I have lately become enthralled with folk and classical music, I think because it seems to provide the perfect aural accompaniment to my domestic exploits. So, I went through Momma's and Dadda's music collection and pulled out a huge stack of music to add to my computer. Among the artists I chose are the following:
John Roberts and Tony Barrand
Alison Krauss
The Chieftans
Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
Greg Brown
Taj Mahal
Keb' Mo'
Lyle Lovett
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Boys of the Lough
Claudio Villa
Django Reinhardt
June Carter Cash
Leo Kottke
I also found a couple compilations of Italian classical music and Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suites, which are one of my favorite sets of crazy classical music.
Right now, I'm in the process of uploading this treasure trove of "new" music and I have a banana/strawberry/polenta cake in the oven and a new loaf of gluten-free bread in the bread machine. Earlier this morning I finished up making the baked nutritional yeast tofu sticks and ate a couple. Once my bread and cake are both done, I'm planning on packing up my overnight gear and heading first to the hospital to hand in my letter of resignation and then back south to Burlington for work at Lund from 2-10pm, then to Matt's for the night. I'm looking forward to all of these things :).
May I suggest adding Nanci Griffith? I know your dad has "Other Voices|Other Rooms" because I gave it to him. I also really like most of the songs on "Other Voices Too" (which your dad gave ME), specifically:
ReplyDelete04. Walk Right Back
10. He Was a Friend of Mine
11. Hard Times Come Again No More
12. Wasn't That a Mighty Storm
14. Yarrington Town
15. I Still Miss Someone
16. Try the Love
18. Darcy Farrow
19. If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer
Song)
She also has some good songs on a live album, "One Fair Summer Evening", which I haven't heard in ages because I only had it on cassette tape and have no device to play it on anymore.
And as for Classical... MOZART!
Music ALWAYS makes me happy, and it can turn the worst drudgery into time one can enjoy instead of suffer through. I especially need music when I'm cleaning bathrooms!
I have been thinking the same thing about folk & classical! I might add Celtic to that list, as well; although, I think Roberts & Barrand count towards that genre. I use Lastfm a lot, because I can hook up my computer to my stereo at my apartment. I think you were over when I had on the Debussy radio.
ReplyDeleteI definitely recommend listening to the Greg Brown you put on your compie. I especially like one of the newest releases that M & D own (although it's actually one of the older recordings) called "One Night": it's a live performance and it's fabulous. I've also had a hankering to listen to "Blue Car" from the Covenant album.