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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
NPR's Newport Folk Festival stream is the next best thing
to being there. Great on a cloudy summer day.
Along with the NFF tumblr & the Newport Folk Festival tag.
Wanda Jackson - You Know I’m No Good
I’m working on my own mix and post-show recap, but am swamped with work and school so in the meantime, this is a pretty solid mix. Go for it!
In honor of the Newport Folk Festival, which happened last weekend, i made this mix with songs by some of the artists that played. If you’re interested, download it here and, as always, enjoy.
1. “Something Salty, Something Sweet” River City Extension
2. “Summer Home” Typhoon
3. “My Companjera” Gogol Bordello
4. “Ransom Man” Delta Spirit
5. “Drinkin’ Whiskey Tonight” Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
6. “The Con” Tegan and Sara
7. “All Hail” The Devil Makes Three
8. “Roll On Buddy” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
9. “The Soldiering Life” The Decemberists
10. “Fingers to the Bone” Brown Bird
11. “I’ve Gotta Feeling” The Secret Sisters
12. “Swim Club” The Cave Singers
13. “Funnel of Love” Wanda Jackson
14. “They Killed John Henry” Justin Townes Earle
15. “Windows are Rolled Down” Amos Lee
16. “Wilderness” Middle Brother
17. “Down in the Valley” The Head and the Heart
18. “A Slow Drag With Josephine” Elvis Costello
19. “Barton Hollow” The Civil Wars
20. “Six White Cadillacs” Emmylou Harris
extra:
21. “Wonderlust King” Gogol Bordello
22. “Heartbreak Hotel” Wanda Jackson
23. “Ain’t Waitin’” Justin Townes Earle
24. “La La Blues” Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
25. “Foggy Mountain Breakdown (feat. Steve Martin and Jerry Douglas)” Earl Scruggs
26. “Sulphur to Sugarcane” Elvis Costello
Wanda Jackson & The Lustre Kings
Wanda at 75…still got it. She started out with Riot in Cellblock #9 and I was my old rockabilly self 15 years ago watching her at First Ave.
She also dedicated “You Know I’m No Good”, which she’s been covering for a few years, to Amy Winehouse.
Trampled By Turtles. Leave it to a bunch of guys from our shared Motherland of Minnesota to play the show in plaid. Haven’t seen them since I left about 3 years ago and was pleasantly surprised to hear the applause and see how huge of a following they have now.
Carolina Chocolate Drops tearin’ it up.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that’s The Civil Wars in the tent watching Justin Townes Earle.
The first show I sat all the way through from start to finish. He played Wanderin’ for his encore (solo) and I almost cried. Song was my anthem for a good year. So good.
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott & Pete Seeger - Two legends sharing the same stage - it really takes your breath away. Pete’s still so full of fight and Jack can tell a story like no one’s business.
Pete Seeger’s banjo: “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.”
Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings doing their thing yesterday at Newport Folk.
Heckuva day with more to come when I get back to the hotel. Among the iPhone pics of the day: Ramblin’ Jack & Pete Seeger. Unbelievable.
P.S. 22 Chorus & the Freelance Whales in the Kid’s Tent. So awesome.
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside (on tumblr!)
I’d never seen Sallie or her band before. The power went out on stage and she went acoustic right in the middle of a song for 3-4 songs. Handled it like a pro and the audience gave her giant props.
Sure follow when I get back.
