So last night I wrote about my eclectic Thursday’s listening and then proceed to only write about acoustic guitar not very eclectic! Well the eclecticness (?) came when I went out for lunch. During the trip to Labcorp to take a drug test for a new part time job at Target (what has this great economy wrought?) I listened to an album that I had downloaded The Honey Dewdrops 2009 release If the Sun Will Shine The Honey Dewdrops are the award winning nationally touring husband and wife folk duo of Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish. They play music that is a mix traditional Appalachian music and today’s singer-songwriters. What stood out for me were the great harmonies and good picking. The album was recorded live and mixed in a 1920’s barn and the album was meant to pay homage to their live performances. They captured the same energy and emotion they bring to the stage. Here’s what some folks say about their music:
“I have admired the work of the Honey Dewdrops from the first notes I heard. They capture what is best of old time Appalachian music including the tight harmonies and beautiful melancholy tunes.”
– Anne Williams, Host of WNRN’s Acoustic Sunrise in Charlottesville, VA
“Their talent is such that it’s quite possible that a new band recording in the year 2020 might cite the Honey Dewdrops as a prime influence.”
– Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
Since it was an acoustic instrumental day I decided to check out what was new from Celtic Harpist Kim Robertson – I 
only have one of Robertson albums Spiral Gate which mixes the Harp with some New Age type music. The album I listened briefly to yesterday was her latest Shady Grove which is an album of traditional American folk songs like “Oh, Susanna” and “Streets of Laredo” playing along with Robertson is an ensemble with instruments that range from ethereal strings and vibraphone to kalimba and djembe, to chamber folk with 
dulcimer and cello. Hum – dulcimer that led me to explore the world of dulcimer music and what I found on Rhapsody was a 1998 album from Walt Michael, one of the best and most prominent players of the hammered dulcimer, Hammered Dulcimer:Retrospective
I listened to the first couple of tracks and liked what I heard and will go back and listen some more!
I ended the day with a few tracks from The Daddy Mack Blues Band’s album Bluesfinger. I first discovered this Memphis treasure a few months ago and have a copy of the current Living Blues magazine with and article about Daddy Mack on my shelf that I haven’t gotten around to reading….oh! too little time. (and about to be less as I start that part time job!)
Here are the Honey Dewdrops with “Don’t Leave Me Here” from If the Sun Will Shine.