Tag: bluegrass

Happy New Year’s Eve 2024 – End of Year Playlist

The end of a long year deserves a playlist to bring in the new one, and just as we did a mere twelve months ago, here’s a compilation of songs that buzzed my earballs in 2024.

Set 1 – January, February, March & April

Set 2 – May, June, July & August

Set 3 – September, October, November & December

[I omitted most of the tunes from the Halloween playlist, but you can hear them all here.]

And one more thing: Happy New Year!

[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of these recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]

Deracinated Hot Links

Steam Powered Aereo Plane, New Grass Revival (1981)
NGR was a tight group of talented pickers who mixed traditional bluegrass styles with jazz and rock. (The song is a John Hartfield cover.)

Knockers.

Lady In Red.

Lil’ Blammo.

Changelings.

Johnny At The Fair.

The Melon Whisperer.

Japanese marble run.

The Wingnut Museum.

Norty Blues Episode 76.

Bartender’s manual 1927.

Two Thin Lines Of Ketchup.

Warren Buffet on marriage.

Skapybara [via Mme. Jujujive].

These things seem to happen.

Some things never happened.

Chairman of the Beach [via Bunkerville].

Better with sound (and better than a .gif).

Behind the scenes in the panda paddock.

Everyday Life in Real Time [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image: Slugman Portrait Pillow found here.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Cebocephalic Hot Links

Sanitation car, Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona.

Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (1963) Flatt & Scruggs, veterans of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, recorded the song and also performed it “live” on The Beverly Hillbillies TV show as an ode to Cousin Pearl Bodine.

THIS COW.

Old trains.

Splashers.

Scallop eyes.

PRESS START.

Can You Feel Me.

The rising decline.

Norty Blues No. 51.

Rogan Brown’s papercraft.

An homage to The Good Rats.

Snow blowers [via Bunkerville].

His old man’s a groovy old man.

The Magic Boy [via Memo Of The Air].

Reconstructing Florence. (Click the links).

YouTube 10th Anniversary video compilation.

Things that people slept on [via Mme. Jujujive].

You are not a fingernail, and other truths from Banter Republic.

[Top image: Poop car found at Bits & Pieces.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – 16 Horsepower, Véronique Gayot & Delbert McClinton

16 Horsepower was a Denver-based group that mixed rock, bluegrass and Appalachian gospel. They released four studio albums before egos got in the way: they disbanded in 2005, citing “mostly political and spiritual” differences.

French blues rock singer and guitarist Véronique Gayot is a vocal powerhouse. Although she’s got two albums out and another soon to be released, I couldn’t find much background except for an interview.
Véronique Gayot: vocals
Yannick Eichert: guitar, vocals
Jerome Wolf: bass
Jérome Spieldenner: drums

Delbert McClinton has been performing on stage since 1957, has been called the sound of Texas soul, and has backed Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Jimmy Reed. Eventually he had a national hit, playing harmonica on Bruce Channel‘s “Hey! Baby” in 1962. His biggest hit came in 1980 with Giving It Up for Your Love, which scored No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It’s almost time, and I’m not ready for it, so we’ll put off the Christmas cheer until it becomes mandatory. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.

Saturday Matinee – The Mighty Teardrops, Eric Bibb & Robbie Robertson

The Mighty Teardrops of Vancouver cover the 19th century traditional Midnight On The Stormy Deep, first recorded by Lester McFarland & Robert A. Gardner (1926). It’s a song about cheatin’.

Born in New York, blues singer / songwriter Eric Bibb moved to Europe in 1970 and currently resides in Helsinki, Finland, with his Finnish wife Ulrika.

In 2019, Playing For Change featured Ringo Starr and The Band’s original member Robbie Robertson, along with musicians across 5 continents.

Outta time, outta gas, gotta go. See you tomorrow.

Saturday Matinee – A.I. – The Carnival of the Ages, LA Priest, The Growlers & Sturgill Simpson’s Sunday Valley

“Where past and future collide in a retro-futuristic spectacle.”
[via Nag On The Lake]

LA Priest (aka Sam Dust, aka Sam Eastgate) found some electrical outlets in the Mexican jungle to play Carribean techno space lounge music.

The Growlers had some fun with a dark subject.

Enough of that oddness. Time for some jaw-dropping high speed electric bluegrass hollerin’ cowpunk, and Sunday Valley fits the bill. The band is defunct, but Sturgill Simpson is still kicking it… somewhere.

Well looky here. It’s the weekend again, so have a great one and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.

 

Saturday Matinee – Glenn Marshall / Fractal Forest, The Ramones, The Brothers Comatose & Sue Foley

https://youtu.be/-UmBYPy0FFM

AI meets Mandelbrot, and the results are beautiful, serene – and distubing. Computer artistry by Glenn Marshall, based upon a 3D Appolonian fractal animation by Inigo Quilez.

Here’s a palette cleanser. The Ramones.

The Brothers Comatose crank out denim trenchcoat bluegrass.

Think premium leaded Fabulous Thunderbirds with SRV. Sue Foley is an amazing blues rocker out of Austin, Texas.

Got a lot going on these days, and even more to worry about if I really wanted to bother, so maybe I’ll just have fun instead. See you tomorrow.

Saturday Matinee – Billy Strings, Webb Wilder, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown

http://https://youtu.be/y97gX9QSwZk

Billy Strings sings a sad ‘n purty one over a cool travel video.

http://https://youtu.be/mBYAdSaxdt0?t=12

“With his obvious love of British rock and Southern roadhouse, Wilder could be a kind of Tom Petty for the trailer set.” — San Francisco Chronicle
Webb Wilder IS the human cannon ball, y’all.

http://https://youtu.be/RqZN5xIeZic

Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown cranks some blues rock that ain’t watered down at all. Bryant is married to Rebecca Lovell of Larkin Poe.

Interesting week. Kinda sped past in half the usual time for me and I’m trying to slow it down a tad. Not sure just how. See you tomorrow.

Saturday Matinee – Alen Tkalčec, Cee Lo Green via Jaleel White & The Dead South

Alen Tkalčec gets around. Travel clips are from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Ethiopia and Slovenia.

One of the happiest break up songs ever. Amazing how Jaleel White (aka Steve Urkel) sounds exactly like Cee Lo Green in this vid from 2011.

The Dead South, always a tad quirky, brings you back down to earth with a slightly disturbing version of a happy traditional.

Have a great weekend and we’ll be back tomorrow, whenever you decide to stop by.

Saturday Matinee – The Dixie Hummingbirds, A1 Hundo & The Brothers Comatose

The Dixie Hummingbirds on Jubilee Showcase in 1964. James Walker on lead vocals. Formed in 1928, and with changing lineups, they have performed for over 90 years.

A1 Hundo resurrects the grooves of Booker T. & The MG’s. Hard to find anything about the band.

The Brothers Comatose did a happy doomsday song.

Gotta go, but we’ll be back tomorrow. Have a great weekend.