[v=P37xPiRz1sg] My Top Tunes of 2011 is still sorting itself out (it is still 2011 through the end of next week). [Edit: JC’s Top Tunes of 2011] No Depression‘s community ning, however, is amazingly well organized for a self-organizing successor to the successful music magazine. The wranglers there solicited and sorted thru about 200 different […]
Bearfoot’s Americana Story
Bearfoot is a bit of “post-bluegrass” Americana blown down to the Lower 48 from Alaska and bouncing around the West for a few years, including a Telluride win ten years ago and attendant benefits since. They’re playing at Swallow Hill in Denver tonight, and supposed to hit Glenwood Springs and Beaver Creek this weekend before an appearance in […]
AMA’s Volvo Commercial
[v=3skEpvi09Pc] NPR streamed this year’s Americana Music Association Awards live from Nashville. When I clicked the link on my iPad it came up a Flash thing so I skipped it and read a book. Probably a good choice. As I saw the winners roll by on Twitter later in the evening, I had a growing […]
Dairy Goodness at the Murray County Fair
Today is the opening of the 2011 Murray County Fair. The booths are going up. The 4-H kids are showing their kids (and bunnies and horses and hogs). The Milk Producers have the Dairy stand turning out chocolate (and raspberry and strawberry) shakes malts and the Pork Producers have the Pork stand turning out pulled pork sandwiches and […]
You Are Wanted By The Police And My Wife Thinks You’re Dead
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaEzT5MusFs] The indefeatable undefinable Jr. Brown. Any resemblance to any ex-sweethearts or wives is purely by chance… If you’re in Austin, Junior Brown and his own particular brand of Bakersfield steel guitar is playing the Continental Club tomorrow night. He’s at the Minnesota State Fair 2nd & 3rd of September up in St. Paul. . […]
Half-way Home: Audrey (and Faith and me) at Forty
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CjCuY1b_-U] I’m a long-time fan of performing songwriter Audrey Auld and her blend of Australia and Appalachia, Okie and Outback. When Audrey’s around, you know Bob Wills is still the king. I’m a bigger fan of Audrey Auld making fun of Nashville… where she recently relocated from Northern California. We’re of similar age if not of […]
Big Sky Country
I love Montana. I love the mountains and the plains. I love the trout and the rain and the snow and the oppressive summer heat. I love Yellowstone and Glacier and Pompey’s Pillar and the M outside Bridger Canyon. I love the towns and the highways and most everything in between. I don’t love Montana’s […]
Shooter—4th of July
[v=7RH5UEwO5us] …And I’m looking at you With the world in the rear view. You were pretty as can be Sitting in the front seat Looking at me Telling me you love me And you’re happy to be with me On the 4th of July… -Shooter Jennings, “4th of July” Shooter has some big music shoes […]
Rebecca Folsom @KRFC
Colorado performing artist Rebecca Folsom appeared on air at KRFC-FM earlier this year. She’s played around with Celeste Krenz and Liz Barnez, great folky/americana-ish gals. Good stuff. I borrowed this from KRFC-FM Live at Lunch page. Hope they don’t mind: “When Rebecca sinks her teeth into a song, an emotional intensity emerges that is both deeply […]
A Montana Song
I’m feeling like a Montana song Kanes River, Graham Lindsey A story wrapped in an enigma Presented as a warm, soulful poem. I’m feeling like a Big Sky storm Blizzard, tornado, thunder, rain Battleships of air Rolling across the prairie. I’m feeling like a high Trout stream Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Missouri Never the same twice […]
