Last week’s Ramblin’ Jack Elliott video was so much fun that we’re going to bring him back again this week. This time it is a 1969 performance of “If I Was a Carpenter” from the Johnny Cash Show. You gotta love Johnny’s intro, “He’s got a song and friend for every mile behind him.”
Monday Morning Video: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Friends Perform Woody Guthrie
Here’s a great one from the archives. Legendary folk singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is joined by Marty Stuart, Joe Henry, Kelly Hogan and Billy Bragg to perform a cover of Woody Guthrie’s “The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd” from SXSW back in 2006.
Monday Morning Video: Sittin’ Around the Kitchen Singin’ George Jones
There’s a cool house concert series in Boston called the Kitchen Sessions. Well, Ward Hayden of Girls Guns & Glory, Amy Black and Sarah Borges stake their claim on that particular room with this killer cover of George Jones’ “Why Baby Why.” The trio, rehearsing for an upcoming set of shows that they are doing […]
Steve Earle: The Warner Bros Years
I ‘m usually not a fan of re-releases. My general view is that if I bought the album once, why should I buy it again? Well, I’d make an exception for Shout Factory’s new collection The Warner Bros. Years, which brings together Steve Earle’s first three releases for Warner Brothers Records. This trio of albums […]
Monday Morning Video: Paul Pena “Jet Airliner”
No doubt everyone knows Steve Miller’s take on this song. How many know songwriter Paul Pena’s original version?
Shooter Jennings on the Fourth of July
Shooter Jennings passed through Boston last night and played one heck of a show. Pretty cool to usher in the Independence Day holiday with this one…
Monday Morning Video: Dan Blakeslee
Wow, what a great incredible time at the Twangville Music Festival in Cambridge, MA this past weekend. We will be back with some coverage once we catch our breathe. In the meantime, here’s Boston musician Dan Blakeslee serenading Harvard Square in Cambridge while riding through the streets in a pedicab.
Monday Morning Video: Twangville Festival Saturday Night Preview
Here’s a collection of videos featuring the artists who will be appearing a the Twangville Music Festival this Saturday night. The set includes both Sarah Borges and Stephen Kellogg performing at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis. Stephen Kellogg — performing “Forgive You, Forgive Me” from the just released Blunderstone Rookery and “4th of July” […]
Bonus Monday Video: Session Americana and Friends
One never knows what will happen when guests drop by to sit in with Session Americana. Here’s a clip from 2011 when none other than Peter Wolf stopped by for a visit. Wolf brought a couple bottles of champagne and stories about Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard for an free-wheeling night of music. See what […]
Monday Morning Video: Twangville Festival Friday Night Preview
Here’s a collection of videos featuring artists who will be appearing at the Twangville Music Festival on Friday night, June 28th at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA. Session Americana — performing “Raking Through the Ashes” from 2012’s Love and Dirt and “The Coal Burner” from 2009’s Diving For Gold Kevin Gordon — playing “Don’t […]