Don’t know exactly why I didn’t post this in the first place…let’s see if the links work!

The kids are on spring break; we’re spending lots of time at the library and the book stores, hanging out, avoiding the cold rain of…hmm…April. A couple of big projects need to be finished soon, too, so there’s not a lot of time to write epic blog posts.

So we’re mellowing out in a folkie kind of way.

Harry Chapin – Corey’s Coming

Bob Dylan – Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright

Blue Mountain – Emily Smiles

A.C. Newman – The Cloud Prayer

Beau Brummels – Cherokee Girl

Jesse Winchester – Twigs and Seeds

John And Buffy Stewart – July, You’re A Woman

Blue Mountain was born 15 years ago at the peak of the alt.country movement, the brainchild of husband and wife team Cory Hudson and Laurie Staritt. They put out 5 albums at the workman-like pace of an album ever other year and called it quits. After an eight-year hiatus, the band has been reborn behind a compilation of their “greatest hit” called Omnibus and a collection of new songs called Midnight In Mississippi.

A mix of grungy gritty guitar rockers and soft, melodic acoustic pieces, Midnight In Mississippi is a good reason for Blue Mountain to hang around another 10 years. You can look at their website but it seems to have been stagnant since they broke camp in 2001. The better place to get up to date with them is their MySpace Page, which also has current tour dates.

Blue Mountain – Groove Me
Blue Mountain – Skinny Dipping

Phosphorescent is Matthew Houck and To Willie, his most recent album, is a slightly woozy late-night barroom ode to the only Willie who, at this point, makes a difference to American culture (save for the other Willie…that is, Mays).

Phosphorescent – Too Sick To Pray
Phosphorescent – It’s Not Supposed to Be That Way