Sunday Shopping Mix – Part I
ok so reconnecting with and writing about Erica Wheeler made me remember what I used to do on Sundays and that was to create a two hour random playlist from my mp3 library. So today that’s what I did today and I listened to alot of artists that I haven’t heard for a while.
The mix started out with two songs by John Gorka from the album The Company You Keep. John is a great songwriter and he’s from New Jersey! The first song was “Morningside” and the second “What Was That” which is a favorite. I love the line “maybe I should pick a town, one where I haven’t made a mess”. John Prine “Illegal Smile” came up next no need to state my love of John’s music. Next came “Lonesome Road Blues” by Tim Lake from an album entitled “Kentucky Home” a two disc set filled with some great picking. I most associate this song with with Doc Watson, but I like this cover of the song. Mark Erelli came next with a song from his album The Memorial Hall Recordings. “Every Goodbye”. A singer songwriter from Alabama Dave Potts followed with a song called “Backroads” Dave is one of those song writers that really does create a “sense of place” in his music and this song as it describes a trip along Backroads does it well! On the was to the store I heard one of my favorites by Dave “One Mississippi” a great song! A track from a live set by the Celtic band Tempest recorded at the Philadelphia Folk Festival followed and provided a break from singer songwriters. The track was “Buffalo Jump/The Karfuki Set”. Tom Paxton’s song about Anita Bryant “Anita O.J.” from Best of the Vanguard Years was next upand is one of those songs that really didn’t have a long shelf life but it is still a good listen!