What you listening to? NOW!!!

[300win]

Some of my latest recordings. Some I wrote, others not, just playing to practice and having fun. I don't generally listen to other stuff. I think that might be detremental to the stuff I write. Not saying I don't like to listen to others play, it's just that if I listen to myself I can hear the mistakes I made, and maybe also how to change something to make it better. That's all I do everyday sit around writing and practicing. I've written over 275 songs/tunes so far, and send out demos all the time to every group I can get a mailing address from.

[Denny Gies]

Bluegrass Album Band; Live

[journeybear]

Amy Winehouse - Rehab. Good enough singer, overwhelmed by notoriety and backstory and "press" sensationalism ... but the real story is the arrangements and production - just killer, and perfect for the material.

[Mike Romkey]

A Lawrence Welk rerun. Seriously. A tradition going back to college when we'd watch it during our "cocktail" hour before going to play country rock in some tavern. Another great dance exhibition by Bobby and Sissy. I hope I didn't miss Myron's accordion spotlight. I tuned in late. Oh -- it's a young accordion phenom from North Dakota with a Bobby Sherman haircut playing a polka with tuba and tenor banjo. He's good! I really need to go to Branson and see this on acid sometime.

[journeybear]

No you don't, not really. It's painfully clear you've had enough already and gone to Branson in your mind ...

[Bigtuna]

Grant Green - "Lazy afternoon" off Street of Dreams

[earthsave]

http://www.marthascanlan.com/AudioPlayer/player.html

Martha Scanlan from the Reeltime Travelers. Great singer and songwriter.

[Jim]

Dawg 90 & Flecktones "Left of Cool"- from a used CD bin at a pawn shop in Ft Collins

[jim simpson]

Just finished listening and watching Steve Miller Band play live on a local tv station. Steve was part of the Jamboree In The Hills country festival. It is a huge long running succesful festival across the river in Ohio. I guess they have been featuring some rock groups in the billing over the years. Steve sounded as good as ever and played over an hour.
Now I'm listening to Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band.

[journeybear]

Levon Helm - Tennessee Jed, then a little Lucinda Williams to get psyched up before Austin City Limits repeat of the show split between her and Old Crow Medicine show. Still puzzled why she's never gotten a whole show all to herself - Austin's darling that she is - but it ain't up to me.

[Jim MacDaniel]

Delbert McClinton - Cost of Living

[Rick Schmidlin]

the sound of silence

[journeybear]

Hey! Could you turn it down, just a little?

Reminds me - I just saw "Anvil - The Story Of Anvil," and their amps actually do go to 11 - no joke!

[JEStanek]

Fine Knacks for Ladies by Sting and Eden Karazamov from Songs from the Labyrinth. It was an ear worm while mowing the lawn after breakfast. No mandolin just a lute or two.

Jamie

[Dan Hoover]

daniel lanois-under the stormy sky....chainsaw running outside somewhere....my wife downstairs talking to no one...apparently me??

[CelticDude]

Thistle and Shamrock: "... And Three"

Easy to do as I surf the Web - DWP

[Denny Gies]

16 Sacred Gospel Songs by The Brown's Ferry Four (Grandpa Jones, Merle Travis and I think the Delmore Brothers) good, fun stuff like you can't hear today.

[sgarrity]

Dailey and Vincent, Brothers from Different Mothers.......I think I like their first recording better

[kristallyn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m0fLlvRsjc

james taylor..4 ever!

[Jim MacDaniel]

The Beat Farmers:

[Keith Erickson]

Ottmar Liebert y Luna Negra- Little Wing
Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto- Brasilianos

I can't get enough of the Latin/ Flamenco/ Jazz thing.....

[journeybear]

The Beat Farmers:

What is with the audio on this one? OW!!!

[David M.]

Levon Helm - Tennessee Jed, then a little Lucinda Williams to get psyched up before Austin City Limits repeat of the show split between her and Old Crow Medicine show. Still puzzled why she's never gotten a whole show all to herself - Austin's darling that she is - but it ain't up to me.

I found her set on ACL very disappointing. She sang well, but was reading the words the whole time, even to songs that have been out for a while.

[journeybear]

Yeah, I'm not sure why she does that - whether she has memory issues or insecurity issues - but I've learned to ignore it. If she has to do that in order to ensure a satisfactory performance, so be it. What bothered me more was her singing. That's always been an acquired taste, and again, something I tend to forgive in order to hear some fine songwriting (package deal, you know?), but her voice was a bit off, even for me. Also, a couple of the newer songs sounded like little more than lists of rhymed phrases, and could have used some more work. I'm a big fan, and it's one of the few real thrills of my frustrating life that I've gotten to know her and count her as a friend (and even hold that lyric book, which was an enormous temptation to look through), but this was indeed disappointing. I think she's gone downhill since moving to California. I found myself listening more to Doug Pettibone's great guitar work. I'll never give up on her - she's made way too much good, even great, music for that - but with her it's often hit or miss, just gotta hope the next time is better.

[onassis]

Don Stiernberg doing "Pennies From Heaven" with Aaron Weinstein on YouTube.

R.e. Lucinda Williams on ACL, I was also disappointed. She's always been wildly hit or miss, but it seems like more misses than hits lately. +1 on Pettibone, he was easily the best part of the show. She's coming to town in a month or so, and I'm undecided on whether I'll go or not. She's given some of the best AND worst performances I've ever seen.