A bold and innovative move for an artist who had previously been satisfied to sing wonderful backup and traditional type folk country songs. She is truly a great artist, and person. Her voice is true and sincere and with this release she stepped outside of the "comfort zone" and delivered a masterpiece on all levels.

I certainly have no problem with Gillian Welch being recognized for her effort in Time The Revelator. She has never gotten the credit she and David Rawlings so richly deserve. Her Unique style and sound is truly mesmerizing. However my only thought is that it is only her third best effort. Just a humble opinion but to me her first, "Revival" has never been matched by anything she has done. Maybe it was because it was her first, maybe because i was so "shocked" by its bare beauty and sound.… Continue

Hey, anybody out there going to the Old Settlers Music Festival just outside of Austin. We are, and a couple of friends. Check out their website, just add a dot org to the title. Some great music is going to be played their and the location is very nice. It is a five and a half hour drive for us but well worth it. If you are going let me know and we may bump into you.........dc

Well, I slept on it and of course it occured to me that I may have been negligent in my rankings, thus forcing me to add two more to make a lucky thirteen. I also noted I had a couple of typos but I was rushing. I may have misspelled intelligent? [ What does that say for me] Anyway here is number 14] No Kinda Dancer and West Textures by Robert Earl Keen, the raw,unpolished Keen delivers some of his best songs and vocals in these two earliest works. Flawed, yet brilliant, the song "Maria" is so… Continue

Everybody and their bald-headed midget cousin does a top ten , so here is my top eleven albums [how old is this guy?] This list is ever changing and includes more than just alt country, so here I go 1] John Prine, by John Prine, his first. What can you say a guy in his early twenties writes songs that are deep, clever, and with a wisdom far beyond any lyrics ever scribbled on a dusty notebook. 2] Revival by Gillian Welch, [ see my blog] 3] Blackjack David by Dave Alvin, [ again, see my blog] 4]… Continue