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Gentle On My Mind
Monday morning, Molly Tuttle, a guitar and bluegrass phenom with the John Hartford classic.
Thanks to YouTuber Less Than Face Productions
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Playing Solitare ‘Til Dawn, With A Deck of 51
Monday morning, Josh, Carson, Reina, and Toni counting flowers on the wall, Statler Brothers style.
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You Don’t Know Me
Yippee-i-o, Yippee-i-ay
The classic western song, Ghost Riders in the Sky, in a very credible cover by Carson and Josh.
Whistling by Josh
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Friend Of The Devil
Monday morning, Grateful Dead wake up with some unexpected friends.
Live from the Fillmore East in 1970.
Thanks to YouTuber Omra Sky
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The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
With a song title like that, you know the rest of the song just has to be great.
John Prine, with accompaniment by Nanci Griffith who unfortunately died this month.
Thanks to YouTuber derek868
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Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Carson McKee with a solid cover of the Creedence Clearwater Revival song.
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Cousin Emmy
Monday morning, gimme some of that old time music. Pete Seeger with the irrepressible Cousin Emmy.
Thanks to YouTuber Glenn Eric
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“Summer’s End” Again
I recently posted John Prine singing his song “Summer’s End.” I ran across this cover done by Brandi Carlile who has performed with Prine in the past, and I’ve been playing it non-stop all week, so I thought I’d share it with you. The purity of her voice makes a nice contrast to John Prine’s growl.
Thanks to YouTuber Tu Mouton
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Summer’s End
John Prine could write some of the funniest songs ever, but also some of the most heart-breaking.
Thanks to YouTuber The Strombo Show
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When I Get To Heaven: John Prine
Monday morning, John Prine, because any day that starts off with John Prine is immediately improved
Thanks to YouTuber AustinCityLimitsTV
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Illegal Smile: John Prine
Monday morning, John Prine has a staring contest with a bowl of oatmeal and the oatmeal wins…
Thanks to YouTuber Caper2U
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Oh Boy! Buddy Holly
In this live performance from The Ed Sullivan Show, you can barely hear Buddy’s guitar because Ed demanded that the sound be turned down. But Buddy bangs it out nevertheless. After that, Buddy reportedly refused to perform the second song he was scheduled to sing on the show.
Thanks to YouTuber Maniana14
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Nora Brown, Old-time Banjo: “You Need To Connect”
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Two summers ago at the Ashokan Summer Hoot in upstate New York, a young woman named Nora Brown just knocked the crowd out with her amazing virtuoso banjo playing and evocation of traditional Appalachian music. I was very happy to interview her for the Arts Express radio program.
Click on the triangle or the mp3 link above to hear the interview with Nora Brown and some of her music as broadcast today on Arts Express on WBAI NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the country.
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Crazy
The great Willie Nelson song as channeled from Patsy Cline onto Allison Young and Josh Turner.
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I Threw It All Away: Bob Dylan
Monday morning, an amazing clip, a beautiful video of Bob Dylan on the Johnny Cash television show singing “I Threw It All Away” from the album Nashville Skyline.
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I Belong To You
A better than the original cover with Mary Spender and Josh Turner. Extra special with earphones.
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Only The Lonely: Roy Orbison…& Friends
The list of singers who were influenced by Roy Orbison is long. Some of those artists join him onstage here: Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt.
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The Tennessee Waltz
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Okay, so “The Tennessee Waltz” is a song I’ve hated all my life. When I would hear it on the radio or when somebody on a TV variety show would sing it, I would immediately turn it off. It seemed to me like an endless, very boring song. But…wow. This version by Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren on guitar is just great. First time I really heard the lyrics, and Toni’s guitar playing is wonderful.
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Gentle On My Mind
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Monday morning, Glen Campbell gets the approval of his peers.
Worth it, even if you don’t like country music, for the wonderful guitar break and the comradery.
Thanks to YouTuber jimmy cee
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Heart Of The Country
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Josh Turner and friends cover the Paul McCartney ditty from the Ram album. I really enjoyed the extended banjo, fiddle, bass, and drum chorus at the end. And how the heck does Josh do that video editing, keeping all the audio in synch?
More Josh Turner at Josh Turner Guitar
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Heaven’s Door
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I’ve posted a great Dylan version of this song on the blog previously, but Monday morning I’m posting this one too, because it’s very good, and we’re all looking over our shoulders these days.
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Dooley!
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Monday morning, moon and monkeyshines as the family that stills together, trills together.
Josh Turner, Carson McKee, Reina del Cid, and Toni Lindgren with some pretty great banjo, guitar, and mandolin plucking.
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Folsom Prison Blues: Carson McKee and Josh Turner
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Carson hits those low notes and Josh does his usual amazing guitar work. I’m not even a Johnny Cash fan, but I really enjoyed this.
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