I only know the music of Meredith Axelrod via YouTube. I know she lives out on the west coast, and I also know she sometimes plays with another performer I really admire, Frank Fairfield. I don’t know if she has any recorded material available (if so, I want it), but I’ve been watching loads of her videos. She’s got something going on that is pretty rare. She doesn’t just sing a tune, she attacks it with a kind of confidence and assurance that says, hey you, listen up over there, I’m singing.

If you’ve been coming around this joint for some time, I’m sure you know that I love Hank Snow and I love train songs too. When I listened to Meredith Axelrod sing I’m Movin’ On, a little tingle crept down my spine. Sure it’s a home-made video shot in somebody’s kitchen, but I think maybe old Hank’s spirit was in the room. What you think?