Blog: Cover Lay Down

'Tube Thursday: New Video Cover Projects take on the Guy Clark, Grateful Dead, and Leonard Cohen songbooks

Feb 9, 8:20pm Cover Lay Down
Wic Coleman - "She Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (Guy Clark Tribute)
It's not the newest trend in the webiverse. See, for example, Hangin' Out On E Street , the Bruce Springsteen-solicited covers project we noted way back in February of 2009, or The Stand Ins project , which had Bon Iver, The New Pornographers, David Vandervelde, and other indie names taking on the tracks from Okkervil River album The Stand Ins as it was released in 2008. But the songwriter-specific video covers project concept seems to be peaking, with several major collections in process as we speak. Today, we present our [...]
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Making Peace With The Wild Things: A Prayer For My Students

Feb 5, 7:09pm Cover Lay Down
Making Peace With The Wild Things: A Prayer For My Students Student grades are due tomorrow, but we went to church anyway - we had to sing, and anyway, after two years of semi-regular practice as a Unitarian Universalist, I have come to a place in my life where I find peace and solace in shared practice which starts and ends with love and service, togetherness and open-ended truths, and a shared commitment to social justice. Much of this is due to the particulars of our chosen worship setting. The UU church which we attend is in transition, with an interim minister who has my [...]
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Artist:Beck
Title:Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes (Korgis cover)
Link Text:Beck: Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime
File Name:egls.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Soundtrack
Year:2004
Artist:Johnny Cash
Title:Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover)
Link Text:Johnny Cash: Hurt
File Name:hurt.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Country
Year:2005
Artist:Kendra Morris
Title:Can't Tell Me Nothing (Kanye West cover)
Link Text:Kendra Morris: Can’t Tell Me Nothing
File Name:cantell.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Artist:Marissa Nadler
Title:No Suprises (Radiohead cover)
Link Text:Marissa Nadler: No Surprises
File Name:nosur.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Covers
Year:2007
Artist:Mark Erelli
Title:Waiting For A Miracle (Bruce Cockburn cover)
Link Text:Mark Erelli: Waiting For A Miracle
File Name:waitfor.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Diamond Family Archive
Link Text:The Diamond Family Archive: Here I Go Again
File Name:herei.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:The Red Paintings
Title:Mad World (Tears for Fears cover)
Link Text:The Red Paintings: Mad World
File Name:madw.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2006
Artist:We're About 9
Title:Helplessly Hoping (CSNY cover)
Link Text:We’re About 9: Helplessly Hoping
File Name:helphop.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2005
Artist:Willie Nelson
Title:Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush cover)
Link Text:Willie Nelson: Don’t Give Up
File Name:dgu.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

New Artists, Old Songs, Vol. XXIV: Digging deeper into The Far West, Robby Hecht, Gregory Paul, Adna, Josienne Clark & more!

Feb 2, 12:07am Cover Lay Down
New Artists, Old Songs, Vol. XXIV: Digging deeper into The Far West, Robby Hecht, Gregory Paul, Adna, Josienne Clark & more! When we started our New Artists, Old Songs series back in 2008, the goal was to feature otherwise-unknown artists who were just starting to hit the proverbial radar. And though we still try to balance ourselves between the new and the longstanding - knowing that introduction of the new and reframing of the familiar better serve us all if grounded in the depths of history, concerned that the temptation to tip into the world of mere promo passalong could trap us yet - since then, we've returned to the premise numerous times, cautiously optimistic about that [...]
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Artist:Alex Brumel & Janel Elizabeth
Title:Falling Slowly (The Frames cover)
Link Text:Alex Brumel & Janel Elizabeth: Falling Slowly
File Name:falls.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Annie Ford & Gregory Paul
Title:Rain and Snow
Link Text:Annie Ford & Gregory Paul: Rain & Snow
File Name:rands.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Duncan Stagg
Title:Blood Bank (Bon Iver cover)
Link Text:Duncan Stagg: Blood Bank
File Name:bbank.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Duncan Stagg
Title:The Devils Tears (Angus & Julia Stone cover)
Link Text:Duncan Stagg: The Devil’s Tears
File Name:dev.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Gregory Paul
Title:Oh Death
Link Text:Gregory Paul: Oh, Death
File Name:ohd.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Gregory Paul
Title:Wayfaring Stranger
Link Text:Gregory Paul: Wayfaring Stranger
File Name:wayf.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Josienne Clarke
Title:Day is Done (Nick Drake cover)
Link Text:Josienne Clarke: Day Is Done
File Name:dis.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Josienne Clarke
Title:Dimming of the Day (Richard Thompson cover)
Link Text:Josienne Clarke: The Dimming Of The Day
File Name:dim.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Josienne Clarke
Title:Milk and Honey (Jackson C. Frank cover)
Link Text:Josienne Clarke: Milk and Honey
File Name:milk.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2010
Artist:Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Title:Black Is The Colour
Link Text:Josienne Clarke & Ben Weaver: Black Is The Color
File Name:blackis.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Title:John Riley
Link Text:Josienne Clarke & Ben Weaver: John Reilly
File Name:johnr.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Robby Hecht
Title:A Lonely Jew on Christmas (South Park cover)
Link Text:Robby Hecht: A Lonely Jew On Christmas
File Name:lojew.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Robby Hecht
Title:I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Link Text:Robby Hecht: I’m On Fire
File Name:imon.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Artist:Robby Hecht
Title:She's Like the Wind (Patrick Swayze cover)
Link Text:Robby Hecht: She’s Like The Wind
File Name:shesl.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Artist:The Far West
Title:More Than This (Roxy Music cover)
Link Text:The Far West: More Than This
File Name:more.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Single Song Sunday: If I Needed You (17 solo, duo, & full band transformations of a Townes Van Zandt classic)

