<p>Thanks for the suggestions. I checked out the Railroad Earth and YMSB stuff. Railroad Earth is really good stuff. I like what I’ve heard of YMSB so far, too.</p>
<p>Based on your user-name, here’s one you might enjoy. It’s a live Ryan Adams and the Cardinals cover of Garcia’s Bird Song:</p>
<p>Here’s another one. Ryan Adams’ song to Jerry Garcia. The song is called Rosebud, a reference to one of Garcia’s guitars on display at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio. It’s a cool tribute to Garcia lyrically and stylistically:</p>
<p>I’ll plug another station that plays music that will appeal to many here. It is the Richmond NPR affiliate 88.9 FM WCVE. The program is the Out o’ the Blue Revue every Saturday evening from 8-10 pm. Another old friend of mine and a musician from Richmond, Page Wilson, hosts it. He calls it Purebred American Mongrel Music. His play lists are posted on his webiste at [Page</a> Wilson](<a href=“http://www.pagewilson.com%5DPage”>http://www.pagewilson.com)</p>
<p>Also on the archives are some really nice From Good Homes shows. They were Todd Shaffer’s (RRE lead singer) band before Railroad Earth. There are some outstanding shows there. Oh, and check out Larry Keel and Natural Bridge.</p>
<p>Such good recommendations here! It’s hard to think of what to add, but unless I missed it, I don’t think anybody’s suggested the Son Volt/Wilco/Uncle Tupelo bands (different groups but shared members over the course of time).</p>
<p>Absolutely anything by any of the three should appeal. I’d particularly single out the amazing Wilco/Billy Bragg collaboration, Mermaid Avenue - all unrecorded/lost songs of Woody Guthrie.</p>
<p>and if you like stringed acoustic- an album where the musician plays mandolin, guitar, banjo, ukelele & howls like a wolf, Into the Wild, is not to be missed.</p>
<p>and Alison Kraus and Robert Plant have done very well with their collaboration as well.</p>
<p>I just got a 2-disc Lyle Lovett album with nothing but covers of Texas songwriters, including Townes Van Zandt.</p>
<p>If we are going there, then we’ve gotta throw Steve Earle into the mix, although that’s straying somewhat afield from the “pretty” Peter, Paul, and Mary type of “folk” music.</p>
<p>Of course, we could go straight to the roots and Gram Parsons. *Sweetheart of the Rodeo *with the Byrds. The first two Flying Burrito Brothers albums. Or, my two favorites, the two “solo” Gram Parsons albums: GP and Grievous Angel. I say “solo” because they are actually duets with a very young and very unknown Emmylou Harris, with Elvis Presley’s incredible band featuring James Burton on guitar.</p>
<p>Try downloading “A Song for You” from GP and “Love Hurts” from Grievous Angel. Wow. Talk about sweet harmonies.</p>
<p>I see Lucy Kaplansky has gotten a few mentions. She is by far my favorite singer songwriter (excluding Taylor Swift… lol) We saw her every chance we could get when we lived in New Jersey, in New York at Joe’s Pub and Carnagie Hall (Zankel), in New Jersey in Montclair, Westfield, Chatham. (First time I saw her was in Rahway). We have seen her solo quite a few times, but also with Richard Shindell and often with guitar player Duke Levine. </p>
<p>We are very excited that she will be in Charlotte this Friday!!!</p>
<p>idad - you have mentioned several of my all time favorites. Love Grievous Angel and Gram Parsons generally. I spent hours listening to Townes van Zandt and Jesse Winchester in the 70s. Mentioning Steve Earle reminded me of Jill Sobule - another favorite.</p>
<p>Donna the Buffalo – I always thought they were saying Dawn of the Buffalo! I really am LOL.</p>
<p>I like the so-called “freak folk” – people like Devendra Banhart (The Body Breaks), Joanna Newsom (Sprout and the bean). Also Will Oldham, aka Bonnie Prince Billy, and Lambchop (cannot understand why he’s not better known).</p>
<p>Here’s a wonderful 50 minute solo acoustic set Steve Earle did on RTE television in Ireland. A series of acoustic acts filmed in an old church. Wish we had stuff like this on TV.</p>
<p>Steve’s Last Ramble
Ellis Unit One
Someday
Tom Ames Prayer
The Devil’s Right Hand
Rich Man’s War
Dixieland
The Galway Girl
South Nashville Blues
Now She’s Gone
Goodbye
Jerusalem
Copperhead Road</p>