10 Friday Jan 2020
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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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03 Friday Jan 2020
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music, performance, Reina del Cid, song, songwriting, The Cooling
09 Monday Dec 2019
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Monday morning beachcombers Reina, Toni—and friends with large found objects— singing the Bobby Darin classic, wake you up and forget about the coming winter.
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28 Thursday Nov 2019
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music, performance, pop, Reina del Cid, song, songwriting, Stand by Me, Toni Lindgren
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Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgrin stand by the Ben E. King classic.
Dig Toni’s stand-up bass.
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28 Monday Oct 2019
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Carson McKee, Josh Turner, Lennon-McCartney, music, performance, Reina del Cid, rocky raccoon, song, The Beatles, The Other Favorites, Toni Lindgren, White Album
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Monday morning, Carson McKee, Reina del Cid, Josh Turner and Toni Lindgren make the most of their hotel room with their performance of the Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon.” Make sure to stay for the blooper outtake at the end.
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05 Monday Aug 2019
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Blue Moon, doo-wop, Lorenz Hart, performance, Reina del Cid, Richard Rodgers, Rodgers and Hart, song, The Marcels, Toni Lindgren
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Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren wax astronomical this Monday morning with a tip of the hat to the Marcel’s great Doo-Wop arrangement of the Rodgers and Hart standard.
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27 Monday May 2019
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banjo, Carson McKee, country, Dooley, folk, Folk music, guitar, Josh Turner, music, performance, Reina del Cid, song, Toni Lindgren
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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.
20 Monday May 2019
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Brandy, music, performance, Reina del Cid, song, Toni Lindgren
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Monday morning, Reina and Toni got a new Van, “Morrison,” and celebrate with a cover of the jukebox hit, “Brandy.” A lovely version, but a little bit hair-raising when Reina closes her eyes.
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18 Thursday Apr 2019
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Nice to find this song on YouTube—Reina and Josh sung it at their recent NYC engagement, and I thought it was a wonderfully smart piece of songwriting by Reina. Of course, Josh provides his usual tasteful musicianship to the performance.
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12 Friday Apr 2019
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Josh Turner, music, performance, Reina del Cid, rock, song, Stealers Wheel, Stuck in the middle with you, Toni Lindgren
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Josh Turner with friends Carson McKee, Reina del Cid on lead vocals, and Toni Lindgren. They just did a great gig at Rockwood Hall in NYC last night and closed with this.
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