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5 Quiet Acoustic Guitar Albums for Trying Times

So the other day, a Facebook friend asked for recommendations for a quiet and relaxing acoustic guitar album. My initial reaction was to recommend two of my go-to albums for unwinding. My first recommendation was Little Lion by Brooks Williams. The second was Gravity by Jesse Cook. But after posting…

An Amazing Accidental Throwback Thursday Pandora Playlist…..

A Throwback Thursday Pandora Playlist Ok this is the way things go on this site, Something happens – like this morning when I was leaving for my Target work shift, I put my phone in my pocket something hit my phone and Pandora starting playing. The station it was playing…

Possessed by Paul James-Folk from the Texas Hill Country

Now maybe if I had caught this quote in No Depression back in 2010 “If I were to make a list of the 20 most important singer/songwriters of our time, Konrad Wert / Possessed by Paul James, would undoubtedly be among those at the very top.” or this one from…

Grant Peeples and the Peeples Republik – Punishing the Myth!

Update (2026): Rereading this post reminded me that it’s time to revisit Grant Peeples’ music. When I originally wrote this, Punishing the Myth was his latest release. Since then, Grant has released six more albums, and somewhere along the way I drifted off to other artists. That’s one of the…

This Day in Music – March 17, 1944 – “Happy Birthday John B Sebastian!”

So what can you say about John Sebastian. He had a great run with the Lovin’ Spoonful lots of great hits like: “Do You Believe in Magic”, “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?”, “Nashville Cats” and many more. He also had a good solo career. Yet many…

Thoughts about Dave Van Ronk “The Mayor of MacDougal Street”

Dave Van Ronk - The Msyor of MacDougsal Street Book

So I want to go and see the Coen Brothers new movie: “Inside Llewyn Davis” and surprisingly my wife does, too. I really don’t think she knows that the story is based on Dave Van Ronk’s memoirs because I don’t think she’s a fan of Van Ronk’s music! Why I…

Darryl Purpose – Next Time Around a Great Return

My musical day today started with a mix of folk music from the iPod, first there was a song from Jesse Winchester’s Gentleman of Leisure album and then a Mark Erelli song, a track from Les Sampou, I haven’t heard her voice in a while! Thoughts About Darryl Purpose As…

Jesse Winchester – Gettin’ Ready for Folk Favorite

Jesse Winchester - Jwssw Winchester album

So the other night I ordered my tickets to go to see Jesse Winchester at The Tin Angel here in Philly. I’ve been a fan of Jesse’s music since my wife introduced his music to me in the early 70’s. “Yankee Lady” was the first song she loved. Through the…

John McCutcheon’s Passage Is Still Powerful on a “Folk Friday

Discovering John McCutcheon’s Passage – 15 Years Later and Still Powerful Back in November 2010, while browsing the Folk DJ Chart, I came across an artist I somehow hadn’t given enough attention to: John McCutcheon. His album Passage was sitting at #19, and I thought: it’s time. So I loaded…