Blog: Hidden Track

As I mentioned in my recent review of the Newport Folk Festival, one of my standout moments came during Iron & Wine's set, when Sam Beam and his folk-rock ensemble busted out a sublime cover of Long Black Veil. The song, which was written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded in 1959 by Lefty Frizzell, has been covered numerous times over the years, but is arguably most famously associated with two acts - The Band, who included it on their debut album Music From Big Pink  and country [...]