Jan 28, 5:19pm Cover Lay Down
Single Song Sunday: If I Needed You (17 solo, duo, & full band transformations of a Townes Van Zandt classic) Apocryphally, If I Needed You came to Townes Van Zandt wholesale, in a dream, wherein he envisioned himself a famous folksinger, and the song as his biggest hit. When he awoke, he wrote the song down, changing but one line in transcription, and the rest, as they say, is history. Of course, Townes did indeed become famous, though partially posthumously, and surely not on the same scale as he envisioned in his nocturnal emissions. But as I've noted several times in these virtual pages, I discovered the work of [...]
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Artist:Alex Brumel & Janel Elizabeth
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Alex Brumel & Janel Elizabeth: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyab.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Antje Duvekot w/ Chris O'Brien
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Antje Duvekot w/ Chris O’Brien: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyad.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Kyle
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Carrie Rodriguez & Ben Kyle: If I Needed You
File Name:iinycr.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Artist:Christian Kjellvander
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Christian Kjellvander: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyck.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Dashboard Confessional
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Dashboard Confessional: If I Needed You
File Name:iinydc.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Dave Sutherland
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Dave Sutherland: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyds.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Doc & Merle Watson
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Doc & Merle Watson: If I Needed You
File Name:iinydoc.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Emmylou Harris
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Emmylou Harris & Don Williams: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyeh.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Country
Year:1981
Artist:Enzo Garcia
Link Text:Enzo Garcia: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyeg.mp3
Artist:Guy Clark
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Guy Clark: If I Needed You
File Name:iinygc.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jennifer Parker
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Jennifer Parker: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyjp.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:lance odegard
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Lance Odegard: If I Needed You
File Name:iinylo.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Lyle Lovett
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Lyle Lovett: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyll.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Artist:Meg Hutchinson
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Meg Hutchinson: If I Needed You
File Name:iinymh.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Robby Hecht
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Robby Hecht w/ Jill Andrews: If I Needed You
File Name:iinyrh.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Americana
Year:2011
Artist:Swiftwater
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Swiftwater: If I Needed You
File Name:iinysw.mp3
Artist:The Dead Ringer Band
Title:If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Dead Ringer Band: If I Needed You
File Name:iinydrb.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Covered In Folk: Warren Zevon (Jill Sobule, Shawn Colvin, Adam Duritz, David Lindley & more!)

Jan 24, 7:00pm Cover Lay Down
Happy Birthday to Warren Zevon, whose graveled voice I never truly appreciated until his final album was released just before his death in 2003. Known for his pithy, sardonic wit in song and social commentary - enjoy every sandwich , his oft-quoted insight on dying which would later become the title for the first of two posthumous tribute albums, is a terse encapsulation of that observational mastery which shines through his back catalog - the man who released just twelve studio albums in 35 years was nonetheless a respected mainstay of the rock circuit, celebrated by his [...]
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Link Text:The Matthew Show: Mohammed’s Radio
File Name:moham.mp3
Genre:Covers
Year:2008
Artist:Adam Duritz
Title:Carmelita (Warren Zevon cover)
Link Text:Adam Duritz: Carmelita
File Name:carmel.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alt Country
Artist:David Lindley & Hani Naser
Title:Play It All Night Long (Warren Zevon cover)
Link Text:David Lindley & Hani Naser: Play It All Night Long
File Name:playit.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Covers
Year:1994
Artist:Freddie White
Link Text:Freddie White: Accidentally Like A Martyr
File Name:accid.mp3
Genre:Pop
Year:2010
Artist:Gale Mead
Title:Keep Me in Your Heart (Warren Zevon cover)
Link Text:Gale Mead: Keep Me In Your Heart
File Name:keepme.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Ivory Library
Title:Excitable Boy (Warren Zevon cover)
Link Text:Ivory Library: Excitable Boy
File Name:excit.mp3
Genre:Alternative Rock
Year:2010
Artist:Jill Sobule
Title:Don't Let Us Get Sick (Warren Zevon cover)
Link Text:Jill Sobule: Don’t Let Us Get Sick
File Name:dontlet.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Covers
Year:2004
Artist:Naomi Bedford
Title:Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner (Warren Zevon cover)
Link Text:Naomi Bedford: Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner
File Name:roland.mp3
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Shawn Colvin
Title:Tenderness On The Block (Warren Zevon cover)
Link Text:Shawn Colvin: Tenderness On The Block
File Name:tender.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:1992

SoundCloud Saturday: Streaming coverfolk from Frazey Ford, Brian Vander Ark, Bon Iver & The Chieftains, and more!

Jan 21, 2:48pm Cover Lay Down
Winter has finally arrived in mid-New England, dropping just enough snow on the ground to keep us inside while the kids head out for sledding and snowplay. And so we spend a mellow Saturday at home by the pellet stove, coffee in hand and slippers on our feet, letting soft music serve as the soundtrack for our lives. We'll have our usual full weekend feature tomorrow, but for now, here's some songs that truly speak for themselves. The Chieftains ft. Bon Iver: Down In The Willow Garden (trad.) [...]
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Reinventions: The evolving sounds of Tim and Nikki Bluhm and Jim Moray

