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Jessie J commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

Kate and Janelle! You guys rock! Such imagination within the canvas of another's song!This is one of my very favorite songs. This video only deepens my appreciation of it!

Dec 22, 2011

Aaron Keeler commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

what a great performance. thanks for posting

Dec 19, 2011

sluggo commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

peterboro is not far from where i live. It can boast a very much alive music scene , the residents are very supportive of any and all acts that come through the area. Peterboro is a wonderful town , always felt like it was my music secret.

Dec 18, 2011

Hans L'Orange commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

Dang!! Tears to my eyes indeed.

Dec 16, 2011

patrick charles commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

ukeleles aren't just for Eddie Vedder anymore!

Dec 16, 2011

Reno Sepulveda commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

I've always loved this song... Amazing, thanks for sharing this.

Dec 16, 2011

marijn wijnands commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

beautiful

Dec 16, 2011

Victoria Woodworth commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

Piercingly completely beautiful from the first second to the last. When will the freakin trolls in charge quit closing down whatever is full of light and hope and passion?

Dec 15, 2011

Steven E. Martin commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

They had me with the laugh at the beginning!

Dec 14, 2011

chris sweeney commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

I fully expect those two lovely girls to save their school. Wonderful job Jared! Kate and Janelle - I look forward to seeing and hearing more of you both!

Dec 14, 2011

Hal Bogerd commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

Very very special!

Dec 14, 2011

Kyla Fairchild commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

This is awesome Bob. Thanks for posting.

Dec 14, 2011

Bill Kuhn commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels'

Sweet, sweet, sweet. Not only the singing, but the clearly deep friendship and trust that is shown between these two young women. Thanks for posting.

Dec 13, 2011

How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels

Let's agree that most YouTube videos of cover songs by high-school students are meant to entertain a small circle of friends and earn derisive snorts much beyond the school grounds. Few are so pure in intention and strikingly beautiful in execution that they break the heart of the original artist.Canadian students Kate Macdonald and Janelle Blanchard recorded a version of Neko Case's brooding "Star Witness" on a school staircase and the result moved Case to tears. "Wow. That just made me bawl…See More

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How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels

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Jim C commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'Harmony Reigns'

I always thought of Mark's voice in terms of how well it blended with Gary's, but one of the biggest revelations to me on seeing them live was "understanding" the importance of Mark's voice to the sound of the band, and a…

Nov 5, 2011

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Music writer and player, currently writing about wine, music, and food at Lit! Bob creates online content and also occasionally posts to Huffington Post. He has written and edited for the Boston Phoenix, MTV, AMC magazine and others, and has published three books. Music-related writing is archived at Smoke.

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How to Break Neko Case's Heart: Sing "Star Witness" Like Angels

Canadian students Kate Macdonald and Janelle Blanchard recorded a version of Neko Case's brooding "Star Witness" on a school…

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Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:00am — 13 Comments

Harmony Reigns

Like a garrulous old friend who's back in your life, full of tales to tell of life lived for better or worse, The Jayhawks, with all but one of the original members, returned after 15 years with a new record, Mockingbird Time. No news to readers of No Depression, but they recently made a few stops in NYC. The new Gary Louris/Mark Olson songs have the customary harmony that balances… Continue

Posted on October 31, 2011 at 10:30am — 8 Comments

Nathan Salsburg's Guitar Storytelling

There's a warm welcome in the sound of acoustic guitars. Resonant, woody, and mellow like a fire in the grate after an autumn walk in the country, colored by the inflections of fingers and picks, strings and slides. So close to the timbre and range of the voice that in the best solo guitar music you pick up the echo of stories told but not heard. Nathan Salsburg has two new recordings that tell guitar stories. His solo recording, Affirmed, is out on November… Continue

Posted on October 10, 2011 at 6:30pm

The Carter Family Project

Fran Leadon and Leigh Anderson, authors, parents and mainstays of the Brooklyn bluegrass community, have embarked on a quixotic and lovely journey called The Carter Family Project that will result in home-made recordings of every song the Carter Family ever recorded. Why? A hoped-for flash of insight or personal discovery like those experienced by long-distance runners? An attempt to connect to… Continue

