If you are over 40, chances are that you remember Arlo Guthrie’s version of City of New Orleans. But if you want to hear it the way it was meant to be done, take the time to watch Steve Goodman perform it, accompanied by mandolin virtuoso Jethro Burns.
Makes me want to go for a train ride.
I stumbled across a website called Jesus Rock Legends, and browsing through the entries, came across the entry for The Talbot Brothers “Reborn” album. I have ethical problems with downloading copyrighted music for free, but apparently it isn’t available on CD, and I do have it on an old LP that I haven’t listened to in years, so I went ahead and downloaded the zipped MP3s from the link above, and am enjoying my blast from the past.
The Talbot brothers had previously been with the band Mason Proffit, which is said to have influenced country rock bands of the 1970s including the Eagles. Both John Michael Talbot and Terry Talbot put out what I consider some decent solo albums, but I still prefer this album.
The song Easy to Slip is on YouTube (only visual is the album cover).
Yes Marc, you are correct.
Hey I really like this Saskatoon-based band. I like their folk-roots sound, I admire their facial hair, and I respect them for doing a video dressed in their long johns.
More Deep Dark Woods here.
There are a lot of versions of this song, but I really like the version by the Soggy Bottom Boys, from the soundrack of O Brother Where Art Thou.
Last week I drove to Edmonton for a couple of days of meetings, and as usual, I kept my radio tuned to CKUA for the entire time I was in Alberta. Sometime before hitting the border I was able to bring in 580 on the AM dial, and sometime before Vegreville I switched to 94.9 FM.
On Thursday evening as I approached Lloydminster with the bluegrass show Fire on the Mountain playing, and my foot keeping time on the floorboard (my left foot – not the one on the gas pedal), I realized how much I wish Saskatchewan had a similar station. CBC Radio 2 comes closest, with its mix of programs, but for me it doesn’t measure up to the eclectic mix on CKUA; perhaps it’s because of CKUA’s “listener-supported”, “community-based” mandate.
At least when I’m at my computer I can listen to them online, when I actually remember to.
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Smiles and laughter and pleasant times
There’s love in the world but it’s hard to find
…(Bruce Cockburn – Festival of Friends)
This is a couple of days after the fact, but I just thought I’d mention that the concert that Janet and I went to on Saturday evening has hooked me on the concept of “house concerts”. In terms of concert intimacy, they are the ultimate.
I won’t go into details about the house concert by Dale Nikkel and Kimbal Siebert because Marc, Sharon, and Linea (the birthday girl) have already blogged about it. Check out the links for their impressions.
(photo credit: Marc V.)
Following on the Spinal Tap theme, here is my favourite scene from that movie – Nigel showing off his guitars and amp.
… generally untapped.
If I lived in Vancouver I might make an effort to go see the Unwigged & Unplugged concert by the touring Spinal Tap. Besides performing songs from the Spinal Tap mockumentary, and from their album Break Like The Wind, they will be doing songs from The Mighty Wind. (I did enjoy the music of The Folksmen).
It’s Valentine’s Day, so here for my sweetheart is one of my favourite love songs …
Why do you love me?
Why do you need me?
Always and Forever
We met in a chat room
Now our love can fully bloom
Sure the World Wide Web is great
But you, you make me salivate
Yes I love technology
But not as much as you, you see
But I still love technology
Always and Forever
Our love is like a flock of doves
Flying up to heaven above
Always and Forever
Always and Forever(stifled sobs)
Yes our love is truly great
Always and Forever
…
(from Kip and La Fawnduh’s wedding scene after the end credits in the movie Napoleon Dynamite … I couldn’t find a video clip but a sound clip can be listened to by clicking here)