Jan 19, 9:44am Cover Lay Down
Reinventions: The evolving sounds of Tim and Nikki Bluhm and Jim Moray A two-fer today, folks: a British artist and a California couple matched in their versatility and the breadth of their journeys, similar in the way they pull on and play against the older sounds of their respective regions, yet quite different in their influences and output. Let the featurettes begin! Tim and Nikki Bluhm are a busy pair: she's a solo artist with an incredible second album on the market; he plays backup for her in five-piece country rock band Nikki Bluhm and the Gramblers , [...]
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Artist:Jim Moray
Link Text:Jim Moray: Big Love
File Name:blove.mp3
Artist:Jim Moray
Title:All You Pretty Girls (XTC cover)
Link Text:Jim Moray: All You Pretty Girls
File Name:allyou.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Artist:Jim Moray
Title:Drive My Car (Beatles cover)
Link Text:Jim Moray: Drive My Car
File Name:dmc.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:12
Year:2005
Artist:Jim Moray
Title:Early One Morning (trad.)
Link Text:Jim Moray: Early One Morning
File Name:eom.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Artist:Nikki Bluhm and The Gramblers
Title:Everyday (Buddy Holly cover)
Link Text:Nikki Bluhm & The Gramblers: Everyday
File Name:everyd.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Nikki Bluhm and The Gramblers
Title:Material Girl (Madonna cover)
Link Text:Nikki Bluhm & The Gramblers: Material Girl
File Name:mgirl.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Tim and Nicki Bluhm
Title:Reno, Nevada (Richard Fariña cover)
Link Text:Tim & Nikki Bluhm: Reno, Nevada
File Name:reno.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Country & Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Tim and Nicki Bluhm
Title:You're Running Wild (Louvin Brothers cover)
Link Text:Tim & Nikki Bluhm: You’re Running Wild
File Name:yrw.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Country & Folk
Year:2011

Jimmy LaFave covers: Dylan, Guthrie, Townes, Springsteen, Joe Ely & more!

Jan 15, 11:41am Cover Lay Down
Jimmy LaFave covers: Dylan, Guthrie, Townes, Springsteen, Joe Ely & more! Texas-born, Oklahoma bred singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave is a regular on the Northeast festival circuit; I've managed to catch his act many times in the last two decades, on main stages and side sets, and I've never failed to be impressed. But that first time was a revelation, serving as a potent introduction to the crossover country/folk Red Dirt subgenre, and - more significantly - to the historically-grounded poetry and achingly vivid performance of a folk artist who remains one of the most respected songwriters and interpreters in his field. LaFave isn't a melodic [...]
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Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Because the Wind (Joe Ely cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Because The Wind
File Name:because.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Other
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Buckets of Rain (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Buckets of Rain
File Name:buckets.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Catch the Wind (Donovan cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Catch The Wind
File Name:catch.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Down in Oklahoma Hills (Woody Guthrie cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Oklahoma Hills
File Name:downin.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Early Summer Rain (Kevin Welch cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Early Summer Rain
File Name:earlysum.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Other
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Have You Ever Loved A Woman (Freddie King cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Have You Ever Loved A Woman
File Name:haveyou.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:I'll Be Here in the Morning (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: I’ll Be Here In The Morning
File Name:illbe.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:If You Were A Bluebird (Butch Hancock cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: If You Were A Bluebird
File Name:bbird.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Folklore
Year:1993
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Jimmy Lafave: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
File Name:itsall.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Key to the Highway (Big Bill Broonzy cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Key To The Highway
File Name:keyto.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jimmy Lafave
Title:Lorena (trad.)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Lorena
File Name:lorena.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:Alternative Country
Year:2011
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Love Minus Zero, No Limit (Dylan cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Love Minus Zero/No Limit
File Name:lovemin.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2004
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Not Dark Yet (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Not Dark Yet
File Name:notdark.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2011
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:San Francisco (Scott McKenzie cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: San Francisco
File Name:sanfran.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jimmy Lafave
Title:Shelter from the Storm
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Shelter From The Storm
File Name:shelter.mp3
Genre:Country
Year:2009
Artist:Jimmy LaFave
Title:Valentine's Day (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Valentine’s Day
File Name:valent.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jimmy Lafave
Title:Walk Away Renee (Left Banke cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave: Walk Away Renee
File Name:walkaway.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jimmy LaFave w/ Eliza Gilkyson
Title:Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (Woody Guthrie cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave and Eliza Gilkyson: Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
File Name:deport.mp3
Bitrate:64 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Jimmy LaFave, Slaid Cleaves, Eliza Gilkyson, Ellis Paul, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
Title:This Train Is Bound For Glory (Woody Guthrie cover)
Link Text:Jimmy LaFave, Slaid Cleaves, Eliza Gilkyson, Ellis Paul, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion: This Train Is Bound For Glory
File Name:thistrain.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008

YouTube Thursday: Noah & Abby Gundersen cover CSNY, Feist, and Dylan with family & friends, and steal my heart

Jan 12, 10:38pm Cover Lay Down
YouTube Thursday: Noah & Abby Gundersen cover CSNY, Feist, and Dylan with family & friends, and steal my heart You know how sometimes something wonderful and new just falls out of the ether into your consciousness, and changes your life? Ever had it happen twice in a 24 hour period? I didn't go looking for Noah and Abby Gundersen; they simply showed up on the radar unannounced, first in an omnibus post over at Songs For The Day , which led me to a heavenly, almost-a capella four-part take on Helplessly Hoping recorded, gloriously, in a freaking cathedral , and then tonight, alongside a few familiar and [...]
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Artist:Abby Gundersen
Title:How My Heart Behaves (Feist cover)
Link Text:Abby & Noah Gundersen: How My Heart Behaves
File Name:hmhb.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Noah and Abby Gundersen, David Bazan, William Fitzsimmons
Title:I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:David Bazan, Chris Carrabba, William Fitzimmons, Noah & Abby Gundersen:I Shall Be Released
File Name:isbr.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Artist:Noah Gundersen
Title:Let it Die (Feist cover)
Link Text:Noah & Abby Gundersen: Let It Die
File Name:lid.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:The Gundersen Family
Title:Helplessly Hoping (CSNY cover)
Link Text:The Gundersen Family: Helplessly Hoping
File Name:hh.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps

Mailbox Mayhem, 2012: January releases from Charlie Parr & John Statz, plus new Steely Dan and Dylan tributes!

