the chronic whistler

8/5/14

Rodrigo Amarante - "Nada Em Vao"

8/4/14

8/3/14

Luluc - "Small Window"

Also check out: Luluc - "Without a Face"

2/11/14

Sun Kil Moon - "Ben's My Friend"

2/10/14

2/9/14

Karen Dalton - "Something On Your Mind"

2/8/14

Mutual Benefit - "Let's Play / Statue of a Man"

Additional track:
Mutual Benefit - "Advanced Falconry"

2/7/14

Kevin Morby - "Miles, Miles, Miles"

Additional Track:
Kevin Morby - "Slow Train"

2/6/14

Elizabeth Cotten - "Freight Train"

Last in my series of oldies is a classic folk song by Elizabeth Cotten called 'Freight Train.' She wrote this song in her early teens after teaching herself to play banjo and guitar. Elizabeth Cotten wasn't 'discovered' until she was well into her 60's when she began recording the songs she had written as a child. Notice in the video that she plays the guitar upside down. This is because she is left-handed but learned to play on her brother's banjo, which was strung for a right-handed player.

2/5/14

Iris DeMent (Cover) - "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms"

Second in my series of oldie music is actually a 2004 cover of a traditional hymn written in 1887 by Anthony Showalter and Elisha Hoffman. It is performed by Iris DeMent, a country and folk singer. Enjoy.

2/4/14

S.E. Rogie - "Please Go Easy With Me"

Starting today, I will post a few oldies but goodies. These songs will hopefully explain the recent trajectory of my musical tastes since I last posted to The Whistler. The first song in this series is by S.E. Rogie, a guitarist from Sierra Leone who plays in a style called 'palm-wine.' Like many of my previous posts, it has a laid-back tropical vibe that I enjoy. I suppose some things never change...

While this YouTube clip is certainly not the greatest quality, there are very few videos of S.E. Rogie performing live. If you like what you hear, please go to Spotify, and listen to his not creatively titled album, "Palm Wine Guitar Music."

2/3/14

Waxahatchee - "Swan Dive"

After having been absent for several months, I have recently been inspired to reboot The Whistler. So here it goes...

First up, is Waxahatchee. I don't know where I was when this Cerulean Salt first dropped, but goodness, I have been tirelessly listening to this girl for the last few months and can't get enough. Her style has inspired me to search out other female singer-songwriter types, and I'll be posting those in the coming weeks. These are definitely some mellow jams, but I hope you'll enjoy.

Waxahatchee - "Brother Bryan"