Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ Well, there you have it. This is probably the last of my series on the “original” version of Gram Parsons’ songs. This installment focuses on Gram’s solo albums. The first… Read full post »
Star Maker Machine ❤ Tom T. Hall: More About John Henry [purchase ]You've already heard about John Henry this week, thanks to Darius' great post. Well, here's some more information about Mr. Henry from… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ Last week's theme at Star Maker Machine was the fifty states. Going through my “state” songs, I wasn't surprised to see that Texas, California, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee inspired more… Read full post »
Star Maker Machine ❤ Tom T. Hall: Spokane Motel Blues [purchase ]I love Tom T. Hall. Mostly because Tom T. Hall loves life. The only connection to Washington in this song is the location… Read full post »
The Adios Lounge ❤ "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced." --President Abraham Lincoln from… Read full post »
Star Maker Machine ❤ Tom T. Hall: Watergate Blues [ purchase ]Not a lot to say about this one. The song pretty much tells the story. Here's a Wikipedia article if you need more… Read full post »
Star Maker Machine ❤ Bill Monroe: Molly And Tenbrooks [ purchase ]. Tom T. Hall: Molly And Tenbrooks [ purchase ]. From the NY Times, April 3, 1878: "Louisville, April 2.—Col. M. Lewis Clark,… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ I need to take a break. It’s time to catch up on my beauty sleep, advance my sputtering career, and actually listen to some music for a change. (Blogging is… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ When you are sad and lonely, and have no place to go, Call me up, sweet baby, and bring along some dough... Honky Tonkin' is a straightforward honky-tonk hit. One… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ Here's a wistful Springtimey tune in which Michelle Shocked describes her slightly complicated relationship with her hometown (a rural town that is not located anywhere near the ocean). Michelle Shocked… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ This post is inspired by an e-mail from reader Tom who took issue with my off-the-cuff comment in an earlier post that Gram Parsons “wrote the book” on country rock… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ I love Ireland. Eight years ago this Spring, my wife Maureen and I spent our honeymoon driving the narrow roads (and stopping at the occasional pub) from Ennis to Galway… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ Harper Valley P.T.A. , authored by the legendary Tom T. Hall , has got to be one of the best confrontation songs of all time. It's the story of a… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ See here for Vol. 1 of this series. Man, everything about this Ernest Tubb tune just kills me. In a good way! It's so country and just so perfect. I… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ [For the background on this series, see here .] After a brief respite, the jangly eighties series is back. Today's episode features two former bands of legendary Austin guitarist Alejandro… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ Don't let the first track throw you. Notwithstanding the typically old and twangy nature of this space, rest assured that your proprietor is hep to all the latest tunes flowing… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ This week my blog was added to The Hype Machine . I knew traffic would go up, but I was surprised by how much. So, to welcome all the new… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ The Jones Street Boys are a nice new country-ish group hailing from NYC. Prominent in their sound are the mandolin and harmonica. My favorite part of their new record, Overcome,… Read full post »
Setting The Woods On Fire ❤ From The New York Times, April 3, 1878: "Louisville, April 2.—Col. M. Lewis Clark, Jr., President of the Louisville Jockey Club, has perfected arrangement by which Ten Broeck and Mollie… Read full post »
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