Jan 9, 4:06pm Cover Lay Down
Mailbox Mayhem, 2012: January releases from Charlie Parr & John Statz, plus new Steely Dan and Dylan tributes! The January release holds a special place in the ebb and flow of artistry; though it runs the real risk of being forgotten by the time it comes to make our year's end lists, it also finds the market just gearing up again after a spate of holiday absence and Christmas releases. Thanks to tip-offs and promos from the usual sources, our fresh eyes have spotted three albums - each one due to drop this month, all well worth watching for - plus a few bonuses on the event horizon. As always, read and click for [...]
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Artist:Adele
Title:Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Adele: Make You Feel My Love
File Name:makeyou.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative Pop Singer-Songwriter
Year:2008
Artist:Charlie Parr
Title:Ain't No Grave (trad.)
Link Text:Charlie Parr: Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down
File Name:aintno.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Charlie Parr
Title:All The Good Times Are Past And Gone (trad.)
Link Text:Charlie Parr: All The Good Times Are Past And Gone
File Name:allgood.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Charlie Parr
Title:God Moves On The Water (trad.)
Link Text:Charlie Parr: God Moves On The Water
File Name:godmoves.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Charlie Parr
Title:Rabbit Box (Vic Chesnutt cover)
Link Text:Charlie Parr: Rabbit Box
File Name:rbox.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Charlie Parr
Title:When First Unto This Country (trad.)
Link Text:Charlie Parr: When First Unto This Country
File Name:when1st.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Charlie Parr & The Black Twig Pickers
Title:Jesus On The Mainline (trad.)
Link Text:Charlie Parr & The Black Twig Pickers: Jesus On The Mainline
File Name:jesuson.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Dierks Bentley
Title:Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
Link Text:Dierks Bentley: Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)
File Name:senor.mp3
Genre:Country
Year:2010
Artist:John Statz
Link Text:John Statz: Can The Circle Be Unbroken
File Name:canthe.mp3
Artist:John Statz
Link Text:John Statz: Chelsea Hotel #2
File Name:chelho.mp3
Artist:Rebecka Törnqvist/Sara Isaksson
Title:Barrytown (Steely Dan cover)
Link Text:Sara Isaksson and Rebecka Tornqvist: Barrytown
File Name:barryt.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:World
Year:2006
Artist:Rebecka Törnqvist/Sara Isaksson
Title:Rose Darling (Steely Dan cover)
Link Text:Sara Isaksson and Rebecka Tornqvist: Rose Darling
File Name:rosed.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:World
Year:2006
Artist:Thea Gilmore
Title:I'll Remember You (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Thea Gilmore: I’ll Remember You
File Name:illrem.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2012

All Folked Up: Rihanna (10 unplugged covers from YouTube and beyond)

Jan 7, 3:10pm Cover Lay Down
All Folked Up: Rihanna (10 unplugged covers from YouTube and beyond) It was inevitable, I suppose. When we started this blog way back in 2007, Rihanna was just another rising star in the pop world, a Barbadian teenage beauty queen with a sweet backstory and her first multichart number one single just starting to get coverage. But ignoring the 23 year old superstar gets harder every year. Her continued work as a performer of hits, and as a collaborator with other rap and pop stars of no small stature, is readily admired by fans for its power, and for the confidence she brings [...]
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Artist:Ben Ottewell
Title:Only Girl In The World (Rihanna cover)
Link Text:Ben Ottewell: Only Girl (In The World)
File Name:onlygbe.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Other
Artist:Biffy Clyro
Title:Umbrella (Rihanna)
Link Text:Biffy Clyro: Umbrella
File Name:umbbc.mp3
Bitrate:149 kbps
Artist:Ellie Goulding
Title:Only Girl (In The World) (Rihanna cover)
Link Text:Ellie Goulding: Only Girl In The World
File Name:onlygeg.mp3
Bitrate:215 kbps
Genre:cover
Year:2011
Artist:HelenaMaria
Title:Rude Boy (Rihanna cover)
Link Text:HelenaMaria: Rude Boy
File Name:rudeboy.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Jake Coco and Corey Gray
Title:We Found Love (Rihanna cover)
Link Text:Jake Coco and Corey Gray: We Found Love
File Name:wfljc.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:12
Artist:Kyle Simmons
Title:Love The Way You Lie (Eminem ft. Rihanna cover)
Link Text:Kyle Simmons: Love The Way You Lie
File Name:ltwyl.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Mechanical Bride
Title:Umbrella (Rihanna cover)
Link Text:Mechanical Bride: Umbrella
File Name:ummb.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Nathan K.
Link Text:Nathan K.: We Found Love
File Name:wflnk.mp3
Artist:Tyler Ward ft. Jess Moskaluke
Title:We Found Love (Rihanna cover)
Link Text:Tyler Ward ft. Jess Moskaluke: We Found Love
File Name:wfltw.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Other Voices, Other Rooms: 5 Folkblogs to Follow in 2012 (w/ folk covers of Queen, Elvis Costello, Strand of Oaks and more!)

