In the kaleidoscope that is life, many things flash in front of one's eyes. Why some imprint on our consciousness, and not others, of course is a total mystery. From the safe haven of 20/20 hindsight, it is also really cool to look back and realize that the path you walk is rooted in some powerful moments of acknowledgement. My path to music was set early, before I hit the big 1-0, as they say. It stayed with me though my teens, and then it got solidified during the folk revolution, and whipped to a frenzy with the blues, and that has served to shape my taste, even to this day.
Micky Braun "Long and Lonely Highway"
Every year about this time, I wonder why I didn’t make plans to attend the Braun Brothers Reunion in Challis, Idaho. IDAHO...that sounds beautiful right about now. A couple of days ago, when I saw Cody Braun from Reckless Kelly, he said it is an adventure just getting there. It is even a four hour drive from Boise, which makes it something you have to plan well in advance. But for those that do, a splendid time will be had by all. The lineup is totally kick ass, among them Greencards, Rodney Crowell, Robert Earl Keen, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers, Walt & Tina Wilkins, Cody Canada & The Departed, and of course Reckless Kelly and Micky & The Motorcars. It just gets better and better every year.
The Malford Milligan Band "River"
It has gotten so that I am now dreaming about writing posts in my sleep. I dreamt all kinds of good stuff to talk about today, but I didn’t get up to write it all down, and now it is all gone forever. Keeping a dream journal is probably the way to go, but I just don’t want to wake up to do the deed. Today's song comes from a set that just washed over me at the Music Fog Marathon in March at Threadgill’s. It was the day so far this year, that reached a fever pitch. Malford and the band rocked the room in full-tilt boogie tradition.