The ever-relevant songbook of folk's immortal influence comes to life again. Perhaps no one artist's songbook serves as a primer for its form more than Woody Guthrie's does for American folk music. An immortal influence on the genre, tributes to him are constant. Such celebrations would be redundant for a less prolific artist, but the well of Guthrie's material runs so deep that his songs can be collected in interesting ways. Billy Bragg and Wilco's famous Mermaid Avenue albums brought Guthrie's unsung notebooks to glorious musical...
As I wrote just over a year ago in a 2-part feature on How To Be A Coverblogger [ Pt. 1 / Pt. 2 ], keeping a coverblog requires a touch of obsession, an itch to live the writing life, and a willingness to keep a keen eye on a select handful of trusted sources. But though we watch the other coverbloggers carefully throughout the year, we are folkies first and foremost here at Cover Lay Down. And - as we noted atop our year's end mix - some of the [...]
This song is from John McCutcheon ' s 1990 album What It's Like. The album is on Rounder Records and you'll find a link to that site on the side.
Driving in to the radio station last night I was listening to The Postmodern Hootenany which airs before Ninebullets Radio and he played this spoken word track celebrating the Krispy Kreme doughnut. Immediately, I knew I wanted to post it. Anyone who's had a warm Krispy Kreme knows John speaks the truth when he says, " and Dunkin' Doughnuts? Please. Come on. Are piteous excuses compared to when the red light's on... " The track comes from John McCutcheon 's new album, Passage . John McCutcheon - An [...]
John McCutcheon : Christmas in the Trenches [ purchase ] When I saw the announcement of this week's theme, I knew immediately that I had to post this. 1914 was the first year of what we now call World War I. By year's end, a series of trenches had been dug to mark the battle lines. These were crude affairs which turned to mud and threatened to collapse in bad weather. Horrifying new weapons were being used by men on each other, and each side had a propaganda machine [...]
This song is from 1990's What It's Like. MP3 File yousendit
"We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." - Thomas Jefferson Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land.mp3 Phil Ochs - Power And The Glory.mp3 John McCutcheon - Our Flag Was Still There.mp3
After two years of dance class, my elder daughter decided this year to switch over to Yoga. Meanwhile, her sister is a budding musical theater fan, one who takes to preschool sing-and-dancealongs as easily as she does craft projects. Neither comes from particularly athletic genepools - my wife and I were chorus and theater geeks, not track and field stars -- and given their natural tendencies, they're not about to turn into the kind of kid who rules the schoolyard. But the common thread is clear, I think: both have a strong affinity for [...]
After two years of dance class, my elder daughter decided this year to switch over to Yoga. Meanwhile, her sister is a budding musical theater fan, one who takes to preschool sing-and-dancealongs as easily as she does craft projects. Neither comes from particularly athletic genepools - my wife and I were chorus and theater geeks, not track and field stars - and given their natural tendencies, they're not about to turn into the kind of kid who rules the schoolyard. But the common thread is clear, I think: both have a strong affinity for [...]
I grew up in the suburbs, where wildlife was scarce, though we had our share of squirrels and birds, and the occasional rabbit sighting in the backyard. When we wanted to see larger animals, we generally headed out to Drumlin Farm , a working farm run by the Audubon Society, where caged birds of prey lined the path to the chick hatchery, the pigs and sheep gave birth every spring, and you could always spot the queen in the glass-lined, thin-sliced beehive, if you looked long enough. There was a pond, too, for crawdad spotting. [...]
A special edition of Monday Morning Blues today with BOS first guest post as our friend The Duke from The Late Greats takes the wheel. Enjoy. Talking Late Greats Blues Tom helped me out a few week's ago with a Songs That Got Me Thru High School post, so I thought I could return the favor by doing a Monday Morning Blues Bash for Bag of Songs. Truth be told, The Duke doesn't have much of a singing voice, which deepens my love [...]
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