Jan 4, 11:13am Cover Lay Down
Other Voices, Other Rooms: 5 Folkblogs to Follow in 2012 (w/ folk covers of Queen, Elvis Costello, Strand of Oaks and more!) 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 [...]
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Artist:Conrad Plymouth
Title:Two Kids (Strand of Oaks cover)
Link Text:Conrad Plymouth: Two Kids
File Name:2kids.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Jeffrey Foucault
Title:Albuquerque (Neil Young Cover)
Link Text:Jeffrey Foucault: Albuquerque
File Name:albuq.mp3
Bitrate:176 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Joe Crookston
Title:Mercy Now (Mary Gauthier cover)
Link Text:Joe Crookston: Mercy Now
File Name:mercynow.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:John McCutcheon
Title:1913 Massacre (Woody Guthrie cover)
Link Text:John McCutcheon: 1913 Massacre
File Name:1913m.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Samantha Crain
Title:Salt Year (Chris Bathgate Cover)
Link Text:Samantha Crain: Salt Year
File Name:saltyear.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Henry Girls
Title:Rain and Snow (trad.)
Link Text:The Henry Girls: Rain & Snow
File Name:rainand.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:The Henry Girls
Title:Watching the Detectives (Elvis Costello cover)
Link Text:The Henry Girls: Watching The Detectives
File Name:watching.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:The Once
Title:By The Glow Of The Kerosene Li
Link Text:The Once: By The Glow of the Kerosene Light
File Name:bytheglow.mp3
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:The Once
Title:Maid On The Shore (trad.)
Link Text:The Once: The Maid On The Shore
File Name:maidon.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Once
Title:You're My Best Friend (Queen cover)
Link Text:The Once: You’re My Best Friend
File Name:youremy.mp3
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:The Unthanks
Title:Lullaby For Hamza (Robert Wyatt cover)
Link Text:The Unthanks: Lullaby For Hamza
File Name:hamza.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2011
Artist:The Unthanks
Title:Spiralling (Antony & The Johnsons cover)
Link Text:The Unthanks: Spiraling
File Name:spiral.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2011
Artist:The Wooden Birds
Title:Maneater (Hall & Oates cover)
Link Text:The Wooden Birds: Maneater
File Name:maneat.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:The Wooden Birds
Title:Somebody's Baby (Jackson Browne cover)
Link Text:The Wooden Birds: Somebody’s Baby
File Name:sbaby.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Single Song Saturday: Auld Lang Syne (On community, friends, folk and hope)

Dec 31, 2011, 8:20am Cover Lay Down
Single Song Saturday: Auld Lang Syne (On community, friends, folk and hope) It's not a new year's song, per se, though traditionally sung at midnight here and abroad. Rather, its message of friendship everlasting after a life well- and long-lived finds voice in, and brings hope and closure to, a multitude of celebrations throughout the English-speaking world, predominantly funerals and other ceremonies of remembrance. I posted a set of covers of Auld Lang Syne back in the waning days of 2009, too. But the Robert Burns poem and its various melodies seem particularly apt this year. For we heard its [...]
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Artist:Beta Radio
Title:Auld Lang Syne
Link Text:Beta Radio: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alsbr.mp3
Artist:Bill Keith
Title:Auld Lang Syne
Link Text:Bill Keith: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alsbk.mp3
Genre:Country
Year:1975
Artist:Chris Bathgate
Title:Auld Lang Syne
Link Text:Chris Bathgate: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alsbath.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Holiday
Year:2006
Artist:Cry Cry Cry
Title:Auld Lang Syne
Link Text:Cry, Cry, Cry: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alscry.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Emma & Joyce Beaton With Mairi Campbell and David Francis
Title:Auld Lang Syne
Link Text:Joyce & Emma Beaton: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alsbeat.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2006
Artist:Joel Rakes
Title:Auld Lang Syne (Sad)
Link Text:Joel Rakes: Auld Lang Syne (sad version)
File Name:alsjk.mp3
Genre:Acoustic
Year:2012
Artist:Kate Taylor
Title:Auld Lang Syne ("Just One Ange
Link Text:Kate & James Taylor: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alskate.mp3
Genre:Miscellaneous
Year:2010
Artist:Lord Huron
Title:Auld Lang Syne
Link Text:Lord Huron: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alslh.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Sam Billen
Title:Auld Lang Syne
Link Text:Sam Billen: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alsbillen.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:The Points North
Title:Auld Lang Syne (traditional New Year's song)
Link Text:The Points North: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alspn.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The White Hat
Title:Auld Lang Syne
Link Text:The White Hat: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alswh.mp3
Bitrate:80 kbps
Genre:Fingerstyle
Year:2011
Artist:Vandaveer
Title:auld lang syne
Link Text:Vandaveer: Auld Lang Syne
File Name:alsvan.mp3
Genre:Rock

Last Minute Discoveries: Lotte Kestner Covers Vic Chesnutt, Billy Idol, Beyonce, Split Enz, Elvis Costello & more!

