Tag Archives: Folk


Only A Pawn In Their Game


All this political talk about the percentage of white votes each candidate received in the election has got this song stuck in my head. Dangerous things happen when people feel they are losing what is theirs. Rather, when people are made to feel that they are losing what they are told is theirs.…


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Lil Liza Jane

So I woke up with this song in my head today. Probably because I got to know a little girl named Eliza a bit better yesterday. Even if you didn't get to hang out with Eliza yesterday this is a pretty great song.



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Motherless Child

I've been trying to write this post all week. It is finally Thursday and not only can I not write this post, I can't do anything else of substance either. The smallest things are distracting me. I haven't been drinking water and all I've eaten for hours now is a handful of nuts.



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The Wolves (Act I and II)

This is another artist Mimi introduced me to. Justin Vernon apparently recorded this whole album while secluded in a cabin after the breakup of his previous band. I feel like you can hear the solitude in the music. It’s actually just his voice layered over his voice again and again.



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Moaning

It’s been a long week. Sometimes on a Friday you just need a little perspective and a chance to meditate. This Lead Belly track does both for me. It’s haunting.

Born in Louisiana less than 25 years after the end of the Civil War, Lead Belly led a very interesting, very hard life.



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Sunday Smile

When Mimi first introduced me to Beirut, I didn't like it. I disliked his voice and I wasn't able to immediately wrap my head around the sound. After a few more listens it grew on me. Now, I have no idea what in the world I was thinking.



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