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SCOTT H BiRAM Update and Etc Etc...

Mar 5, 8:42pm THE DEEP BLUES BLOG
Scott H Biram - We Came To Party! - 02.13.13 - Underbelly - Jacksonville, Fl
I had the delightful opportunity to see Scott H Biram recently. The first time in a couple years and I'm happy to report that the show was top shelf, though sparsely attended, due to the first hard rain in months I'd reckon. The favorites were did, along with some powerfully Biram'd covers of Scott's homeboy Doc Watson, fellow Texan Mance Lipscomb, and a couple others. The best part of the night, besides seeing old friends, was the new songs. Covering a variety of styles the songs are classic Scott H Biram. Powerful, heavy country and [...]
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No Honor Among Mixtapes #8

Feb 11, 8:48am The Cargo Culte
The origins of The Cargo Culte lay in a collection of mixes that BaddBob and I began sharing in the late fall and winter of 2008. A few scant months after the banking meltdown I found myself back in Los Angeles after eight years of wandering, living off of unemployment. BaddBob a behind the scenes [...]
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Artist:Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Title:Rocky Road
Link Text:09-Alabama Sacred Harp Singers // Rocky Road
File Name:09-AlabamaSacredHarpSingers_Ro ckyRoad.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:1928
Artist:Amps For Christ
Title:W's Song
Link Text:02-Amps For Christ // Ws Song
File Name:02-AmpsForChrist_WsSong.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Unclassifiable
Year:2007
Artist:B.F. Anderson
Title:Frankie and Johnny
Link Text:10-BFAnderson // Frankie And Johnny
File Name:10-BFAnderson_FrankieAndJohnny .mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Carlos Shannon
Title:Banjo Tunes
Link Text:12-Carlos Shannon // Banjo Tunes
File Name:12-CarlosShannon_BanjoTunes.mp 3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Chumbawamba
Title:Colliers March
Link Text:04-Chumbawumba // Colliers March
File Name:04-Chumbawumba_ColliersMarch.m p3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Artist:Chumbawamba
Title:The Cutty Wren
Link Text:16-Chumbawumba // The Cutty Wren
File Name:16-Chumbawumba_TheCuttyWren.mp 3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Year:1998
Artist:Dick Justice
Title:Henry Lee
Link Text:06-Dick Justice // Henry Lee
File Name:06-DickJustice_HenryLee.mp3
Bitrate:136 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:1952
Artist:Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley
Title:The Coo-Coo Bird
Link Text:15-Doc Watson And Clarence Ashley // The Coo Coo Bird
File Name:15-DocWatsonAndClarenceAshley_ TheCooCooBird.mp3
Bitrate:171 kbps
Genre:Country
Year:1994
Artist:Hank Williams
Title:angel of death
Link Text:07-Hank Williams // Angel Of Death
File Name:07-HankWilliams_Angel OfDeath.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Irmadene Finch
Title:The Blood of The Old Red Rooster
Link Text:14-Imadene Finch // The Blood Of The Old Red Rooster
File Name:14-ImadeneFinch_TheBloodOfTheO ldRedRooster.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Karen Dalton
Title:Same Old Man
Link Text:05-Karen Dalton // Same Old Man
File Name:05-KarenDalton_SameOldMan.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:1971
Artist:Mrs. Ben Daugherty
Title:The Export Girl
Link Text:13-Mrs Ben Daugherty // The Export Girl
File Name:13-MrsBenDaugherty_TheExportGi rl.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Mrs. W.B. Apple
Title:Old Woman All Skin And Bones
Link Text:11-Mrs WBApple // Old Woman All Skin And Bones
File Name:11-MrsWBApple_OldWomanAllSkinA ndBones.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Rev. Sister Mary Nelson
Title:Judgement
Link Text:17-Rev Sister Mary Nelson // Judgement
File Name:17-RevSisterMaryNelson_Judgeme nt.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:1927
Artist:The Carter Family
Title:Engine One-Forty-Three
Link Text:08-The Carter Family // Engine One Forty Three
File Name:08-TheCarterFamily_EngineOneFo rtyThree.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Classical
Artist:Uncle Tupelo
Title:Sandusky
Link Text:03-Uncle Tupelo // Sandusky
File Name:03-UncleTupelo_Sandusky.mp3
Genre:Country
Year:1992
Artist:Woody Guthrie
Title:Buffalo Skinners
Link Text:01-Woody Guthrie // Buffalo Skinners
File Name:01-WoodyGuthrie_BuffaloSkinner s.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

It All Started With Clarence – Or Was It Tom?