Dec 29, 2011, 3:43pm Cover Lay Down
Last Minute Discoveries: Lotte Kestner Covers Vic Chesnutt, Billy Idol, Beyonce, Split Enz, Elvis Costello & more! We follow over a hundred blogs, and listen to everything that's sent to us, but we can't claim to be completists here at Cover Lay Down. The world of folk is too big, and the borders fluid and everchanging; even if we had the luxury of listening full-time, we'd surely miss some of the good stuff. But 2011 was a year which found us particularly removed from the outside world. New teaching assignments at the desperately struggling inner-city school where I teach had my head down for weeks on end, developing [...]
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Artist:Lotte Kestner
Title:Earlies (Trashcan Sinatras cover)
Link Text:Lotte Kestner: Earlies
File Name:earlies.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie Rock
Year:2011
Artist:Lotte Kestner
Title:Eyes Without A Face (Billy Idol cover)
Link Text:Lotte Kestner: Eyes Without A Face
File Name:eyesw.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie Rock
Year:2011
Artist:Lotte Kestner
Title:Flirted With You All My Life (Vic Chesnutt cover)
Link Text:Lotte Kestner: Flirted With You All My Life
File Name:flirtedw.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie Rock
Year:2011
Artist:Lotte Kestner
Title:Halo (Beyonce cover)
Link Text:Lotte Kestner: Halo
File Name:halo.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie Rock
Year:2011
Artist:Lotte Kestner
Title:I Want You (Elvis Costello Cover)
Link Text:Lotte Kestner: I Want You
File Name:iwantu.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie
Year:2011
Artist:Lotte Kestner
Title:Leif Erikson (Interpol cover)
Link Text:Lotte Kestner: Leif Erikson
File Name:leife.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:indie
Year:2008
Artist:Lotte Kestner
Title:Mr. Blue (Yaz Cover)
Link Text:Lotte Kestner: Mr. Blue
File Name:mrblue.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie
Year:2011
Artist:Lotte Kestner
Title:Stuff & Nonsense (Split Enz cover)
Link Text:Lotte Kestner: Stuff & Nonsense
File Name:stuffn.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie
Year:2008
Artist:Trespassers William
Title:Rainbow Connection
Link Text:Trespassers William: Rainbow Connection
File Name:rainc.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie Rock
Year:2010
Artist:Trespassers William
Title:There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Smiths cover)
Link Text:Trespassers William: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
File Name:therei.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2011

Local Folk Notes: New Coverage In The New England Scene featuring Laura Cortese, Cliff Eberhardt, and a new YouTube covers project!

Dec 28, 2011, 11:50am Cover Lay Down
Local Folk Notes: New Coverage In The New England Scene featuring Laura Cortese, Cliff Eberhardt, and a new YouTube covers project! Other than a short feature on local newgrass heroes Crooked Still back in September, it's been a year or more since we returned to the local here on Cover Lay Down. But as previous features on Kristen Andreassen , Rose Polenzani , and various members of the Berklee College and New England Conservatory scenes have demonstrated, Greater Boston remains a hotbed of folk hybridism, thanks to ongoing cross-pollination among a still-growing set of artists living and attending school in and around the area. Berklee still continues to crank [...]
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Artist:Cliff Eberhardt
Title:Back Of My Mind [John Hiatt cover]
Link Text:Cliff Eberhardt: Back Of My Mind
File Name:bomm.mp3
Bitrate:222 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2009
Artist:James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt
Title:Love Me Two Times (The Doors cover)
Link Text:James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt: Love Me Two Times
File Name:loveme2.mp3
Genre:Rock
Year:2011
Artist:James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt
Title:People Are Strange (The Doors cover)
Link Text:James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt: People Are Strange
File Name:pplr.mp3
Genre:Rock
Year:2011
Artist:Laura Cortese
Title:Greasy Coat (trad.)
Link Text:Laura Cortese: Greasy Heart
File Name:greasy.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Country & Folk
Artist:Laura Cortese
Title:I Feel It All (Feist cover)
Link Text:Laura Cortese: I Feel It All
File Name:ifeelit.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Laura Cortese
Title:Just Like Heaven (The Cure Cover)
Link Text:Laura Cortese: Just Like Heaven
File Name:jlik.mp3
Bitrate:96 kbps
Artist:Laura Cortese & Jefferson Hamer
Title:A Song For You (Gram Parsons cover)
Link Text:Laura Cortese & Jefferson Hamer: A Song For You
File Name:song4.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Country & Folk
Year:2010
Artist:The Poison Oaks
Title:Tragedy (Dave Godowsky cover)
Link Text:The Poison Oaks: Tragedy
File Name:trag.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie Rock

Late December, 2011: A Last Minute Christmas Companion

Dec 24, 2011, 11:35am Cover Lay Down
Late December, 2011: A Last Minute Christmas Companion It's still rainy and cool here in rural New England - a disappointment for anyone hoping for a traditional white Christmas. But I've still got the holiday spirit, and if today's inbox is any indication, so do the artists who we love. The late-December holiday release is a new phenomenon, historically speaking. But it's not unexpected: where once, artists recorded and released music for the holidays months in advance, the better to ensure that the word and song could spread through critic and culture in time to find us and claim our hearts, [...]
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The Year's Best Coverfolk, Part 2: The Singles (b-sides, deep cuts, YouTube one-offs, & more one-shot coverage)

