when I got my birthday money for my twelfth birthday I bought my first two albums. John Denver's first album and Brothers and Sisters by the Allman Brothers. My older brother and sister had a field day making fun of me for the John Denver - but I didn't give a crap. Those two albums (which I still have) will always have a special place in my heart....
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panzade
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Tue 1 Dec, 2009 11:04 am
@aidan,
Indeed!...I'm looking for a photo of John Deutchendorf when he was a guitar player for a successful Folk group..the Mitchell Trio.
I realize now that to believe in pluralism means I need the courage to act on it. Action is what separates a belief from an opinion. Beliefs are imprinted through actions.
In the words of the great American poet Gwendolyn Brooks: “We are each other’s business; we are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.”
Lovely gospel tune aidan.
Back in the mid 70's our group shared the stage with Ricky's band Boone Creek many times. This was my favorite song they did. The last verse is hair raising in it's intensity... and sounded just like that live.
Terry Baucom(banjo) on the left
Wes Golding(guitar) center
Jerry (Flux) Douglas(dobro) on the right
That is great.
Not to get all churchy, but have you ever heard of these guys (Blue Highway)? This is one of my favorite hymns- a really old shape note hymn that I first heard sung by Melanie (of Brand New Key fame) if you can believe it. I still like her version best - probably because it's the first I heard, but there are some lovely ones and this is one I really like:
"Well, when I was a boy, my daddy sat me on his knee. And he told me -- he told me many things. And he said, 'Son, there's a lot of things in this world that you're gonna have no use for. And when you get blue and you've lost all you're dreams, there's nothing like a campfire and a can of beans.'"
I was glancing over the last batch of posts when this came on the player, made me grin. But given the present timbre, here's a prayer that I find quite moving (before the song, anywho)...
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panzade
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Wed 2 Dec, 2009 09:49 pm
@aidan,
Thanks for the tip...they're awesome
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tsarstepan
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Thu 3 Dec, 2009 12:17 am
Nellie McKay's March 2007 concert for NPR.
Quote:
"The Dog Song"
I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song
Strollin' along
Yeah it's just me and my dog
Catchin' some sun
We can't go wrong
My life was lonely and blue
Yeah I was sad as a sailor
I was an angry 'un too
Then there was you
Appeared, when I was entangled
With youth, and fear, and nerves
Jingle jangle
Vermouth and beer
Were gettin' me mangled up
But then I looked in your eyes
And I was no more a failure
You looked so wacky and wise
And I said, lord I'm happy
'cause I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song
Strollin' along
It's just me and my dog
Catchin' some sun
We can't go wrong
'cause I don't care 'bout your hatin' and your doubt
And I don't care what the politicians spout
If you wanna companion
Well just go right to the pound
And find yourself a hound
And make that doggie proud
'cause that's what it's all about
My life was tragic and sad
Yeah I was the archetypal loser
I was a pageant gone bad
Then there was you on time
And wagging your tail
In the cutest mime
And you was in jail
I said woof, be mine
And you gave a wail
And then I was no longer alone
And I was no more a boozer
We'll make the happiest home
And I said lord I'm happy
'cause I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song
Strollin' along
It's just me and my dog
Catchin' some sun
We can't go wrong
'cause I don't care 'bout your hatin' and your doubt
And I don't care what the politicians spout
If you need a companion
Well just go right to the pound
And find yourself a hound
And make that doggie proud
'cause that's what it's all about
That's what it's all about
That's what it's all abow-wow-wow-wout
That's what it's all about
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Region Philbis
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Thu 3 Dec, 2009 06:44 am
Enigma ~ Sadeness Part I [extended trance mix]
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Gargamel
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Sun 6 Dec, 2009 02:05 pm
So the live show Wednesday was maybe the best I've been to in a decade. These guys destroyed and now all I listen to are their three studio releases. I realize they owe a lot to Bo Didley and Sam the Sham and a billion other 60s garage acts, but face it, they're geniuses when it comes to infectious pop structure.
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