Category: Americana

So last night on the way to work and back I had the iPOD on random shuffle and some tunes I hadn’t heard for a while came on. Here’s the list: “Bottle of Wine” Tom Paxton – The Best of the Vanguard Years. I picked up Tom’s career with album …

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So last week I saw a name on the Roots Music Chart that I didn’t recognize Chuck Cheesman. So I downloaded his latest album Imagining Dancers and it only took the chorus of the first song “Drummer” for me to say hey this guy writes great songs! the measure of …

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So tonight I was listening to Greg Trooper’s new album Upside-Down Town and the more I listen the more I like it! I’ve been a Trooper fan since I found his album Straight Down Rain. I’ll write more tomorrow, but here’s a great song from the album, “They Call Me …

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So over the weekend I’ve been listening to a variety of music: something old, Phil Ochs’ Pleasures of the Harbor, something new Notorious The Road to Damascus, something borrowed Jennifer Warnes’ Famous Blue Raincoat and something blue(s) Vorih Blues Band ‘s album Blues De Ville Something Old: I think that …

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So, the other day I came across a name that I’ve seen on several music charts-Ellis.  I have never been able to find her albums on Rhapsody, but I checked out Napster and they had all her albums.  I turned on her latest album Right on Time. I listened to …

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So I have been a Todd Snider Fan since I heard his debut album Songs For The Daily Planet. I love “Alright Guy” and all the rest and think that “You think You Know Somebody” is one of the best songs about child abuse EVER! Anyway, I think that the …

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So back in October I gave kudos to Red Beet Records for releasing to fine albums from Peter Cooper and Eric Brace and Peter Cooper. This time the kudos go to Red House Records home of many of my favorites including Jorma Kaukonen, John Gorka, John McCutcheon, and Greg Brown …

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