Song Of The Week

I'm so happy to join SOTW!

Back when I was a college radio dj, I could immerse myself in a collection of 80,000 albums...plus the new stuff that was constantly flooding in. The DJ's would review stacks of CDs, so the really good stuff would get flagged.

SOTW reminds me of that community. It's great to find a new song I love, and it's even better to share it.

For my inaugural post I give you Melody Gardot's Preacherman. I heard it on BBC 6 Sunday morning.

A strong but heartbroken gospel...
A river of grief and stubborn dignity...
An energetic dirge driven by a thrumping soulful blues guitar...

And the video is a haunting reminder that politics is always personal...

My favorite band from the Hangtown Music Festival this year
Young hotties mixing musical styles at the flick of a wrist.

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