Artist: Lissa Schneckenburger

Snowsongs, Redux: late coverfolk in praise of snow

Mar 1, 5:22pm Cover Lay Down

I had other plans last night - dance class chaperonage and an early fast food supper out with the kids; a long school committee meeting; a late-night blog entry that bowed to a particularly delicious crop of video-driven mailbox coverage. But Mother Nature had a different idea, and here, in a town ravaged by October blizzards and June tornadoes, we've learned to listen to her insistent ways. And so, after months of startling sun and warmth, and what was surely the driest season on record, winter came at last to our little pocket of [...]

• Harry Nilsson - Snow (Randy Newman cover)
• Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker - Rain And Snow
• Lissa Schneckenburger - Like The Snow (Kristen Andreassen cover)
• Lotte Kestner - Falling Snow (Damien Jurado cover)
• Muleskinner - Footprints In The Snow (trad.)
• Peter Mulvey - Rain And Snow
• Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem - Snowbird (Gene MacLellan cover)
• Robert Earl Keen - Snowin' On Raton (Townes Van Zandt cover)
• Rosie Thomas - Winter wonderland
• The Be Good Tanyas - Rain And Snow (trad.)
• Thea Gilmore - Listen, The Snow Is Falling (Yoko Ono cover)

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Artist:	Harry Nilsson
Title:	Snow (Randy Newman cover)
Link Text:	Harry Nilsson: Snow
File Name:	snow.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Title:	Rain And Snow
Link Text:	Josienne Clark & Ben Walker: Cold Rain & Snow
File Name:	randsjc.mp3
Year:	2011

Artist:	Lissa Schneckenburger
Title:	Like The Snow (Kristen Andreassen cover)
Link Text:	Lissa Schenckenburger: Like The Snow
File Name:	lts.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Lotte Kestner
Title:	Falling Snow (Damien Jurado cover)
Link Text:	Lotte Kestner: Falling Snow
File Name:	fallsnow.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Muleskinner
Title:	Footprints In The Snow (trad.)
Link Text:	Muleskinner: Footprints in the Snow
File Name:	footp.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Genre:	Bluegrass
Year:	1974

Artist:	Peter Mulvey
Title:	Rain And Snow
Link Text:	Peter Mulvey: Rain and Snow
File Name:	rasp.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2002

Artist:	Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem
Title:	Snowbird (Gene MacLellan cover)
Link Text:	Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem: Snowbird
File Name:	snowbirdd.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Robert Earl Keen
Title:	Snowin' On Raton (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:	Robert Earl Keen: Snowin’ On Raton
File Name:	sort.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2003

Artist:	Rosie Thomas
Title:	Winter wonderland
Link Text:	Rosie Thomas: Winter Wonderland
File Name:	wwrt.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Holiday
Year:	2008

Artist:	The Be Good Tanyas
Title:	Rain And Snow (trad.)
Link Text:	The Be Good Tanyas: Rain and Snow
File Name:	ras.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2000

Artist:	Thea Gilmore
Title:	Listen, The Snow Is Falling (Yoko Ono cover)
Link Text:	Thea Gilmore: Listen, The Snow Is Falling
File Name:	listenthe.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Genre:	Miscellaneous
Year:	2009

Winter Coverfolk, 2009: Snow Songs

Dec 5, 2009, 9:48pm Cover Lay Down

I had a totally different entry planned for this weekend, I swear. But outside, the flakes are falling thick and fast in the first snowfall of the season. And inside, for the first time in a very, very long time, my heart is singing, loud and clear in the otherwise-quiet of a snow-hushed world. It starts in earnest just after supper. By the time I clean up and make my way outside, there's a two-foot-high snowman, squat and cheerful, looking up at me, the elderchild's scarf wrapped tightly around its [...]

• "Drew!" said the Lion - White Christmas (Bing Crosby cover)
• A Weather - winter wonderland
• Fiona Apple - Frosty The Snowman (Gene Autry cover)
• Harry Nilsson - Snow (Randy Newman cover)
• Laura Cortese - Winter Wonderland
• Lissa Schneckenburger - Like The Snow (Kristen Andreassen cover)
• Muleskinner - Footprints In The Snow (trad.)
• Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem - Snowbird (Gene MacLellan cover)
• Robert Earl Keen - Snowin' On Raton (Townes Van Zandt cover)
• Rosie Thomas - Winter wonderland
• The Be Good Tanyas - Rain And Snow (trad.)
• Thea Gilmore - Listen, The Snow Is Falling (Yoko Ono cover)