Posted on October 6, 2011 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Remembering Charlie Louvin This Morning

When Tompkins Square released the first of its Charlie Louvin recordings, Smoke asked The Lomax Archive's Nathan Salsburg to visit with Charlie in Nashville. He came away with two video interviews and four original video performances of traditional murder ballads. I've been re-reading Nathan's piece and enjoying watching Charlie play…

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Posted on January 27, 2011 at 6:30am

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At 4:43am on April 27, 2011, Steve Hatch said…: Hi Bob

      As a featured contributor to No Depression, I’m particularly keen on getting your feedback for the following – Please forgive the intrusion if you don’t have the time or inclination to reply.

      I’ve posted the following to the No Depression discussion board – you can either respond there or alternatively drop me a line at shatchsurvey1@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks very much for your time

Kind regards,

Steve

My name is Steve Hatch and I’m currently conducting research for my Master’s in Songwriting at Bath Spa University in Bath, England (though I happen to be an ex-pat Georgia boy). I would be extremely grateful if you could find the time to listen to the track (link below) and answer the 2 accompanying questions. The more detail, the better of course (more to say in my final analysis) – but all feedback will be useful and very much appreciated.

Sadly, as this is an academic pursuit, there is a deadline. Please reply by May 20^th if at all possible so that I can have time to chew over your response and include it in my final write-up.

            The track: http://soundcloud.com/stevehatch

1)     Which artist/band(s) would you say the track is most similar to and why?

2)     Which genre(s) would you say the track belongs to and why?

At 1:45pm on November 19, 2010, Henry Jasen said…: Did you know that Robert Moses is a famous name in New York. He built the BQE and the Grand Central Parkway. He was the public works czar here in the 50s and 60s. He was considered the most powerful man in the city.

At 8:54pm on April 16, 2010, unionstreetpreservationsociety said…: Hello Bob,

We're a Brooklyn-bred Bluegrass band worth a toe tappin' to.

Union Street Preservation Society

At 1:08pm on March 31, 2010, Nancy LaPerla Bemis said…: Hi Bob-- Nope, don't have your email. pls send to mine so I have yours: nbemis@optonline.net. On hiatus from consulting...except for consulting my kids, my husband and everything else in my daily life.

At 5:56am on March 30, 2010, Nancy LaPerla Bemis said…: Imagine my delight when i logged on to my new favorite website this AM and saw your name. Must be a coincidence, I thought...but lo and behold, it's the one and only Bob Moses! The genuine article!

Well, hello! Great to see ya! Love your stuff! Give my best to your peeps and I hope our paths cross again. I'll keep reading and listening. xo- Nancy LaP

At 7:56am on September 14, 2009, Sammo said…: Hi Bob -

If you want to check out
some great local Country/Alt-Country
or, in my case, Mutated Hyperdriven Americana
I'm playing this Thursday night at 8pm
at the 6th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival.

I'm psyched to play at the BCMF and there are some great acts on the bill w/ me that night.

Hope to see you there!
Say hi to me after the show and I'll give you a free copy
of my new "Vagabondage" CD.

Here's the info:

The 6th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival
@ Southpaw
125 5th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-230-0236
Admission: $10 a day (thursday / friday / saturday)

Limited number of $25 3-day passes available on Ticketweb
http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/Search.action?query=brooklyn+country&x=0&y=0

At 9:59pm on March 25, 2009, James "Drums" Principe said…: I WAS FORTUNATE TO KNOW DEWEY, HE WAS AN INSPIRATION AS WELL AS A GREAT MUSICIAN. HE WILL BE MISSED.

At 2:39pm on February 20, 2009, No Depression said…: Hi Bob - Welcome to the new community site! We hope you're finding everything okay. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback (here are some FAQs in case anything's confusing). Thanks for joining. Cheers!
-Kim