Dec 21, 2011, 11:51am Cover Lay Down
The Year's Best Coverfolk, Part 2: The Singles (b-sides, deep cuts, YouTube one-offs, & more one-shot coverage) As we noted over the weekend in The Year's Best Coverfolk, Part 1: Tribute Albums and Cover Collections , it's been a good year for full-album coverage. Overall, though, despite the fact that, in terms of sheer mass, covers from tributes overwhelm singletons in my collection, what I've found this year is that a significant majority of the songs that lingered, and demanded overplay, came from a mixed bag of borderline genre albums and single shot coverfolk tracks, via the usual sources, from YouTube, Soundcloud, studio appearances, website and bandcamp singles, and more. [...]
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Link Text:Damien Rice: One
File Name:one.mp3
Artist:Ana Egge
Title:Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Link Text:Ana Egge: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
File Name:slsc.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Arrica Rose and the ...s
Title:Video Killed The Radio Star (Wonderful World) (Buggles / Louis Armstrong cover)
Link Text:Arrica Rose: Video Killed The Radio Star / What A Wonderful World
File Name:vidkill.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Artist:Cheyenne Marie Mize
Link Text:Cheyenne Marie Mize: I Called You Back
File Name:icalled.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Chris Kiehne
Link Text:Chris Kiehne: My Sweet Love Ain’t Around
File Name:mysweet.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Conner Youngblood
Title:Will You Be There (Michael Jackson cover)
Link Text:Conner Youngblood: Will You Be There
File Name:willyou.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Crooked Still
Title:We Can Work It Out (The Beatles cover)
Link Text:Crooked Still: We Can Work It Out
File Name:wecan.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Forest Mountain Hymnal
Title:Buckeye Jim (Burl Ives cover)
Link Text:Forest Mountain Hymnal: Buckeye Jim
File Name:bejim.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Greg Laswell
Title:Half A Person (Smiths cover)
Link Text:Greg Laswell: Half A Person
File Name:halfper.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2011
Artist:Joe Pug & Strand of Oaks
Title:Hard Life (Bonnie "Prince" Billy cover)
Link Text:Joe Pug w/ Strand Of Oaks: Hard Life
File Name:hardlife.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Joshua James
Title:To Be Alone With You (Sufjan Steven cover)
Link Text:Joshua James: To Be Alone With You
File Name:2balone.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Katya Chorover
Title:Brother Flower (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Link Text:Katya Chorover: Brother Flower
File Name:broflo.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2011
Artist:Kevin Fox
Title:Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes (Paul Simon cover)
Link Text:Kevin Fox: Diamonds On The Soles of His Shoes
File Name:diam.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Laura Barrett
Title:La Isla Bonita
Link Text:Laura Barrett: La Isla Bonita
File Name:laisla.mp3
Genre:Other
Year:2011
Artist:Laura Cortese
Title:My Little Words (Magnetic Fields cover)
Link Text:The Poison Oaks: My Little Words
File Name:littlewords.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Matthew Mayfield
Title:Fix You (Coldplay cover)
Link Text:Matthew Mayfield: Fix You
File Name:fixu.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Mikaela Davis
Link Text:Mikaela Davis: Casimir Pulaski Day
File Name:casp.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Nell Robinson
Title:Turn Your Radio On (Albert E. Brunley cover)
Link Text:Nell Robinson: Turn Your Radio On
File Name:turnrad.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Country & Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Ollabelle
Link Text:Ollabelle: Lovin’ In My Baby’s Eyes
File Name:limbe.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:ortoPilot
Title:Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:ortoPilot: Make You Feel My Love
File Name:makeyou.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Other
Artist:Reid Jamieson
Title:Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles cover)
Link Text:Reid Jamieson: Don’t Let Me Down
File Name:dontlet.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Sarah Jarosz
Title:Ring Them Bells (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Sarah Jarosz: Ring Them Bells
File Name:ringem.mp3
Genre:Americana
Year:2011
Artist:The Rusty Boys
Title:So Sick (Ne-Yo Cover)
Link Text:The Rusty Boys: So Sick
File Name:sosick.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:The Wellspring
Title:Ballad Of El Goodo (Big Star cover)
Link Text:The Wellspring: The Ballad of El Goodo
File Name:ballad.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Threeds
Title:Edge Of My Seat (Amber Rubarth cover)
Link Text:Threeds w/ Amber Rubarth: Edge Of My Seat
File Name:edgeof.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Jazz
Year:2011

