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Songs for Social Change Free Sampler!

From the folks at The Alternate Root an online source for Roots Music comes a free sampler of songs for social change. The CD includes one of my favorite songs for change Arlon Bennett’s “Be the Change” from his album Summer’s Voice. Check out his music great stuff! Here is …

Folk Monday – Ernie Hendrickson

So a while back I came across Ernie Hendrikson’s name on the Roots Music Report Folk Chart and downloaded his first album Down the Road. I listened to it a couple of times and then it became part of the random shuffle on my mp3 player. I soon found that …

Thursday Mix Part 2

so the during the rest of the day I listened to some early Greenwich Village scene music Fred Neil’s first solo album Bleecker and MacDougal and an earlier album Fred Neil released with Vince Martin entitled Tear Down the Walls. Now most of Fred’s music was released a little before …

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 …

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 …

Folk Monday – Bettysoo

So yesterday, I was debating whether or not to run and the side that said no was winning! But I finally said, ok let’s go but first we’ll put Bettysoo’s CD Heat Sin Water Skin on the mp3 player. So I did and took off on my four mile run …

Friday’s Forgotten Music (Saturday Version)

Today’s mix contains some forgotten music by some musicians I’ve mentioned recently. The mix started of with the song “Long Afternoons” by Paul Seibel from the album Woodsmoke and Oranges. I always loved this song, years after this album Jerry Jeff did a nice cover on his 1977 A Man …

Thursday – Mixed Bag

So Thursday’s eclectic mix started with three CDs I picked up at the Dollar Tree the other night. First up was a self-titled album Tribaljazz from a band that I had never heard of, but the sticker on the cover said it was John Densmore’s (drummer of The Doors) band …

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 …

Forgotten Friday Set List

So the first album that came out of the stack of vinyl here next to the old USB record player was Tom Paxton’s 1983 release Bulletin. While Tom is one of my all-time favorites this album never got a lot of spins. I guess because a few other things were …

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Songs for Social Change Free Sampler!

Folk Monday – Ernie Hendrickson

Thursday Mix Part 2

Thursday Musical – Part 1 – Sarah and Ernie

Grassy Hill – Kerrville New Folk Concerts

Folk Monday – Bettysoo

Friday’s Forgotten Music (Saturday Version)

Thursday – Mixed Bag

Folk Monday – Carrie Newcomer

Forgotten Friday Set List

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