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Soothes the savage beast.
Luminescent Orchestrii was in town last night. Kinda sorry I missed the show.
…there’s a frantic, salty and irrepressible stomp to the Balkan hoedown; thrust this in the blender with the inherent punk cool of New York’s underground scene and you’ve a lit fuse for oblivion. **** — The List, UK
A current favorite from Matthew Grimm and Red Smear.
When the volume of this chorus grows till they can’t help but hear
When our leaders serve the people, not just banks and profiteers
When the food and labor of the earth feed everyone here
That is one big union
Matthew’s no Larry McMurtry. But he still writes a mean song.
Because sometimes you’ve just got to stop reading and watch and listen.
I also recommend Fruitless (especially if you like artsy video) and Natural Thing.
Robert Earl Keen‘s Merry Christmas from the Family. While this bears little resemblence to the Christmas’s I’ve known, it brings me nearly to tears every year during this season. I mean this is what getting together with family is all about. Bloody Marys ’cause we all want one!
My nomination for worst: National Republican Senatorial Committee’s version of the 12 Days of Christmas. I thought it was a spoof.
Update: Jill Sobule’s cover of Merry Christmas from the Family, which Graham promises he’ll play tomorrow (12/22) on his radio show, The Brit Mix.
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I’m late to this party. This YouTube has gotten nearly a million hits. Not bad for these 10-, 12-, and 14-year-old siblings. (Hat tip to Rurality for this lead.)
I’m particularly impressed that Molly can channel Roscoe Holcomb, one of my favorite oldtimers back in the day when I flailed around on the banjo a bit.
And here doing Graveyard.
She and her Dad Jack, a bluegrass music teacher, have a CD out. You can also watch other videos of the kids online.