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29 Jun 11 - 10:38 AM (#3178313) Subject: Music for an American Road Trip From: Cod Fiddler Hi, I'm going on holiday through Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California shortly. As I drive, I'd like to listen to music that goes with the big skies, heat, scenery and culture. Can be folk or rock. Doesn't necessarily have to be connected with these states - some bluegrass wouldn't go amiss. What CDs doe recommend? Cod. |
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29 Jun 11 - 01:19 PM (#3178400) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: Midchuck Tom Russell: Cowboy Real Rose of the San Joaquin The Man From God Knows Where Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs Ian Tyson: Cowboyography And Stood There Amazed Utah Phillips: Good, Though Loafer's Glory (w/Mark Ross) (or just get the 4-CD set, "Starlight on the Rails," and be done with it) Almost anything that you can find by Mary McCaslin and/or Jim Ringer. Almost anything that you can find by Guy Clark. Peter. |
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29 Jun 11 - 02:16 PM (#3178444) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: GUEST,mg What a great idea. Washington Parks put out some CDs that go along with certain roads and have specific songs. Perhaps in addition to your CDS you could make some MP3s from you tube or wherever or people ould send you some about specific points on the way. Nevada..anything Basque? Utah: some song in the back of my brain about Mormon girls.. Blue Mountain?? mg |
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29 Jun 11 - 02:59 PM (#3178501) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: Desert Dancer Beach Boys, of course. :-) ~ Becky in Long Beach |
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29 Jun 11 - 03:08 PM (#3178510) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: Max Johnson Penguin Cafe Orchestra. |
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29 Jun 11 - 03:34 PM (#3178548) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: Wesley S For cowboy songs try either of these fine recordings: Saddle Songs by Don Edwards Last of the Troubadors |
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29 Jun 11 - 04:16 PM (#3178579) Subject: Midchuck From: Tiger Great selection, Peter. All of 'em. |
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29 Jun 11 - 04:36 PM (#3178586) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: Jack Campin Harry Partch: US Highball or any of his other "hobo" pieces. http://hubpages.com/hub/harrypartch |
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29 Jun 11 - 05:21 PM (#3178613) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: GUEST,mg There are lots of cowboy poets and singers that meet in Elko Nevada I believe eachyear. Perhaps they have put out something. mg |
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29 Jun 11 - 05:55 PM (#3178641) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: katlaughing Some of the very best include The Older I Get, the Better I Was by Mudcat's own Art Thieme. Here is his Discography. If you can find one that has Blue Mountain on it, be sure to listen to it whilst in Utah. Another favourite of mine is his "Cowboy's Barbara Allen," learned from an old cowpoke in a bar in Cheyenne, WY. There are also some of his works available at Folk Legacy Records co-owned by late Mudcatter Sandy Paton's wife, Caroline Paton, and family. The link includes a song about "Zack the Mormon Engineer." Art's picking, delivery, easy to listen to voice and great mix of songs are a delight and will have you singing along the way. VERY enjoyable. Not coming through Western Colorado are you? |
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29 Jun 11 - 10:16 PM (#3178804) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: Mark Ross Midchuck, thanks for the plug. Mark Ross |
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29 Jun 11 - 11:55 PM (#3178847) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: GUEST,leeneia Some of the finest music for the road that we have ever found is the guitar playing of Richard Gilewitz. He has a web site. |
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30 Jun 11 - 10:50 AM (#3179088) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: JennyD If you're going through Arizona, you may well be going on Route 66 (as it used to be) at some point, in which case the Rolling Stones spring to mind. In Winslow Arizona you'll find a "Standing on the Corner" park, named after the Eagles song (and in fact the Eagles would be good road trip music - Hotel California?) Some Joni Mitchell from the first four or five albums maybe? Ladies of the Canyon? Jenny |
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30 Jun 11 - 11:50 AM (#3179115) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: Desert Dancer If you're "doing" the Grand Canyon area, I recommend Eb Eberlein, Voice in the Wilderness, a cd by a Tucson local who is a wilderness guide in the Grand Canyon. You can hear some of it at MySpace. Something by Katie Lee, would also not go amiss, like "Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle". ~ Becky in Long Beach (and often, Tucson) |
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30 Jun 11 - 11:58 AM (#3179123) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: GUEST,Banjiman While we were doing a road trip around Arizona 10 years ago I picked up a Bluegrass compilation CD in a record store in Tuscon It's 25 years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records. Thoroughly recommended and perfect for your trip I reckon. Still sounds good, even back here in the UK. I'm jealous BTW!! |
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30 Jun 11 - 05:27 PM (#3179311) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: GUEST,BigDaddy I'd have to highly recommend Gretchen Peter's album, "One to the Heart, One to the Head." The entire 15-song collection is theme-based around the American west. Also "Culture Swing" by Tish Hinojosa. Throw in some of the soundtrack from "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid." And the soundtrack from "Lone Star." Maybe some of the haunting instrumentals from the film "Country." And the soundtracks from "Legends of the Fall," "A River Runs Through It." "The Education of Little Tree," and "All the Pretty Horses." And The album "Comes a Time" by Neil Young. |
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01 Jul 11 - 04:43 AM (#3179577) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: GUEST,BigDaddy Also "Sundance Season" and "Canyon Trilogy" by R. Carlos Nakai. |
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01 Jul 11 - 08:45 PM (#3180020) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: ClaireBear You can't go wrong with some Laurie Lewis, especially for the California section of your drive. See if you like Wake the Dead, Danny Carnahan's band that specializes in Grateful Dead covers gone Celtic. For really big sky, there's Riders in the Sky...and for bluegrass, the Dreadful Snakes and the Dry Branch Fire Squad. |
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01 Jul 11 - 11:12 PM (#3180080) Subject: RE: Music for an American Roadtrip From: katlaughing R. Carlos Nakai's Changes and Journey, are really good. Those are some of his first albums which I prefer to some of his later works. Another Native American fav. of mine is John Rainer, Jr. from Taos Pueblo, NM. Also, Mudcat's own Jed Marum and his friend Mason Brown. Love singing along with those guys, together and individually. |