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Old 07-14-2018, 10:57 AM   #429 (permalink)
MicShazam
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic View Post
^ Apart from knowing about Neko Case, this could be word-for-word my opinion about country music too, MicShazam! If you are willing, perhaps we could explore the genre together here ? It'd be fun to have a companion on the journey, especially as the destination itself might turn out to be a disappointment.

One starting point could be where country music blurs into the more appealing genre of rock. If so, Gram Parsons might be the guy to begin with:-



Spoiler for setlist of GP tribute album:
1. John Hiatt introduction (cut at start)
2. Return Of The Grevious Angel (Emmylou Harris & Ryan Adams)
3. High Fashion Queen (Steve Earle & Chris Hillman)
4. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
5. Hickory Wind (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)
6. Hot Burrito #1 (The Mavericks)
7. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
8. Sin City (Earle, Welch & Rawlings)
9. Dialogue-Emmylou & Hiatt
10. 100 Years From Now (Wilco)
11. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
12. Juanita-Sheryl Crow & Emmylou
13. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
14. Wheels (Hillman & Jim Lauderdale)
15. Dialogue-Emmylou, Hillman & Hiatt
16. A Song For You (Whiskeytown)
17. In My Hour Of Darkness (Victoria Williams & All)
Yes, let's do that! I'm willing to listen to some stuff and see what happens.
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