For the past few weeks I have been sinking my toes deep into the soil of Americana, walking barefoot through the dustbowl with the music of the Carter Family. It is really wonderful stuff. Here is one of my favourites thus far — but be forewarned: this song has been lodged in my head like a bullet all week, and the same may very well happen to you.
November 17, 2009 at 6:53 am
Nice! Loads of Carter family on spotify.com. Too bad CRTC doesn’t allow such musicplayer sites in Canada.
November 19, 2009 at 1:47 am
I have spent so much time and money building my music library that I cannot resist regarding Spotify and its ilk with disgust and fear.
November 22, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Somehow I managed to miss this post. This is great–I love the Carter Family but mostly know their “greatest hits”–“Wildwood Flower,” “Will the Circle…”, et.al.
November 23, 2009 at 9:09 am
I have been listening to this large collection of Carter Family recordings, and I am learning that there is much (much!) more to them than those hits, fine as they are. They are really worth exploring — but the set doesn’t come cheaply.