Country Music

[tessalasset]

I almost went to this a couple weeks ago but my car isn't doing too well and I didn't want to go out to Victorville alone cause I hear it's not the best area.

http://huckfinn.com/

[tessalasset]

I also check this every now and then for live performances:

Southwest Bluegrass Association

[TomAz]

you ever listen to the "london calling" shows he did for the bbc? mr. strummer had the most diverse tastes in music i have possibly ever heard. oh to have been able to spend an afternoon perusing vinyl with him. those shows have brought so many amazing artists into my life. they are available to download for free on itunes, by the way.

holy shit. I had no idea these existed. You are now my friend forever.

[kreutz2112]

+ one million

[daxton]

Was at my friend's house a little while ago and heard Mumford and Sons for the 1st time. Like.

[tessalasset]

so good.

[faxman75]

Yep and they are fantastic live. I saw them at Sasquatch and then earlier this month at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix. My roommate said they were the best band he saw at Glastonbury, he's a bit obsessed with them.

[greghead]

Love old country. This song = goodbye face.


Dwight Yoakam's cover on one of his early records is pretty good too.

[tessalasset]

Jim Reeves and Patsy are probably my two favorites from that era.

[tessalasset]

[greghead]

Patsy Cline was ridiculous. "Lovin In Vain" is an unthinkably good song.


EDIT: that second video is crazy good

[I.F.A.]

[shoegazer76]

There have been many country crossover artists throughout the years. Elvis of course but Roy Orbison is probably my fave.

[shoegazer76]

Oh & we can't forget about Chet Atkins.

[MarkO]

This is one of my favorite rootsier Beck songs:

The Frames did a flippin' great cover of that for Irish Radio years ago. Hard to believe that was a Beck song. ...

[Hannahrain]

I think it's a traditional folk song. Just not one that gets a lot of attention.

[MarkO]

Yup.

[fiyahhh!]

Can anyone recommend some Western Swing artists? I really like Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys and I know about Bob Wills, but that's about it.
Also, is this a suitable thread to profess my love for rockabilly music?

[tessalasset]

I would say so, yes.

[daxton]

My friend gave me a Trampled by Turtles CD the other day for my road trip. Some serious bluegrass there.

[MissingPerson]

My mom loves the staples, Tammy Wynette and such, and when I was a kid I loved Dolly Parton far more than is healthy. Country isn't something I seek out, because I think I kinda overdosed on it back then, but there are a couple of country and country-ish songs that are right up there in my "OMFGTHISSONG" category -





- and I think I'd like to have more like them.

I saw Neko at a festival a few years ago, but the soundbleed from the next stage over was absolutely heartbreaking.

[tessalasset]

My friend gave me a Trampled by Turtles CD the other day for my road trip. Some serious bluegrass there.

they actually "dropped the bass" during one of their songs at stagecoach. i didn't know you could do that with anything other than dance music.

[TomAz]

I love Iris DeMent. She's only put out one album in the last 14 years. it's a shame, she was really on a roll in the mid-90s.

[rage patton]

Is anyone else excited for the new Wanda Jackson album being produced by Jack White? I know I am.

[MarkO]

My mom loves the staples, Tammy Wynette and such ...........

Please tell me no Big Tom or Declan Nerney. Please.

[MissingPerson]

God, I don't think so. The power went at home a while back though, so we had to listen to a Philomena Begley special on a battery powered radio.

Midlands Radio 3 is the worst thing on earth.

[MissingPerson]

Also:

[MarkO]

Jesus Christ. Please don't do that again. That's atrocious.

[TomAz]

So, emboldened by the positive reception of this thread, I made this mix which is sort of like a personal chronology.

Not definitive, not authoritative, just personal. Not strictly genre-pure. And really, really long. (and I feel like I left out a lot).

If you want, enjoy. It's compiled but not mixed.


Part 1: 60s, 70s, 80s

1. Johnny Cash, Jackson
2. The Byrds, You Ain't Goin Nowhere
3. The Flying Burrito Brothers, Hot Burrito #1
4. Gram Parsons, $1000 Wedding
5. Townes van Zandt, To Live Is To Fly
6. Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn, London Homesick Blues
7. The Flatlanders, Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown
8. Emmylou Harris, Wayfaring Stranger
9. Willie Nelson, Whiskey River
10. Joe Ely, Boxcars
11. Jason & the Scorcers, Last Time Around
12. Lone Justice, Ways to be Wicked
13. Killbilly, Jesse James
14. Rank & File, Amanda Ruth
15. The Beat Farmers, Revenooer Man
16. The Mekons, Lost Highway
17. Dwight Yoakum, Bury Me
18. Steve Earle, My Old Friend the Blues
19. Lucinda Williams, Big Red Sun Blues
20. Cowboy Junkies, Sweet Jane

Pt 2: 90s and 00s

1. Uncle Tupelo, No Depression
2. The Jayhawks, Waiting For the Sun
3. Alejandro Escovedo, Pissed Off 2AM
4. Robert Earl Keen, Gringo Honeymoon
5. Son Volt, Windfall
6. Wilco, I Thought I Held You
7. Whiskeytown, Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight
8. Steve Earle with Lucinda Williams, You're Still Standing There
9. Gillian Welch, Orphan Girl
10. Buddy Miller, That's How I Got to Memphis
11. Junior Brown, Gotta Get Up Every Morning
12. Old 97s, Barrier Reef
13. Iris DeMent, The Way I Should
14. Robbie Fulks, God Isn't Real
15. Iron & Wine, Upward Over the Mountain
16. Neko Case, Guided by Wire
17. Ryan Adams, My Winding Wheel
18. Drive-By Truckers, Marry Me
19. My Morning Jacket, Behind That Locked Door
20. The Rolling Creekdippers, In My Hour of Darkness

[tessalasset]

Thank you very much for these. I am going to learn so much from this thread I can already tell.