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Bonus Monday Video – Many Rivers to Cross

Monday, December 01, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Apparently I’m not the only one who considers Jimmy Cliff’s “Many Rivers to Cross” one of contemporary music’s great compositions. Here are some exceptional performances of the song by Joe Cocker, Linda Ronstadt, Annie Lennox, Lissie, Allen Stone & EJ Worland, and Bruce Springsteen.

Filed Under: Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Allen Stone, Annie Lennox, Bruce Springsteen, EJ Worland, Jimmy Cliff, Joe Cocker, Linda Ronstadt, Lissie

Monday Morning Video – Darling West and Lissie

Monday, January 09, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

American singer-songwriter Lissie teams up with Norwegian duo Darling West for this stellar performance of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams”.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Pop, Videos Tagged With: Darling West, Fleetwood Mac, Lissie

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2019, Part 1

Thursday, June 13, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Waiting For a Sign, M. Lockwood Porter (from the Black Mesa Records release Communion in the Ashes) M. Lockwood Porter is on a quest, longing to step beyond the anguish and misery he sees around him in hopes of finding a better place, personally and for everyone.  The opening – and title – track freely […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Eli Paperboy Reed, Jack Ingram, Jimbo Mathus, Lissie, M. Lockwood Porter, Nate Currin, South Austin Moonlighters, The Wild Reeds

Mayer’s Playlist for August 2010, Part 1

Wednesday, September 01, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: You Go Your Way, by Amy Correia It’s hard not to get lost in Amy Correia’s latest release, You Go Your Way. The story-telling quality of her songwriting, matched with some diverse and engaging instrumentation, conjures up images of a musical from the classic age of Broadway. “Love Changes Everything” is […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Amy Correia, Foxy Shazam, Jonathan Tyler, Lissie, Marty Stuart, Mynabirds, The Figgs

Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 29?

  • Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet (21%, 9 Votes)
  • Nathan Evans Fox – Heirloom (12%, 5 Votes)
  • Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan – Where the Willow and Dogwood Grow (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Paul McCartney – The Boys of Dungeon Lane (10%, 4 Votes)
  • SUSTO – Susto Stringband (Volume 2) (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Kurt Vile – Philadelphia’s been good to me (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Alexis Harte – Thirsty (7%, 3 Votes)
  • David Serby – Broken Heart In A Honky Tonk (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (2%, 1 Votes)
  • JP Soars – Gypsy Blue Revue (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Joey Quiñones – Inna Soul Steady Situation (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Leeroy Stagger – Pilgrimage (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Jesse and Noah – The Sunshine Shop (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Benson – Double Dose (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amani Burhnam – Roots & Wings (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Robin Ganz – Hypnos (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Guided by Voices – Crawlspace Of The Pantheon (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck – The Fiddle and the Drum (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Gipsy Kings – Historia (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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