{"id":8321,"date":"2013-11-30T16:51:15","date_gmt":"2013-11-30T16:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/11\/30\/saturday-night-at-the-oldies-spencers-picks-1\/"},"modified":"2013-11-30T16:51:15","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T16:51:15","slug":"saturday-night-at-the-oldies-spencers-picks-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/11\/30\/saturday-night-at-the-oldies-spencers-picks-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Night at the Oldies: Spencer’s Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spencer Case thinks I need to expand my musical horizons.  I don't disagree.  He writes,<\/span><\/div>\n
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O.K. here are my five picks for good folk\/rock music within the last ten years. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

First, "The Wrote and the Writ"<\/a> by Johnny Flynn, an artist I've just discovered. I chose it because of the syncopated guitar and the outstanding lyrics.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Second,  "Right Moves"<\/a> by Idaho's own Josh Ritter. Ritter been one of my favorites for about six years. He isn't instrumentally out of this world like some of the other artists here, but he's a great songwriter. It's hard to find a representative song for him for a first exposure, but this seems like a safe bet.                                                                                            <\/span>
Third, "Simple as This"<\/a> by Jake Bugg, another new discovery. Great lyrics. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fourth, "Don't Need No"<\/a> by Punch Brothers. I've seen these guys live and they are  amazing.                                                                        <\/span><\/div>\n

Fifth, "Big Parade"<\/a> by Lumineers. These guys are from Denver and actually, they are quite popular now. So not everything on this list is obscure.<\/span><\/div>\n

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As far as I'm concerned, these artists prove good music is alive and well, if under-appreciated. Interested to hear how you think they stack up.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It's good stuff, Spencer.  I enjoyed 'em all.  Here are some obscure tunes\/renditions I think you'll enjoy if you haven't heard them already.  I won't make any invidious comparisons.  It's all good.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Fred Neil, The Other Side of this Life<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Fred Neil, I've Got a Secret<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Ry Cooder, Jesus on the Main Line<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Ry Cooder, He'll Have to Go<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Doc Watson, Tom Dooley<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Nanci Griffith, Boots of Spanish Leather<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

Kate Wolf and Don Lange,<\/span> Rock Salt and Nails <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spencer Case thinks I need to expand my musical horizons.  I don't disagree.  He writes,   O.K. here are my five picks for good folk\/rock music within the last ten years. First, "The Wrote and the Writ" by Johnny Flynn, an artist I've just discovered. I chose it because of the syncopated guitar and the … Continue reading “Saturday Night at the Oldies: Spencer’s Picks”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[196,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-americana","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}