I've known Ellen Stanley a long time, but it was only recently that I met Mother Banjo. She has a spare voice that paints great vistas between the notes. Her music is honest, not trying to convince you of anything, sell you on a story or impress you. She simply gives you the space you need for reverie. This is music for looking off into the far distance, and I hope it affects you like it affects me.(HT: Mother Banjo.)
We like to talk about music--mostly of the folk and acoustic variety--from our home bases in Urbana, Illinois; South Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; and Portland, Oregon. The name of the blog comes from a lyric written by Tracy Grammer, from her song "The Verdant Mile."
Monday, July 27, 2009
Singer-Songwriter from Idaho Becomes Mother Banjo Fan
Josh Ritter had this to say about Mother Banjo's The Sad and the Found:
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