Hap Lambie…(from the fabulous Golden Age Media YouTube channel)
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Hillbilly Calypso
Ned Landry from 1958… He re-recorded it in 1965… The tune was also recorded by Don Messer (with a clarinet part!) but I don’t know the year. I understand it was written by Ned Landry. I love all 3 versions, but if I had to… Read More
Rolling Waves
This is Cindy Thompson on fiddle. (She is also my fabulous fiddle teacher.)
Some Don Messer fun
Bread ‘n’ Butter
Ward Allen… Starting to learn this one on fiddle… so much fun!
80?!
Hard to believe Bob Dylan turned 80 today. I remember like it was yesterday hearing Blood on the Tracks for the first time and feeling like it was perfect. I wore out my first copy of that record, then Hard Rain and Desire before even… Read More
Railroad Ghost
This is Jason Dea West. I found this gem over at Western AF…
Flying Saucer Rock ‘n’ Roll
Remember rock ‘n’ roll? You don’t hear it much these days. Fred Lincoln Wray Jr. was born on this day in 1929. He was known as Link. Mr. Wray played the guitar like it was on fire. Rock ‘n’ roll just exploded out of him.… Read More
Snakes Crawl at Night
Sierra Ferrell (from her YouTube channel) performing the Mel Tillis song Snakes Crawl at Night…. Here’s Charley Pride’s version. I think it was one of his first hit songs, from 1966 (back when there were 2 kinds of music, Country AND Western.
Gaspé Reel
I’ve been listening to lots of versions of the Gaspé Reel lately as I’m learning this tune on fiddle. Here are a couple stand-out performances of this Quebec tune I found on YouTube: Here’s Pete Fletcher on button accordion And here is Louis Beaudoin on… Read More