Music Mondays Harvest and the Harrow After a long wait, Gillian Welch has released a new album entitled The Harrow & The Harvest – Gillian Welch. Although I prefer their older, catchier albums (which I will provide recommendations for soon), the new album will surely be appreciated by Gillian Welch fans. My favorite tracks are: [...]
Music Mondays Some friends of ours have a DVD of Norah Jones called Norah Jones and The Handsome Band – Live in 2004. In addition to some of her well known favorites like Come Away with Me and Don’t Know Why, the DVD also shows some other good concert footage. Norah Jones’s duet from the [...]
Music Mondays This week I’m featuring a CD I like a lot by James Alan Shelton. The CD is entitled Song for Greta. James Alan Shelton is the longtime lead guitarist in Dr. Ralph Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys and Song for Greta is an outstanding side project he released. Song for Greta features fellow Clinch [...]
Music Mondays The humor on A Prairie Home Companion often misses the mark, but the show frequently features good music. The show’s host is Garrison Keiller, who can also be heard on public radio with his Author’s Almanac segments. Last week, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings appeared on the program, which was broadcast from the [...]
Music Mondays This week I’m featuring a great Bill Monroe bluegrass song entitled I’m On My Way Back to the Old Home: I’m on my way back to the old home The road winds on up the hill But there’s no light in the window That shined long ago where I live Click the iTunes [...]
