What a treat to hear a guitar-led group that sounds so fresh. Nels Cline (guitar) and Friends play the music of Andrew Hill Live, New York (Jazz Standard), 2007 ********** lagniappe musical thoughts The more one studies the harmony of music, and then studies human nature, how people agree and how they disagree, how there is [...]
Archive for the ‘accordion’ category
Wednesday, 12/7/11
12/07/2011Monday, 12/5/11
12/05/2011recipe 1 river 1 bridge 1 brass band Mix lightly. Raya Brass Band, live, Poughkeepsie, New York Walkway Over The Hudson Grand Opening, 10/3/09 #1 *** #2 *** #3 *** #4 *** #5
Saturday, 12/3/11
12/03/2011three takes “N’teri” Habib Koité, live, c. 2007 ***** Regina Carter (violin), Yacouba Sissoko (kora), Will Holshouser (accordion) Live, radio broadcast (KPLU-FM), 2011 Kora, violin, accordion—even the names of these instruments sound good together. You have, in succession, words of two, three, and four syllables. Consonants repeat (k/c, r, n), as do vowels (o, a). The last [...]
Monday, 10/4/10
10/04/2010Anyone can make English sound like English. Tom Waits, live, California (Mountain View), 1999 Part 1 *** Part 2 Want more? Here.
Friday, 7/9/10
07/08/2010Alternate career plan for the next life (if the tap-dance thing doesn’t work out): rubboard player. C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, “Jolie Blonde” & “Jambalaya,” New York City, 2008 Like the Blasters and Brave Combo, these guys played last weekend (Sunday the 4th) at FitzGerald’s American Music Festival. ********** lagniappe reading table [...]
Thursday, 7/1/10
06/30/2010looking back Today, celebrating our 300th post, we revisit a few favorites. ********** 3/12/10 Both Chicago blues artists. Both guitar players. Both influenced by other kinds of music. Musical personalities? They could hardly be more different. Buddy Guy, “Let Me Love You Baby,” live ***** Fenton Robinson, “Somebody Loan Me A Dime,” live, 1977 *** [...]
Tuesday, 6/22/10
06/22/2010Wealthiest state in the nation? If music were money, it might be this. Nathan Abshire (accordion), “Ma Negresse” (AKA “Pine Grove Blues”) Take 1 With The Balfa Brothers (Dewey Balfa, fiddle), live, Louisiana (Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane [1974]) ***** Take 2 Live, Louisiana (Mamou [Fred's Lounge]), 1976 ********** lagniappe mail Thanks, Richard, for [...]
Saturday, 5/8/10
05/08/2010New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2010/part 2 Scene 1: Parade of the New Orleans Social Aid and Pleasure Club ***** Scene 2: Chouval Bwa ***** Scene 3: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, “Backatown” (record-store performance) ***** Scene 4: Pinettes Brass Band (outside another record store) ********** lagniappe
Thursday, 3/25/10
03/25/2010street music Dublin On Grafton Street
Wednesday, 3/3/10
03/03/2010What other pop star has made such stunning contributions as a guest artist? Sinead O’Connor With Willie Nelson, “Don’t Give Up” ***** With the Chieftains, “The Foggy Dew” ***** With Shane MacGowan, “Haunted”
