I Love Country Music, I Love Bluegrass

[onebatmother]

I want to confess my love of the Music That Dare Not Speak It's Name..

I was listening this morning to some Randy Travis, and practically weeping with pleasure. The voice, the music, the wordplay, the depth of the storytelling..

does anyone else care to join me in spreading the Gospel and Praisin'?

Where are you Cappuccino?

Agree Dolly's been kinda 'crap' since she went 'Hollywood' and diluted her country roots. But there were many many years prior where her country/bluegrass roots produced some wonderful and pure country music.

Yeah,I've been meaning to get into Manu Chao.

Love Alison Krauss, earlybird, but haven't heard the Plant/Krauss one.
DP saw Alison Krauss in Kentucky (and the mean fiddler)
Tim McGraw, blimey - are you actually in the states earlybird?

Me too, am a folkie who does like a bit of bluegrass and a touch of country every now and then.

Some faves

here

and here The second not very representative of what they are capable of but if you click on a few more links you might get the idea. Love this The solo stuff by Chris Thile is also fab.

Ah Moondog - some night we'll meet, and I will tell you all about my experience at David Allan Coe's country picnic on his farm deep in the hills of Tennessee....there were lots of 'outlaw' country fans, and an equal measure of bikers. Quite a day/night.

Oh there we go so slow that NIckel Creek already been mentioned

No way Early!!!!

My uber DAC fan and friend Dale would die of excitement if he knew

I love Alison Krauss too.

onebatmother - yes, I'm in America now. Moved here last July.

The new Goldfrapp album is excellent, very folksy.

Get hooked on Randy Travis

The Band (Last Waltz) Cripple Creek

Fecking brilliant.I frighten my kids with this album quite regularly

weren't they great?

DD is at school with John Prine's daughter...though she's older than dd. He actually did a benefit concert for the school a few years ago - back when we were still in London.

Terrific Iorek

Johnny Cash had a network telly show in America in the '70's. Last time we went to the (aforementioned) Country Music Hall of Fame, they were screening a wonderful clip from the show that had Cash singing a duet with a young Bob Dylan. It was wonderful.

I love commercial country - am going to see Dolly in July. Cannot wait.

Also love Willie Nelson especially "Mamma, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys" and "Good hearted woman"

And thisone

I can't find a clips of these but back in the days of cassette tapes I used to make compilations from Bob Harris and Mike Harding etc on Radio 2 and some of the ones I remember as being utter faves were Gretchen Peters "Waiting for Amelia" and Timothy B Shmitt (? maybe) "The Shadow". I love radio replay but god I miss bits tapes.

margoandjerry - where are you going to see Dolly? I've never seen her live, but I bet she's very entertaining.

Plenty of Gretchen on Youtube Indith

margoandjerry! Freakin' Heck, you're all here!

Where is Dolly playing? I love her too. I Will Always Love You make my throat constrict and hot tears run down my face. Likewise coat of many colours. Did you get the Grass is Blue?

DD (2) knows the words to Jolene..

Willie too.

I like Lucinda Williams eg car wheels on a gravel road probably doesnt count

Oh and someone I rediscovered recently, Buddy Mundlock his myspace Not on there but I love "Coming down in the rain" and "Magnolia Street"

Haven't heard it yet, but Shelby Lynne has a new album of Dusty Springfield covers. Could be interesting...

Yes I know moondog but not "Waiting for Amelia"!