My Favorite Ladies

To start off the new year I am posting these three unrelated videos, just because I like them.

Susan Tedeschi - "Share Your Love With Me"



Danielia Cotton - "Purple Rain"



Lucinda Williams sings a Hank Williams song, and tells a story of her father meeting Hank- "Cold Cold Heart"

Countdown to Midnight

Some tunes to bring on the New Year.

Wilson Picket - "In the Midnight Hour"



Odetta - "The Midnight Special"



The Allman Brothers Band - "Midnight Rider"

Serving Girl's Holiday

I usually prefer to post live performances on this blog, but this video has some incredible photography and art work. Add to that Kate Rusby's singing, and you have a great video for my Christmas post.

"Serving Girls Holiday"

Christmas Times Past

A couple Christmas songs from times past. Two different performances of the first song, because there is no way I could choose just one of these.

Judy Garland & Mel Torme - "The Christmas Song"



Nat King Cole - "The Christmas Song"



Bing Crosby - "White Christmas"

Christmas

A couple Christmas tunes.

Jerry Lee Lewis - Blue Christmas



She & Him - Rockin Around the Christmas Tree



Allen Toussaint - The Day It Snows On`Christmas

Where the Soul Never Dies

Natalie Merchant and Tracy Chapman perform "Where the Soul Never Dies"

Appalachian Christmas

A couple videos of songs from Mark O'Connors new release, Appalachian Christmas. At least part of these songs have been released on previous albums, but this is a collection of songs with vaguely Christmas themes.

Alison Krauss & Yo Yo Ma- "Slumber My Darling", as Stepenen Foster song.



James Taylor - "Ol' Blue"



Steve Wariner - "Now it Belongs to You"

Banjos

Some banjo music to start out the week.

Ralph Stanley - "Clinch Mountain Backstep"



Steve Martin, Earl Scruggs, Pete Wernick, Charles Wood and Tony Ellis - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"



J.D. Crowe - "Flint Hill Special"

That Great Day

Jonny Lang performing "That Great Day"

EastMountainSouth

EastMountainSouth, the duet of Peter Bradley Adams and Kat Bode, only released one album back in 2003, and then they split up. Evidently they did perform some shows in 2009. Here are some videos.

"Mark's Song"




"I'm Going Home"



"Long Black Veil"

Dance Me To The End Of Love

"Dance Me To The End Of Love" is a great song, and I have posted versions of it by the Civil Wars (8/1/11) and Madeleine Peyroux (8/30/09). But since Leonard Cohen actually wrote the song, it is only fitting that I should post his version of it.

This Train

Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins perform "This Train".

Irma Thomas Concert

Videos from a recent Irma Thomas concert. I am always amazed at how effortless she makes her performances appear.

"Love Don't Change", "Let It Be Me", "If You Want Love",



"You Will Hear", "Ruler of My Heart", "Your Love"



"I Done Got Over" - The Second Line