Greg Brown after work

Music: Greg Brown on shuffle- current tune: “Let me be your Gigolo”

I started singing “Just a bum” in my head while standing on the t. I came home, took out my banjo and listened to the song. No, people, I did not play the song on the banjo. First off, it’s not a banjo song and second, I can’t play songs yet. Just rolls.

Greg Brown sure does sooth my soul. Deep and raspy. Drawn out and low. Poetic and prophetic. Everything you need to hear at the end of the day. Sometimes it’s a toss up- folk or bluegrass. My soul will always be twangy, but my heart has room for all music that touches me.

Final song: and I did not plan this- Banjo Moon ( live) – Is somebody trying to tell me something or what?

Well folks, I got to cut this short. I have contra dancing obligations. I never thought I would be saying this, but I would rather stay here and play my banjo.

Maybe I will expound on more things musical later if I’m not too tired.

Jake and Taylor Armerding Tearing Up The Cantab Tonight!

My latest shameless plug. Come to the Cantab tonight (2-20) for Jake and Taylor Armerding.

If you’ve just been to Joe Val and saw Taylor perform with Bluegrass Gospel Project, then you won’t want to miss Taylor playing with his son tonight. What makes Taylor Armerding so amazing is that he can play bluegrass gospel over the weekend and bluegrass versions of 80’s pop the following Tuesday. If you didn’t go to Joe Val and live in the area, then you definitely won’t want to miss tonight’s show.

Jake is a star in his own light. He also writes some of the best newsletters around.
This is what he said about tonight’s show:

Tuesday, February 20
Cantab Lounge, Central Square, Cambridge, MA. By now, most Bostonians know the best ‘grass in town is at the Cantab every Tuesday night. We’ll be jamming on our usual fusion of trad grass, originals, and eighties pop. (This week, we turn to those beloved synthesizer cowboys, Genesis.) With Taylor Armerding, Zack Hickman, Neil Cleary and Wes Corbett. 10pm, free ($5 donation suggested).

Jake is an excellent musican with a penchant for telling great stories as well. The musicans with him tonight are also stellar. I try to see Jake every time he plays around here and am never let down.

WUMB Top Ten 2006

Top Ten 2006

Go Mark Erelli! I’ve been shouting the praises of Mark to anybody who hasn’t discovered him yet for a while. What makes Mark so powerful is that he isn’t afraid to say what he is thinking. Not only is he a song writer in the truest sense of the word- His songs tell stories that poignant, political, and real but he can sing as well. I never leave a Mark Erelli show feeling let down.

Right, This is supposed to be about his latest album which is all of these things. If you haven’t discovered Mark yet I highly recommend you check him out and if you already know how fantastic he is then tell more people.

I’ve threatened to write a more detailed profile of Mark here and I promise it will happen.

Dance or Drink

I just found out via the collective power of server lists that Mark Erelli is playing at Toad with an undisclosed but supposedly talented and reputable female singer. I was going to go English Country Dancing, but it looks like my love of music and divey bars is going to win. Maybe I could double dip and sneak out the bar early and dance. In the end it will all depend on the how the music at the bar makes me feel. I’ll let you know.