Laura Cantrell: Not The Tremblin’ Kind
Live in Glasgow, 2013, one of the late John Peel’s favourite singers with good reason. /
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Jesse Winchester: Mississippi You’re On My Mind
Continuing the contemplative mood, here’s a track from the renowned draft-dodger’s 1974 LP Learn To Love It. And here’s a much-later live version with Jimmy Buffett and the legendary Allen … Continue readingJesse Winchester: Mississippi You’re On My Mind
Otis Redding: My Girl
This was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White of the Miracles and released by the Temptations in December 1964. It became their first American No 1 in 1965 and … Continue readingOtis Redding: My Girl
The return of Mr Mole
I SAW these fresh molehills the other day, which reminded me that I wrote about moles nearly two years ago. There is stuff in the article I had forgotten, so I … Continue readingThe return of Mr Mole
Innocence Mission: Speak Our Minds
This is a recently released demo version of the song which appeared on the lovely 1995 album Glow.
Rainer Ptacek: Don’t Know Why
A live clip from 1989. What a lovely sound he got from that guitar.
Jolie Holland: Roll My Blues
This is from the former Be Good Tanyas singer’s 2003 debut solo album Catalpa, which was recorded in a friend’s living room and is a charming effort, with few of … Continue readingJolie Holland: Roll My Blues
Lemonheads: New Mexico
From their 2009 album Varshons, which as the title suggests comprises entirely cover versions. The original of this was written and performed by the Texas psych-punk band FuckEmos. No, me … Continue readingLemonheads: New Mexico
Mountain Man: Baby Where You Are
Mountain Man is in fact a trio of American women singing Appalachian music in harmony. This is from their second album Magic Ship, released in 2018 eight years after their … Continue readingMountain Man: Baby Where You Are
Horses for (main) courses
ONE evening several years ago the missus and I found ourselves at a loose end in the Sicilian city of Catania. We had arrived at the nearby airport that day … Continue readingHorses for (main) courses