A laugh-out-loud funny song of growing up is "Talkin' Hard Luck," and, for us, it was like having a front-row seat down at Alice's Restaurant! Andy Cohen has a keen sense of purpose as he respects and keeps alive the traditions of the music set forth in "Road Be Kind. Ragtime fingerstyle expert Andy Cohen performs 'Andys Blues Quilt,' an original composition. Andy closes the set with a sweet instrumental read on Lennon and McCartney's "Blackbird," one of the few "popular" songs Andy plays. Army, stretching from San Angelo, Texas to Cheyenne, Wyoming.Īnd, Mary Brooksbank, an early proponent of women's rights in Scotland, is immortalized in the tale dealing with her epic struggles, "Ten And Nine." We had two favorites, too.
Check out "The Goodnight-Loving Trail," which tells of the route used to deliver meat to the U. Loudermilk's "Windy And Warm." Songs with a historical bent are well-represented, too. You Want It Darker is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released on October 21, 2016. He starts off with his personal favorite, an original, autobiography of sorts, as he classifies himself as a "guitar picker," "sidewinder," and, "bullshitter!" There are classic "character" songs such as "Seldom Seen Slim" and "Mysterious Mose," a song that led to a cartoon that introduced the world to Betty Boop.Īndy's picking skills take center stage on two instrumentals, the Irish-themed "Blarney Pilgrim/Jig McCoy, and John D. These cuts pre-date today's tendency to name them as part of a particular genre', and Andy's deft finger-picking and warm, easy vocals bring them to life. Gary Davis, John Jackson, Libba Cotten, Etta Baker, John Cephas, Archie Edwards, Honeyboy Edwards, Algia Mae Hinton, Bessie Jones, Ted Bogan, Howard. In his career, he was able to get up with, and sometimes perform with, Jim Brewer, Dan Smith, Daniel Womack, Rev. He's a walking encyclopedia of this music, and has spent his whole career "folkin' around with the blues!" His latest set for Earwig reflects his vast knowledge of this music, and is entitled "Road Be Kind," a collection of covers and Andy's originals written in that authentic style. Andy Cohen has spent his life studying blues in general, and the lives of bluesmen and women in particular, not just their music. It is not all necessarily blues, but true American music and music from the British Isles. Here's a review from Sheryl and Don Crow, Nashville Blues Society NewsletterĪndy Cohen is a fantastic guitar player, storyteller, and all-around keeper of the flame for traditional music. This new album offers, in addition to traditional songs, several written by old friends whose voices he wants to keep alive, plus, as a special treat, his self-penned "Five And Ten Cent Blues," the song Andy says sets the tone of his life and is his personal favorite. A masterful acoustic guitarist, folklorist, and genuine troubadour, Andy never ceases to impress with his expert knowledge and high level of playing traditional blues, folk and true Americana music. If you break it down it’s about finding your true love in your dream.Road Be Kind reflects Andy's life over many years on the road, folkin' around with the blues. “Don’t Wake Me Up has a real depth to the lyrics. These guys have amazing vocals which grabbed me instantly, so I knew we could create something really special together,” Blue shared in a statement when the song was released earlier this month.
“I’ve been wanting to get a collab going with Why Don’t We since they first hit me up on Twitter back in 2019. “Don’t Wake Me Up” sets the tone for Together, which will be centered around the themes of unity and positivity through global collaboration. He loved the potential the song had and before we knew it, we had received the first draft of what would become a pop dance banger.” After we finished vocals I showed my bandmates the demo and they loved it,” Why Don’t We’s Corbyn Besson shared. “This song started with a late-night call from a good friend of mine, Lukas Costas, asking if I’d be down to come over and record scratch vocals on a piano ballad he just wrote.
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