ernest Troost

So you’re an Emmy winning and multi-nominated Emmy composer so what do you do to change things up? You return to your folk and blues roots and put out two well received albums All Boats Are Going to Rise and Resurrection Blues. Resurrection Blues is number five on the Folk …

Sunday Shopping Mix – Part I

ok so reconnecting with and writing about Erica Wheeler made me remember what I used to do on Sundays and that was to create a two hour random playlist from my mp3 library. So today that’s what I did today and I listened to alot of artists that I haven’t …

Folk Monday – Reconnecting with Erica Wheeler

Ok so first a me thing – this week this blog will be very sparse – I am substituting for one of our inspectors on a soils project. I will be out observing stone column installations from 7 Am to 5 PM with little chance to listen to new music …

Twang Tuesday -Thursday – The Devil Makes Three

So the twangy band that I have been listening to this week is The Devil Makes Three and their new album Do Wrong Right. I don’t remember where I came across their name I’m sure it was on some chart. I had briefly listened to the album a couple of …

Deirks Bentley – Up On The Ridge

kayso, I am not a fan of mainstream Country Music no Tim McGraw, Faith Hill or Carrie Underwood in my collection. The closest I come are Waylon and Willie, early Hank William, Jr and Merle Haggard. Lately, Jack Ingram and Pat Green have crossed over from Texas Country to more …

Blues – Grass Wednesday – Leftover Twang – 2

The second band that caught my attention yesterday was Acoustic Endeavors and their album On a Farm. On a Farm is a 2005 release from a band formed by Warren Anderson and Kelly Green in 1992, when they realized they needed an outlet for their music. The band now calls …

Category: Americana

New Friend – Tim Hus – Canadiana Cowboy Music

Folk’s Music Monday

Sunday Mix – Miller, Snider, and Purpose

Folk Monday – Matt the Electrican and Tom Paxton

Folk Monday – Ernest Troost

Sunday Shopping Mix – Part I

Folk Monday – Reconnecting with Erica Wheeler

Twang Tuesday -Thursday – The Devil Makes Three

Deirks Bentley – Up On The Ridge

Blues – Grass Wednesday – Leftover Twang – 2

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