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Artist:	"Drew!" said the Lion
Title:	White Christmas (Bing Crosby cover)
Link Text:	Said The Lion: White Christmas
File Name:	whitec.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	A Weather
Title:	winter wonderland
Link Text:	A Weather: Winter Wonderland
File Name:	www.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Fiona Apple
Title:	Frosty The Snowman (Gene Autry cover)
Link Text:	Fiona Apple: Frosty the Snowman
File Name:	frost.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2003

Artist:	Harry Nilsson
Title:	Snow (Randy Newman cover)
Link Text:	Harry Nilsson: Snow
File Name:	snow.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Laura Cortese
Title:	Winter Wonderland
Link Text:	Laura Cortese: Winter Wonderland
File Name:	wwcortese.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Lissa Schneckenburger
Title:	Like The Snow (Kristen Andreassen cover)
Link Text:	Lissa Schenckenburger: Like The Snow
File Name:	lts.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Muleskinner
Title:	Footprints In The Snow (trad.)
Link Text:	Muleskinner: Footprints in the Snow
File Name:	footp.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	1974

Artist:	Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem
Title:	Snowbird (Gene MacLellan cover)
Link Text:	Rani Arbo  Daisy Mayhem: Snowbird
File Name:	snowbirdd.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Robert Earl Keen
Title:	Snowin' On Raton (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:	Robert Earl Keen: Snowin On Raton
File Name:	sort.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2003

Artist:	Rosie Thomas
Title:	Winter wonderland
Link Text:	Rosie Thomas: Winter Wonderland
File Name:	wwrt.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	The Be Good Tanyas
Title:	Rain And Snow (trad.)
Link Text:	The Be Good Tanyas: Rain and Snow
File Name:	ras.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	Thea Gilmore
Title:	Listen, The Snow Is Falling (Yoko Ono cover)
Link Text:	Thea Gilmore: Listen, The Snow Is Falling
File Name:	listenthe.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2009

Childsplayers: Aoife O'Donovan & Lissa Schneckenburger

Aug 6, 2009, 10:30am A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz

On Tuesday, I told you about Childsplay , a group primarily composed of musicians united by the fact that they all play violins crafted by the same man... Bob Childs. I also promised to share with you some music from a couple of the musicians involved in the project. That's why we're here today. We'll start today with Aoife O'Donovan. O'Donovan (in the center of the picture above, wearing glasses) is the voice of Childsplay, but is most widely known as the vocalist for the contemporary [...]

• Crooked Still - Can't You Hear Me Callin'
• Crooked Still - Tell Her to Come Back Home
• Lissa Schneckenburger - Like The Snow
• Lissa Schneckenburger - Melissa Without the Me/ Eric's Birthday

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Artist:	Crooked Still
Title:	Can't You Hear Me Callin'
Link Text:	Crooked Still: Can't You Hear Me Calling
File Name:	01 Can't You Hear Me Callin'.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Crooked Still
Title:	Tell Her to Come Back Home
Link Text:	Crooked Still: Tell Her to Come Back Home
File Name:	04 Tell Her to Come Back Home.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Lissa Schneckenburger
Title:	Like The Snow
Link Text:	Lissa Schneckenburger: Like the Snow
File Name:	Like the Snow - Lissa Schneckenberger.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Lissa Schneckenburger
Title:	Melissa Without the Me/ Eric's Birthday
Link Text:	Lissa Schneckenburger: Melissa without the Me/Eric's Birthday
File Name:	01 Melissa Without the Me_ Eric's Bi.mp3
Year:	2005

Festival Coverfolk: The Boston Celtic Music Festival (January 9-10, Cambridge, MA)

Jan 4, 2009, 12:20am Cover Lay Down

Throwing a multi-venue music festival in the dead of a finally frigid New England winter may seem a bit anomalous, especially so soon after the streets have been swept clean of the detritus of First Night celebrations. But music has always been a way to drive away the chill. And with the weather slowing touring schedules for many local musicians, winter can also bring a high concentration of well-rested musicians back home to roost, just waiting for a catalyst to celebrate. At its best, then, heading out to see local live music [...]

