Jesse Welles’ new song “Ozark” feels particularly lyrically rich. Here’s a sketch of what stood out to me. I was born up on the hill though I am being born still Personal participation in the ongoingness of creation. I was carried down to the river valley on the big bend of the Arkansas Carrying the baby to a special place in the river valley. Presentation of the child to the spirits of place.
Song of the day: “Que Sera Sera” 🎵
Jesse Welles is a folk legend in the making: “The Great Caucasian God” 🎵
Future Jeremy: if you ever get the “oh my, my lord” earworm again, this is its source. “Shooby” by Nicole C. Mullen
“Way over yonder in the minor key” by Billy Bragg. Written by Woody Guthrie. 🎵
This is awesome: “Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ at Sold-Out Virginia Tech Concert Sparks Seismic Activity” 🎵
This is a wonderful Webb Pierce song about a man addressing his lover as he considers leaving his family for her. In the end he decides against it because “tell me, dear, could you love that kind of man?” 🎵
Every once in a while you come across a song you could listen to for the rest of your life: The Byrds, “John Riley” 🎵