Feb 2, 12:12am Geezer Music Club
It All Started With Clarence – Or Was It Tom? One of the things I enjoy most about musical history is how often you can find interesting connections. I ran across one recently while reading a piece about a currently popular folk/country group, Old Crow Medicine Show. It seems that the legendary Doc Watson (who died last year) helped the group get its start. That in turn reminded me that Watson had received an early career boost of his own from an old-time country star, Clarence 'Tom' Ashley, who'd started his career way back in the early days by performing in - you guessed [...]
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Top Stories of 2012

Dec 3, 2012, 1:00am Consequence Of Sound
Today we begin our 2012 Annual Report by recapping the year in news. Since January 1st, the staff of Consequence of Sound has posted over 4,500 news stories, ranging from album and tour announcements to the death of M.C.A. and the trials and tribulations of Pussy Riot. Below, we've put together a timeline highlighting the 100 stories which we felt best defined the year. Each notation includes a brief recap of the story along with a link to the original article and even audio. And since the year isn't quite over yet, we'll continue [...]
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The Owl and Bear Podcast vol. 172: Election Day Celebration and/or Therapy Edition

Nov 6, 2012, 11:00am owl and bear
The Owl and Bear Podcast vol. 172: Election Day Celebration and/or Therapy Edition Makin' my way back to blue // Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.
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Artist:Owl and Bear
Title:The Owl and Bear Podcast vol. 172: Election Day Celebration and/or Therapy Edition
File Name:owlbear-podcast172.mp3
Genre:Podcast
Year:2012

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 lineup revealed

Sep 6, 2012, 8:13pm Consequence Of Sound
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 lineup revealed San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival has been going strong since 2001, offering jam-packed, genre-bending lineups for the cost of absolutely nothing. In 2012, the three-day festival returns to Golden Gate Park from October 5th-7th, and this year the lineup boasts acts like Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, Conor Oberst, The Chieftains, Emmylou Harris, Les Claypool, Nick Lowe, Dwight Yoakam, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson, Jenny Lewis, and Glen Hansard. Also playing are Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses), Patterson Hood & the Downtown Rumblers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn Hitchcock, John Reilly and Friends, Justin [...]
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Elvis Covers Part I: Heartbreak Hotel

Jul 12, 2012, 8:44pm Star Maker Machine
Elvis Covers Part I: Heartbreak Hotel Doc Watson: Heartbreak Hotel [ purchase ] We speak so much and so well of Arthel "Doc" Watson's ethnomusical prowess with the fiddle tunes of hill and holler, it's easy to forget he fed his early ear on radio, and got his start as a barroom player in a country and western swing band. But Watson never forgot his other roots. Although a number of his earliest recordings mine Appalachia almost exclusively, his overall body of work - over fifty LPs [...]
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Artist:Doc Watson
Title:Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley cover)
Link Text:Doc Watson: Heartbreak Hotel
File Name:heaho.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Bloggy Goodness: Newport Folk Additions

Jun 28, 2012, 8:59am Hidden Track
Bloggy Goodness: Newport Folk Additions We're roughly a month away from the 2012 edition of the Newport Folk Festival , and while we still await the daily schedule, we can report that the grandaddy of all music fests has made some final additions to its lineup. Joining the meaty bill, which already features headliners My Morning Jacket and Jackson Browne, will be bluegrass legend Del McCoury and singer-songwriter Tao Rodriguez Seeger (who happens to the grandson of the legendary folkie Pete Seeger). Both McCoury and Seeger will appear as special guests of Preservation Hall Jazz Band for their scheduled set on Saturday [...]
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Doc Watson “Doc and the Boys”

Jun 7, 2012, 12:45pm The Rising Storm
Doc Watson “Doc and the Boys” There's little doubt folk and bluegrass lost one of its legends in Doc Watson, a self-taught founder of flatpicking and popularizer of traditional American music for 60 some years. While you can't miss on any Doc record, this one is my go-to favorite. Though Doc and the Boys was Doc's highest charting LP (41 on US Country), little mention is heard of the record today. A lot of the early pickers are subjugated to compilations, best-ofs, and box sets. Fortunately, this LP comes from a time when singles were eschewed for album length statements, and [...]
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Artist:Doc Watson
Title:Cypress Grove Blues
Link Text:Cypress Grove Blues
File Name:Cypress-Grove-Blues.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1976
Artist:Doc Watson
Title:Spikedriver Blues
Link Text:Spikedriver Blues
File Name:Spikedriver-Blues.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1976

In Memoriam – May 2012

Jun 5, 2012, 12:58am Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
In Memoriam – May 2012 The Grim Reaper wreaked havoc in May. Robin Gibb, Donna Summer and Adam Yauch were the headliners, but there were also members of The Dillards and Crowded House who left us. Two blues and soul guitarists died: Charles Pitts, who played on so many of Isaac Hayes’ records (his guitar helped make The Theme of Shaft such an iconic track) and Pete Cosey, who played on many Chess records. In April we lost Andrew Love, who was involved in creating the iconic intro for Otis Redding’s Try A Little Tenderness. In May we lost another co-creator of a [...]
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Last week the world lost a musical great… and yet it...

