Friday, February 27, 2004

Some recent musical faves

Kaki King - Incredible musician. Plays an Ovation guitar (like me) but with BOTH hands on the fretboard (unlike me). Incredible. Follow the link and listing to "Carmine St." You'll be amazed that it's only one person playing ... live!



Nickel Creek - Acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin, and sometimes an upright bass. An incredibly talented trio that melds bluegrass, English folk, acoustic pop and even a little blues music into an instantly recognizable sound. Check out "Smoothie Song".



Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Fusion banjo at its best! Complete with oboe, bassoon, steel drums, a percussionist named Future Man, and a guy that plays two saxophones at one time. Follow the link and listen to disk 1/track 1 and disk 2/track 2.



Trio Mediaeval - Three German women singing songs from waaaaaaay back when. Amazing haromonies. So incredibly peaceful.

(Sorry, no decent video found for Trio Mediaeval.)

Maybe not your run-of-the-mill type stuff, but I certainly enjoy it. Maybe you will, too!

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