(beware the pretty colleen?) Your Daily Dose is The Black Velvet Band, featuring Luke Kelly
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25,000
According to the good folks at WordPress, this blog was viewed about 25,000 times last year. Of course, numbers can be deceiving. At some point early in the year, for instance, I made a post about a movie – the famous one about the submarine.… Read More
Stardust
Earworm alert…had this tune in my head today and it just didn’t want to go away…..but now I’m unleashing it and turning over the responsibility to you… Here’s Hoagy Carmichael Artie Shaw… Coleman Hawkins, Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grappelli and one more…here’s Keely Smith Who recorded… Read More
Hugo
We watched Hugo this afternoon, the new film by Martin Scorsese, created in 3D. It is at the same time a flawed film and a great film. It’s tremendously ambitious, and rooted in history, in that at its heart is the early French film-maker, Georges… Read More
Slotin Folk Art Auction
The latest Slotin Folk Art Auction is happening today and tomorrow down in Buford Georgia. We have the catalogue and the collection being auctioned this weekend is massive. Both Tuffy P and I enjoy folk art and we’ve bought works from previous Slotin auctions. It… Read More
Don’t Think Twice….
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott can still squeeze more life out of a tune than just about any performer around. His version of Don’t Think Twice it’s Alright comes with a great story too. Several years ago, I heard he was retiring from performing. I’ve been to… Read More
Muscles in the Corner
Here they are as white as ghosts Baymen in their little boats Women in their petticoats Down in Petty Harbour Tonight, I’d like to feature a Newfoundland reel called Muscles in the Corner. I play this tune and I thought maybe I’d video myself playing… Read More
Mighty Hunters
I was out in the back photographing a painting and saw Rossi and Jacques up to no good. Can you find them both? Jacques couldn’t help but show off.
Don’t Drink and Drive #rocket88
I’ve posted various versions of this tune in the past – because it’s a fantastic song and because it happened at the right place and the right time (Memphis 1951) to help usher in rock ‘n roll. You might say that Rocket 88, a song… Read More
Preparing Lobster Mushrooms for the table
When you come across lobster mushrooms in the forest, they don’t always look appetizing. Often they’re partially covered with leaves and dirt. Part of the mushroom might look nice and firm, but another part could be deep red and mushy. Sometimes they are partially bug-eaten… Read More
27th Street 