Jun 4, 2012, 9:24pm Mayor Marwan
Last week the world lost a musical great… and yet it won’t mostly unnoticed by “mainstream” music news. Today, we mourn the loss of Doc Watson, a pioneer and visionary of traditional American fiddle music. Doc brought fiddle tunes to the mainstream and translated the music to guitar and banjo. He’s a legend and a genius. Enjoy this cover of Abbie Mitchell’s “Summertime”… via
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The Legacy Of Doc Watson

Jun 1, 2012, 12:14am Geezer Music Club
The Legacy Of Doc Watson I was saddened to read that country music legend Doc Watson, who popularized the flatpicking style of guitar play, has passed away at age 89. He was the subject of a GMC piece several years ago, so I have repeated it below and reactivated the music in the left column. (The following was originally posted in June 2009.) Doc Watson Is Still Pickin' Whew. I just listened to a little piece called " Nashville Pickin' ," (music in left [...]
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Windy and Warm: Doc Watson

May 31, 2012, 10:34am Keep the Coffee Coming
"For almost 50 years, Doc Watson, who has died aged 89, was the most illustrious name in traditional American folk music. A superb, original guitarist and a singer of warmth and simplicity, he set countless musicians on the road to careers in folk music. Probably no folk performer of his time has inspired greater admiration and affection." [...]
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Artist:Doc Watson
Title:Windy and Warm
Link Text:doc-watson_vanguard-visionarie s-doc-watson_10_windy-and-warm .mp3
File Name:doc-watson_vanguard-visionarie s-doc-watson_10_windy-and-warm .mp3
Bitrate:189 kbps
Genre:Country
Year:2007

Deep River Blues: Doc Watson

May 31, 2012, 10:32am Keep the Coffee Coming
Download: doc-watson_doc-watson_11_deep- river-blues.mp3
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Artist:Doc Watson
Title:Deep River Blues
Link Text:doc-watson_doc-watson_11_deep- river-blues.mp3
File Name:doc-watson_doc-watson_11_deep- river-blues.mp3
Bitrate:227 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2005

Shady Grove: Doc Watson

May 31, 2012, 10:30am Keep the Coffee Coming
Download: doc-watson_vanguard-visionarie s-doc-watson_07_shady-grove.mp 3
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Artist:Doc Watson
Title:Shady Grove
Link Text:doc-watson_vanguard-visionarie s-doc-watson_07_shady-grove.mp 3
File Name:doc-watson_vanguard-visionarie s-doc-watson_07_shady-grove.mp 3
Bitrate:193 kbps
Genre:Country
Year:2007

Wednesday Music News

May 30, 2012, 3:42pm KEXP Blog
Wednesday Music News photo by Renata Steiner Seven months after the release of the  Headcage  EP, electronic avant-pop producer Matthew Dear will release  Beams,  his first full-length in two years. Arriving in August 28 (August 27 internationally) on Ghostly International, the album features the title track from  Headcage  alongside 10 new cuts. The opening track, “Her Fantasy,” will be released as a single on June 5, but it’s available for streaming right now: Bluegrass legend and guitar pioneer [...]
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Artist:Big Boi
Title:"She Said OK" - Big Boi & Theophilus London (feat. TRE LUCE)
File Name:SoundCloud
Artist:Matthew Dear
Title:Her Fantasy
File Name:SoundCloud
Year:2012

Doc Watson, country flatpicker, dies at 89

May 30, 2012, 10:15am City Pages - Gimme Noise
Doc Watson & Earl Scruggs Play At Doc's Home
Photo courtesy of Peter Figen.He never had a chart-topping hit, but his guitar flat-picking and earnest, true-blue vocal take on traditional American music nonetheless influenced generations of countr
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Headliners: Ween Calls It Quits

May 30, 2012, 9:24am All Things Go
Headliners: Ween Calls It Quits Rolling Stone : Experimental pop-rock outfit Ween calls it quits after 28 weird, lovely years. P4K : Folk singer/guitarist Doc Watson dies from complications after a recent abdominal surgery. YouTube : Hip-hop legend Nas drops a video for "Daughters." CoS : Hey Mom and Dad! Regina Spektor played some tunes on Good Morning America! mtvU : The Black Keys are pegged to play this year's MTV Movie Awards. [...]
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Link Text:Big Boi & Theophilus London - “She Said OK (Ft. Tre Luce)”
File Name:5e10d35cf40c2dac90d1.mp3

RIP Doc Watson

May 30, 2012, 7:45am Dirty Bourbon River Show
RIP Doc Watson Loosing a lot of good ones this year. A few hours ago Doc Watson died. RIP you good man. We flatpick the way we do because of you. Gig tonight in Staunton, VA - Baja Bean - 10pm
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Doc Watson, RIP

May 30, 2012, 1:12am BrooklynVegan
Doc Watson, RIP Doc Watson , the guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock guitarists, died on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89. Mr. Watson, who had been blind since he was a baby, died in a hospital after recently undergoing abdominal surgery, The Associated Press quoted a hospital spokesman as saying. On Thursday his daughter, Nancy Ellen Watson, said he had been hospitalized after falling at his home in Deep [...]
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