Thats pretty cool. Bluegrass on the Tonight Show, who'da thunk it?

Duh! Stardust. Anyway great stuff there.
Wither to zither? That is the question.

I downloaded some Lightnin' Hopkins the other day. Its a two disc set called Fishing Clothes. Apparently Lightnin' wasn't to forth coming with information. He let his guitar do the talking. The name of the cut was actually Insufficient Clothes but the folks in the studio couldn't understand him. I think we had a thread on misinterpreted lyrics a while back but I assume that usually the producers knew the songs. This album is in Texas country blues style, and has really nice, simple riffs delivered with authority set against his country voice.

Like Warch said, "O Brother" gave him a boost. His latest album hit number 1 on the country charts and I imagine it made a nice dent in the Billboard Top 200 as well. Of course, Jay Leno is good about bringing talent on that you probably wouldn't have seen during the days of Carson.

There is a cool film about Hopkins, its older I think like 60s, I just remember great shots of him playing on his porch and making the neighbors dance. The Mr. may have it on tape somewheres...

I liked Roy Rogers (!), and just learned of a crazy (now dead) guy named Speedy West. Guitar players from outerspace. The disc is titled "Stratosphere Boogie". Its rocka jazza billy.

Sunday morning, Sukay (Andean music) to Grosse Point Blank Soundtrack to Alpha Blondie. Now if I can just isolate that smell in the kitchen, we'd have a perfect day. :)

Gross Pointe Blank- its right in that 80s wheelhouse, eh? John Cusack. (girlish sigh)

I need to correct myself- Speedy West aint dead! I was getting him mixed up with Jimmy Bryant who is. both worked together on the Stratosphere Boogie- Jimmy was guitar and Speedy pedal steel.I had them crossed till I read the CD book more closely.

This Labor day AM- it may as well be Sunday- Dave Brubeck-Take Five to Van Morrison -Celtic Heartbeat to Dwight Yokam - Hillbilly Deluxe! And this years current winner for summer meal: fresh from the farmers market- sweet corn and BLTs with purple and gold meaty heirloom tomatos, lettuce with a bit of basil, and thick cut bacon on crusty bread. Dang.

We're still getting tomatoes!

Big music news Nickel Creek is coming to Bingo!

I've got nasty urban crows the size of large cats that pecked holes in some of my biggest tomatos. They were really late to set fruit. Grrr. Picked most everything left- and the loot is getting red on the windowsill. We've had the threat of frost this week already but its only dropped into the low 40s. I'm gonna put in for a small allotment next season to grow produce- the sunny bits of my yard arent enough to do much more than herbs.
BEST APPLE TIP: "Honeycrisp" - find 'em, buy 'em, eat 'em.

In the musical universe...Are you gonna go see Nickel Creek? Ya better, what I've heard sounds great. Whats the Bingo venue like?

I just saw a poster today announcing R&B legend Bobby "Blue" Bland is going to play at a smallish club here in Oct. Tickets are a bit steep, well, I'm a bit cheap, but it a rare gig so I will go if possible. These guys arent going to be around much longer, the real deal.

We're suddenly getting rain here so some of our 'maters are splitting. No threat of frost here yet but the clock is ticking. I'm moving my garden closer to the house next year so we can't ignore the weeding.

Nickel Creek is going to play the new hockey arena at Broome Community College. To my knowlege, its not completely built yet so I'm crossing my fingers. Yah baby, I'm going, no way I'm missing Chris Thile. We almost road tripped to see them over the summer so this is especially sweet.

reach out...
 

Heard something today that just might get Sycamores juices flowing. Johnny Cash, the man in black, has a sweet cover of Depeche Modes Personal Jesus. Right in the ole wheelhouse eh?

My sprained finger is coming back a little so I've started a new tune, Rayleens Reel by Siobhon Egan (sister of Seamus of Solas) of Cherish the Lady. Here is the scorch version. The transitions are just beautiful and it feels like I'm gonna catch it!

Get out of here! Seriously?! Is he recording again? I hadn't heard anything out of him since the Storytellers album with Willie Nelson.

Here it is. Johnny as Trent

I'mma have to buy that.

Wow...me too.

Dear God...Nick Cave and Johnny Cash together...talk about morbid. :)

Men in Black unite.

This new Beck CD Sea Change is really, really nice. I'm not sure to or from which universe its drawn. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Its sad, lush and mellow...am I a mellow lush? Nah. He's in concert here soon- sold out though.