The Year's Best Coverfolk, Part 1: Tribute Albums and Covers Collections

Dec 18, 2011, 12:08pm Cover Lay Down
The Year's Best Coverfolk, Part 1: Tribute Albums and Covers Collections It's coming on 2012, and all around us, bloggers tout their 2011 taste, jostling to be the best and first match for your own preferences, inviting debate over position in the ranks. And so, as we do every year as the calendar comes to a close, we struggle with the conceit of The Year In Review, surveying a year's worth of posts, writing a never-ending series of half-hearted drafts, flinching every time we approach the task, yet feeling guilt every time we put it down. My reluctance to pass judgement isn't a cop-out. [...]
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Artist:Birdy
Title:Skinny Love (Bon Iver cover)
Link Text:Birdy: Skinny Love
File Name:skinlove.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2011
Artist:Chamberlin
Title:Lost In the World (Kanye West ft Bon Iver cover)
Link Text:Chamberlin: Lost In The World
File Name:lostin.mp3
Genre:Covers
Year:2011
Artist:Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Title:My Little Girl in Tennessee (Flatt and Scruggs cover)
Link Text:Michael Daves and Chris Thile: My Little Girl In Tennessee
File Name:mylit.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Eef Barzelay
Title:Black Tin Rocket (Transmissionary Six cover)
Link Text:Eef Barzelay: Black Tin Rocket
File Name:blacktin.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:Holly Figueroa O'Reilly
Link Text:Holly Figueroa O’Reilly: This Perfect World
File Name:thisperf.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Holly Figueroa O'Reilly
Title:Wonderwall (Oasis cover)
Link Text:Holly Figueroa O’Reilly: Wonderwall
File Name:wonderw.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Kasey Chambers
Title:Better Be Home Soon (Crowded House cover)
Link Text:Kasey Chambers: Better Be Home Soon
File Name:bbhome.mp3
Genre:Rock
Year:2011
Artist:Kris Delmhorst
Title:Magic (The Cars cover)
Link Text:Kris Delmhorst: Magic
File Name:magickd.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2011
Artist:Laura Viers w/ Colin Meloy
Title:Soldier's Joy
Link Text:Laura Viers: Soldier’s Joy
File Name:soldiers.mp3
Bitrate:188 kbps
Genre:folk
Year:2011
Artist:Lior & Emma Louise
Title:It's Only Natural (Crowded House cover)
Link Text:Lior and Emma Louise: It’s Only Natural
File Name:onlynat.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Lucy Kaplansky
Title:Forget Me Not (Jack Hardy cover)
Link Text:Lucy Kaplansky: Forget Me Not
File Name:forgnot.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Marissa Nadler
Title:The River (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Link Text:Marissa Nadler: The River
File Name:triver.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Marissa Nadler
Title:Winter Lady (Leonard Cohen cover)
Link Text:Marissa Nadler: Winter Lady
File Name:winlady.mp3
Genre:Covers
Year:2011
Artist:Meg Hutchinson
Title:Born In Time (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Meg Hutchinson: Born In Time
File Name:bornin.mp3
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Paul Kelly & Angus Stone
Title:Four Seasons In One Day (Crowded House cover)
Link Text:Paul Kelly & Angus Stone: Four Seasons In One Day
File Name:4seas.mp3
Genre:Rock
Year:2011
Artist:Pharis & Jason Romero
Title:I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail (Everly Brothers cover)
Link Text:Jason & Pharis Romero: I’m Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
File Name:imjust.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Country & Folk
Artist:Ralph McTell
Title:Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Ralph McTell: Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
File Name:dontthin.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Red Molly
Title:By the Mark
Link Text:Red Molly: By The Mark
File Name:bymark.mp3
Genre:Country
Year:2011
Artist:Red Molly
Title:Your Long Journey
Link Text:Red Molly: Your Long Journey
File Name:yourlong.mp3
Genre:Country
Year:2011
Artist:Richard Shindell
Title:Little Dove (Jack Hardy cover)
Link Text:Richard Shindell: Little Dove
File Name:litdove.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Spuyten Duyvil
Title:Shady Grove (feat. Brian Ashley Jones)
Link Text:Spuyten Duyvil: Shady Grove
File Name:shadgro.mp3
Genre:Country
Year:2011
Artist:The Pines
Title:What Good Am I? [Live At The Cedar] (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:The Pines: What Good Am I
File Name:whatgood.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2011
Artist:The Watson Twins
Title:You Showed Me (Turtles cover)
Link Text:Watson Twins: You Showed Me
File Name:ushowed.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Thea Gilmore
Title:I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:Thea Gilmore: I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
File Name:illbe.mp3
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
Artist:Thomas Fox
Title:Single Girl, Married Girl
Link Text:Thomas Fox: Single Girl, Married Girl
File Name:singirl.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2011

Triple 'Tube Tuesday: ortoPilot covers Oasis, Massive Attack, & Hope, with 22 more to come by Christmas!

Dec 13, 2011, 12:16pm Cover Lay Down
Dec 5 - Don't Go Away - Oasis
After five years of streamed video coverage, three original albums, and eight LPs of downloadable covertunes, this year's Advent Calendar from well-known YouTube coverfount ortoPilot (aka Manchester-based multi-instrumentalist Matt Hutchison) is a thing of joy and wonder: 25 coversongs, released one a day until Christmas, and though many of them come pop-polished and high-concept, already I've fallen in love. ortoPilot's folkier, stripped-down covers, represented here by takes on Tracy Chapman and Oasis, are delicate, yet bluesy. His Cure cover is a lightly electronic folkrocker, his Coldplay cover is quietly [...]
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New Artists, Winter Songs: Seasonal Sentiment, Covered in Folk

Dec 12, 2011, 6:06pm Cover Lay Down
New Artists, Winter Songs: Seasonal Sentiment, Covered in Folk Winter comes early in New England. We hoard pellets for the stove, sandbagging the porch against the coming months; we watch our breath before us as we pack it in, and smile, and huddle into our coats. The crate of winter sweaters and scarves takes its ceremonial place by the door, ready for travelers duty-bound to brave the frozen world. Frost covers the windshield when we wake, and makes the brown-gold grass crunch and twinkle in the light of a bright full moon. Though the solstice doesn't arrive until late [...]
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Link Text:Haunting Party: Baby It’s Cold Outside
File Name:bico.mp3
Artist:Avril Crotty
Title:Winter Song (Sara Barielles and Ingrid Michaelson cover)
Link Text:Avril Crotty: Winter Song
File Name:wintsong.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Danielle Ate The Sandwich
Title:Let It Snow
Link Text:Danielle Ate The Sandwich: Let It Snow
File Name:letitsn.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Domestic Crisis Group
Title:Song For a Winter's Night (Gordon Lightfoot cover)
Link Text:Domestic Crisis Group: Song For A Winter’s Night
File Name:swinternight.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Erica Danielle Keene
Link Text:Erica Danielle Keene: Winter Snow
File Name:wsnow.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Hillary Lynd
Title:Goodbye England (Covered In Snow) (Laura Marling cover)
Link Text:Hilary Lynd: Goodbye England (Covered In Snow)
File Name:goodbyeuk.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:John Craigie
Link Text:John Craigie: Long December
File Name:longdec.mp3
Genre:Folk
Year:2010
Artist:Sara Lov
Link Text:Sara Lov: Winter Is Blue
File Name:wisblue.mp3
Genre:Indie
Year:2011
Artist:Sherry Austin
Title:Winter Comes On Slow (Kate Wolf cover)
Link Text:Sherry Austin: Winter Comes On Slow
File Name:wintslow.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2010
Artist:Sophie Madeleine
Link Text:Sophie Madeleine: I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
File Name:gotmy.mp3
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