These guys have been bombarding me with emails, must be part of a mass mailing type of thing. I have a feeling they are bigger than the Relics and have mistaken this site for something more important than it really is (I should be flattered). But, went ahead and listened to several of their tunes, kind of an EBM dance-able post-industrial poppy affair. Not really something I would normally listen to, but they are extremely good at what they do and have been at it for over a decade. They are giving away all their music (actually it’s name your price), a big ole virtual stack, at their Bandcamp. I did run across one of their songs that I really dug…
Month: September 2015
Creedle – Live The Casbah in San Diego, Ca. on January 23, 2009. 20th anniversary of The Casbah show
My favorite local San Diego band doing what they do best…killin’ it! Saw these guys about a dozen times and was always in awe, the Kings of Jazz Punk. I was long gone when this show happened, but I heard about it and a generous, thoughtful, fortuitous soul has provided the vid for it. You can find him/her at Mvideojukebox and that’s where you should give thanx and praise (this is just part 1 of 7)…
Canray Fontenot – Barres De La Prison
From Bluegrass to Creole (this is history…MAN!). By way of the Alan Lomax Archive…Canray Fontenot (vocal and fiddle), with Freeman Fontenot (accordion) and Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin (triangle). Shot by Alan Lomax and crew near Basile, Louisiana, September 1983. For more information about the American Patchwork filmwork, Alan Lomax, and his collections, visit Cultural Equality.
Flatt & Scruggs – Down the Road
On a roll, with my 15th post this month (like the old days). Have more lined up but I’m waiting to read back from a few folks. The last post was my first bluegrass one, and was kinda feelin’ it so, found something much older (07/30/56), from a very famous group. Still don’t know much about the genre, but the little bit I’ve heard is quite enjoyable…
…audio…Flatt & Scruggs – Down the Road (July 30, 1956)
It’s easy to wander on YT, and somehow ended up at the Dueling Banjos scene of Deliverance (my first exposure to the banjo)…in the comments someone wrote, “The 1973 instrumental hit “Dueling Banjos” was adapted from a 1955 tune by Arthur Smith called “Feudin’ Banjos”. The song was used in the film Deliverance without permission and Smith was forced to sue Warner Brothers to get writing credit and collect his royalties.” …so of course had to find the original…very cool…
Don Reno & Arthur Smith – Feudin Banjos (1955)
Marteka N William Lake – Fly Away To Heaven
I don’t know much about bluegrass, except that it strikes me as pure and untainted by commercialism. A good place to start I would think would be with Marteka N William Lake…
