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Jonell Mosser "Tennessee Blues"

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Jonell Mosser What a great visit to Nashville we had for the Americana Music Festival this past September. I love that we can barrel into a town known for the glitzy side of country music, and not even be phased by it. The last time I was there it was to work on a project that involved George Jones, and this time I was surrounded by top-notch Americana artists. The way I see it, I'm two-fer-two on Nashville trips!

Our sessions got a dose of Tennessee authenticity when Nashville's own Jonell Mosser stepped on board the Celebrity Coach. She brought her fun-loving, laid-back attitude, a huge smile, and couple of comfy songs. Some people watching the session cracked open a bottle of Jack, and Jonell busted out the Tennessee Blues. That's Tom Britt on guitar, and Jimmie Fadden from the NGDB on harp. Yes, this thing drips with authenticity.

-Aaron

Jonell Mosser - Trust Yourself - Tennessee Blues

YouTube Comment Report

YouTubeA couple of weeks ago we put up a YouTube Report on who was being watched, and in what countries. A very riveting read indeed. I am proud to report that Chuck Mead is still #1 (with a bullet) in Portugal. Eilen Jewell and Madison Violet are being watched all over the world, and Eilen's Music Fog video is being used as part of her nomination treatment for the Boston Music Awards. That makes us Foggers very happy. And if you go to the Boston Music Awards site today (11/30/09 deadline) you can vote for your favorites. Please note that Annie & The Beekeepers are listed under Jazz Act Of The Year. We are not sure why.

As for comments, we get them in two locations. 
1. On this website itself.
2. On the Music Fog YouTube channel.
Comments are good. After all, isn't the interactive nature of the web what this thing is all about? So we get a lot of smiley faces (; and one word comments.  That's the nature of the beast. Some comments are truly heartfelt and insightful.

James McMurtry The video with the most comments is James McMurtry "Choctaw Bingo" (59). And "awesome" is the most commonly used single word.  "Awesome" stands alone as well. And that's fine by us. Here are some of the other comments - listed by artist alone.

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Otis Gibbs "Small Town Saturday Night"

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Otisgibbs_posterThis long holiday weekend made me think about the times we used to have after Thanksgiving, years ago. That's when the cousins, friends, neighbors and visiting relatives would all get together and just hang out. Usually some innocent trouble was found, probably rooted from simply having that many people together with nothing to do. Something is bound to go wrong in this small "one flashing light" town, huh?

Otis Gibbs is telling the more peaceful version, I think, with sweeter memories, indeed. In fact, he'll never be able to produce a video for this song because it won't match the pictures that each of us have in our head while listening to this gem. A true flashback...I love it! Oh, and bonus "cool factor" points to Otis for A.) dedication to the beard and B.) not snipping his guitar string ends.

I hope you're diggin' a small town Saturday night somewhere!

-Aaron

Otis Gibbs - one day our whispers - small town saturday night