• Annalivia - Lazy John (trad)
• Annalivia - Walking on a Wire (richard thompson)
• Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers - Kisses Sweeter than Wine
• Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers - Saucy Sailor (orig. Steeleye Span)
• Laura Cortese - Even the Lost Creek
• Laura Cortese - Just Like Heaven
• Laura Cortese - Winter Wonderland
• Lissa Schneckenburger - Like The Snow
• Session Americana - Cigareets and Whiskey
• Session Americana - Leather Wing Bat

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Artist:	Annalivia
Title:	Lazy John (trad)
Link Text:	Annalivia: Lazy John
File Name:	lazyjohn.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Annalivia
Title:	Walking on a Wire (richard thompson)
Link Text:	Annalivia: Walking on a Wire
File Name:	walkingwire.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers
Title:	Kisses Sweeter than Wine
Link Text:	Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers: Kisses Sweeter than Wine
File Name:	sweeter.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers
Title:	Saucy Sailor (orig. Steeleye Span)
Link Text:	Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers: Saucy Sailor
File Name:	saucysailor.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Laura Cortese
Title:	Even the Lost Creek
Link Text:	Laura Cortese: Even the Lost Creek
File Name:	lostcreek.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Laura Cortese
Title:	Just Like Heaven
Link Text:	Laura Cortese: Just Like Heaven
File Name:	heaven(lc).mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Laura Cortese
Title:	Winter Wonderland
Link Text:	Laura Cortese: Winter Wonderland
File Name:	wonderland(lc).mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Lissa Schneckenburger
Title:	Like The Snow
Link Text:	Lissa Schneckenburger: Like The Snow
File Name:	likethesnow.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Session Americana
Title:	Cigareets and Whiskey
Link Text:	Session Americana: Cigareets and Whiskey
File Name:	cigs(sa).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Session Americana
Title:	Leather Wing Bat
Link Text:	Session Americana: Leather-Winged Bat
File Name:	lwb(sa).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Goodbye Bill Monroe, Hello Blondie: Kristin Andreassen and the new tradfolk revival

Aug 3, 2008, 10:47am Cover Lay Down

When a knowledgeable folkfriend suggested I interview singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and percussive dancer Kristin Andreassen while at Grey Fox Bluegrass Fest this year, I jumped at the chance. Kristin's background as a folk dancer and her varied work in organic musical collaborative Sometymes Why, an impromptu trio formed with Aoife O'Donovan ( Crooked Still ) and Ruth Ungar Merenda (The Mammals) in a parking lot a few years ago, seemed promising; I like her solo work a lot, and I'd already fallen in love with her work through the old-timey fiddle music of [...]

• Kids (Field Recording) - Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes (partial)
• Kristin Andreassen - Dancin' in My Sleep
• Laura Cortese - Even the Lost Creek
• Laura Cortese - Just like heaven
• Lissa Schneckenburger - Like The Snow
• Uncle Earl - Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes
• Uncle Earl - John Brown's Dream
• Uncle Earl - Little Annie
• Uncle Earl & Friends Jam - Canary In A Coalmine

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Artist:	Kids (Field Recording)
Title:	Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes (partial)
Link Text:	Two Little Girls at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival: Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes
File Name:	Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes (partial).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Kristin Andreassen
Title:	Dancin' in My Sleep
Link Text:	Kristin Andreassen: Dancin' In My Sleep
File Name:	10 Dancin' in My Sleep.mp3
Bitrate:	225 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Laura Cortese
Title:	Even the Lost Creek
Link Text:	Laura Cortese: Even the Lost Creek
File Name:	04 Even the Lost Creek.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Laura Cortese
Title:	Just like heaven
Link Text:	Laura Cortese: Just Like Heaven
File Name:	Just like heaven.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Lissa Schneckenburger
Title:	Like The Snow
Link Text:	Lissa Schneckenburger: Like The Snow
File Name:	Like The Snow.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Uncle Earl
Title:	Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes
Link Text:	Uncle Earl: Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes
File Name:	10 Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes.mp3
Bitrate:	156 kbps

Artist:	Uncle Earl
Title:	John Brown's Dream
Link Text:	Uncle Earl: John Brown's Dream
File Name:	09 John Brown's Dream.mp3
Bitrate:	147 kbps

Artist:	Uncle Earl
Title:	Little Annie
Link Text:	Uncle Earl: Little Annie
File Name:	02 Little Annie.mp3
Bitrate:	32 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Uncle Earl & Friends Jam
Title:	Canary In A Coalmine
Link Text:	Uncle Earl: Canary in a Coalmine
File Name:	03 Canary In A Coalmine.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2007