The Carter Family: 1927-1934. Looking at amazon, I see that I have only disc 5 of a 5-disc set. The following is a “product description” by amazon: A foundation stone of the popular music of the twentieth century. Moving, fascinating and enjoyable! It’s not too much to say that in the late ’20s the trio…
Category: Coloring Club
Coloring Club Plus — 10/25/19
First off, I want to thank Stroke Survivor UK for posting a song by Shane MacGowan in this past Sunday’s Song Lyric Sunday, which led to a short conversation, which led me to borrowing one of The Pogues’ albums from my local library. The Pogues were an Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan…
Coloring Club Plus — 10/24/19 (no coloring but book illustration)
Gord’s Gold, Vol. 2 is a compilation album released by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot in 1988. Like the first Gord’s Gold collection, Vol. 2 features re-recordings of earlier hits alongside the contemporary material. On Gord’s Gold only the early songs that didn’t match Lightfoot’s 1970s sound (and whose original masters were owned by Lightfoot’s former…
Coloring Club Plus — 10/23/19
I chose this one from the album because it is the only one that Levon got writing credit for on it. Love for Levon: Benefit To Save The Barn was a concert held on October 3, 2012 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The concert was a tribute to the life…
k.d. lang, “Just Keep Me Moving” CCP 10/22/19
Today’s Celtic letter “L” is dedicated to k.d.lang. A voice like an angel of the angels! Thanks to Jim Adams for giving me, “Kathryn Dawn Lang Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter.” I bought the soundtrack to this movie back when they (movie/soundtrack) came out, as at that time I was – and still am, btw…
Coloring Club Plus — 10/21/19
Today’s Celtic letter “T” is dedicated to Thom Yorke. I wish I would have thought of him yesterday when I colored letter “Y”. Thomas Edward Yorke (born October 7, 1968) is an English musician and the singer and main songwriter of the alternative rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards. Along…
Coloring Club Plus — 10/20/19 Weird Al Yankovic
Today’s Celtic letter “Y” is dedicated to Weird Al Yankovic. Part of the reason is he was someone whose name began with that letter, but also because I’ve enjoyed his offerings over the years. They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery. I’m not sure, but it would be interesting to hear what…
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