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The Midnight House – Alex Berenson (John Wells #4)

So, four weeks plus later and two books read in between, I finally finished Alex Berenson‘s The Midnight House. The Midnight House is the fourth book in the John Wells series and I loved the first three. The story lines were good and John Wells was a well developed …

Friday’s Forgotten Music (Saturday Version)

Today’s mix contains some forgotten music by some musicians I’ve mentioned recently. The mix started of with the song “Long Afternoons” by Paul Seibel from the album Woodsmoke and Oranges. I always loved this song, years after this album Jerry Jeff did a nice cover on his 1977 A Man …

New Friend – Tim Grimm

“Grimm is an engaging, perceptive songwriter in the vein of John Prine or even Steve Forbert – highly literate, subtly nuanced and inventive while retaining a traditionalist’s love for classic folk and bluegrass.” — The Herald-Times, Bloomington, IN So maybe if I had visited the Wind River Records website and …

Thursday – Mixed Bag

So Thursday’s eclectic mix started with three CDs I picked up at the Dollar Tree the other night. First up was a self-titled album Tribaljazz from a band that I had never heard of, but the sticker on the cover said it was John Densmore’s (drummer of The Doors) band …

Favorite Series -Joe Pickett

C.J.Box’s Joe Pickett series has been a favorite of mine since I read Savage Run (Book #2) in 2004. I quickly went back and read book #1 Open Season (which won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel) and have continued from there. From the beginning, I have loved the …

Blues Wednesday – Irish Blues

So in honor of St. Patrick’s Day and my McCloskey ancestors, yes, they are the ones that my wife keeps finding newspaper articles about often being arrested in Beverly. Mostly for drunk and disorderly behavior including, my great-grandmother Margaret McCloskey Ashton, I listened to some Irish blues men, Rory Gallagher …

Happy Birthday, Paul Kantner

So according to my Avalon Ballroom calender today is not only St. Patrick’s Day but also, Paul Kanter’s birthday! Paul was born in 1941 so that makes him 69 years young, just remember 60 is the new 40 so says the man approaching 60! Anyway Jefferson Airplane was always one …

Twangy Tuesday – Steep Canyon Rangers

One of the things that I am enjoying about writing this blog is that I get to learn about the music that I listen to. huh? you say, well, you see a lot of the music I listen to I pick up at deeply discounted prices at my favorite used …

Twangy Tuesday Midday Report

So yes, today is twangy Tuesday and that means bluegrass to me! So why do I like bluegrass music, well mostly for the pickin’ a little for the singing. Sometimes bluegrass instrumentals are a lot like jazz, uh, does the name Bela Fleck ring any bells. But bluegrass is a …

Folk Monday – Carrie Newcomer

I started the day today listening to Carrie Newcomer’s new album Before & After. Before & After is the 12th solo album for the Indiana native and I think maybe her best work ever! The album has a little of everything and it takes more than one or two listens …