thread: 2006-10-16 : Music blogging: Dog songs 4
On 2006-10-17, Twila wrote:
Oh yeah. "Orphan Girl" is definitely a Gillian Welch song.
I have three bands to recommend, Dogs-wise.
First off, there's the Blood Oranges, as mentioned above. They've broken up, but they are soo good. My fave of theirs is a really great
version of "Shady Grove". It's even period!
Secondly, there's Cordelia's Dad. The main male singer of that, Tim Eriksen, is very into traditional singing, including shape note—he was part of the choir in "Cold Creek Mountain", and does a lot of research before committing to a song. They have two styles—traditional and balls-out rock. You have to be careful with which album you're listening to, but the trad stuff.... man oh man. Their "Katy Cruel" and "Gypsy Davy" (from "Comet") are the best I have ever heard. And "New Bedford" just sounds so Doggish! Give
'em a listen. Their website is: http://www.cordeliasdad.com/ (I don't know how you add links on this site, so if you want to do that, please do!). I recommend them highly.
Thirdly, well, there's Julie and Buddy Miller. Julie has this waifish voice that just nails me every time, and her husband is a good singer, too—togehter they are a big alt.country act, usually on the road with Gillian Welch and other folks. Mmmmm. Julie writes songs and ... damn. "I Call on You", "By Way of Sorrow", and "Forever My Beloved" just scream DOGS... or at least 1800s gospel to me. Give her a listen, if you haven't already. She is sooo good.
