Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still

Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still has been a fave song of mine for a long time, ever since hearing Cordelia’s Dad’s storming version (from their self titled 1990 album, well worth checking out imo), my version sounds nothing like that one though, but I enjoyed learning it a lot.

Samantha Crain : Joey (COVER VERSION)

My version of Samantha Crain’s excellent song ‘Joey’ off her 2020 album ‘A Small Death’ – if you haven’t done so already, please check out her version on YouTube (the studio version) which is naturally far better than mine, especially the vocals and the arrangement. The song is well above my vocal range, but I had to give it a try anyway, I love it.

Greg Brown Here In The Going Going Gone (Cover version)

Although I knew Greg Browns music before the concert I saw of him playing with his long-time musical partner Bo Ramsey in his home-state of Iowa

I hadn’t heard Here In The Going Going Gone before. I loved this song from the moment I heard it in that show and it actually made me pick up the guitar again after about 20 years of not playing. So I had to record a version someday and am glad I did, although it’s obviously far inferior to his.

Steve Earle & The Dukes – Devil Put The Coal In The Ground — The Mad Mackerel

Steve Earle & The Dukes will release new album Ghosts of West Virginia on 22nd May via New West Records. The album centres on the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion that killed twenty-nine men in that state in 2010, making it one of the worst mining disasters in American history. Investigations revealed hundreds of safety […]

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