High Wide and Handsome

charlie poole et alCongrats to Loudin Wainwright III, extended family and friends for the best Traditional Folk Album Grammy for High Wide and Handsome — The Charlie Poole Project.

I spent considerable time on that website over the holidays. (Making of documentary clips here.) In a nutshell, it’s a tribute/documentary to Charlie Poole, the first country music superstar back in the ’20s. He and the North Carolina Ramblers took the train from the mill town of Spray, N.C. to the Big Apple to record songs that laid the foundation for country and similar genres.

Loudin tells the story much better in this song he composed for the project. (I’m a sucker for good work crafting.)

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Holiday music #7

Bringing this week of holiday music to an end with what is really my favorite song at this time of the year. Brings me to tears every time, but still it fills me with hope. I’ve been a big fan of John McCutcheon literally for decades, having had the privilege of seeing him live about 30 years ago when he had a lot more hair.

Go ahead. Listen again. This version with a great story lead in and images that bring the time to life — no less nor more poignant than the images we see today of our current conflicts.

Next week I should get to my long belated bloom day scans, Ellis Hollow time lapses finishing up the year, and a year in review.

Thanks for visiting and commenting. You’ve brought great joy to my life.

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