Another country/folk gem to add to the Big Med Playlist for The Big One from Camryn Wessner with her song ‘Polaroid.’ Drawing deep on musical inspirations, Wessner sounds like the kid sister of Jewel and Sheryl Crow on this track and others on her recently released EP ‘Temporary.’ From Dothan AL, 20-year-old Camryn Wessner...
In this add to the Big Med Playlist for The Big One, Vancouver BC native Lindsay May makes a very good case for spending more than just a long weekend visiting Nashville. Wow. This is a slow country-does-the-blues piece that feels a lot like Bonnie Raitt or Patti Griffin. It’s a beautifully crafted song...
Winding down this evening with a great acoustic cut from Margaret’s Daughter with ‘Halo’ captured live on their 2011 summer tour in Cape Town, South Africa. Elegant guitar work interwoven with beautiful and inviting vocals – this track has such a wonderful groove to it and is great way to end a peaceful Easter...
It’s funny. Of all the versions of this song, it is one of the earliest vids that caught my ears’ attention. Here’s ‘Loose Lips’ performed by two-thirds of The Ballroom Thieves – Martin Earley & Devin Mauch captured live in a livingroom somewhere in time. The Ballroom Thieves now includes Rachel Gawell on vocals...
A delightfully engaging slice of alt country life in this add to the Big Med Playlist for The Big One with Chris Cosby’s ‘Southern Youth.’ “In the absence of a demanding grace…. I love this town and I love your face… and it won’t last long …you’re here then you’re gone….unless you roll the...
Roman & Alaina’s song ‘That Kid’ provide beautiful harmonies to accompany your Sunday musings with this add to the Big Med Playlist for The Big One. It’s a touching pop/folk/country tune that features the eminently listenable harmonies of husband-and-wife singer/songwriters Roman & Alaina Wood. Roman grew up in Seattle and Alaina is from Toronto...
This is an outrageous add to the Big Med Playlist for The Big One – pounding rock surf twang sound from The Coins of Catalina’s ‘Cool as Can Be.’ “Now that I’m grown, I prefer a splash of something strong, delivered by wings, with the sweet taste of key-lime pie.” The Coins of Catalina...
After listening to this trio out of Boise ID for the much better part of a day, I’ve turned into a Low-Fi freak. I’d have added all of their tunes to the Big Med Playlist for the Big One however – alas – I’m restricted to a single add so I’m going with the...
‘Freight Train‘ from Sweet Ray Laurel is the perfect add to the late night portion of the Big Med Playlist for the Big One. It’s a gorgeously textured lyrical poem produced in musical long-hand. If I close my eyes I can see the lights of the city blur as we roll down the street...
Imby turned me on to the Givers ‘Saw You First’ back in August. ‘Keep an ear out for these guys,’ Imby wrote. Imby’s been turning me on to great roots music for the better parts of a couple of decades now. He is never off-base with his recommendations. Givers ‘Saw You First’ is classic...
