Name: She's My Sunshine, Frank Hamilton, 1982 by Old Town School in bloimm bloimm clang clang // rock :: blues :: folk :: acoustic
Duration: 2 min 17 s
Description: Songs pulled from the Old Town School's reel to reel collection

bloimm bloimm clang clang // rock :: blues :: folk :: acoustic

So Famous I'm Fucked

VG Store

Joan Baez - Silver Dagger

Lead-off track from our EP Things Too Obvious to Sing, out March 29 on My Little Owl Records.

Wond'ring

Released on LP and download  25 May 2014 
Recorded and mixed Summer / Fall 2013, at Marlborough Farms, by Gary Olson 
Mastered by Ron Harrity at Peapod Recordings 
Keyboards by Kyle Forester. Backing vocals by Suzanne Nienaber and Gary Olson 
Additional percussion by Gary Olson. Keyboards on Boy Of Your Dreams by Brooke Watkins 

Pale Lights on this recording are: 

Andrew Adler, guitar 
Lisa Goldstein, drums, vocals 
Maria Pace, bass 
Philip Sutton, guitar, vocals 

All songs by Philip Sutton 

© Calico Cat (CAL004) 

Another album that I’ve been listening a lot this week is that of New York’s own Pale Lights. […] But what an album this is. It’s only 30 minutes long and opens with a cracker of a song called “Another Broken Heart”. You already know what to expect in the other 9 songs. Just heartfelt jangly indiepop crafted in perfection. Highlights are “Port of Shadows” that reminds me of The Bats, their previous single “Boy of Your Dreams” that has that Felt-ish guitar, or The Chills inspired “Only an Ocean”. I don’t know what will happen in 2014, but this might be a serious contender for your next year list! 

Roque Ruiz, Cloudberry Cake Proselytism: www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=2321

These Things Happen

VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kly5_YX3Kkw



Line Up on the Solstice

Songs pulled from the Old Town School's reel to reel collection

She's My Sunshine, Frank Hamilton, 1982

Archival recordings from the Old Town School of Folk Music.

Rough and Rocky Road, Dave Thompson 1963

Played and Introduced by George Armstrong on The Wandering Folksong, a WFMT radio program, in 1980.

We Shall Overcome - Guy Carawan

Boys the buzzards are flyin'. An original fiddle tune by Garry Harrison.
Garry Harrison on fiddle and John Bishop on guitar. 
Recorded by Hawk Hubbard

Boys the buzzards are flyin'

Recorded at Garry's home in Charleston, Illinois by Hawk Hubbard

Ragtime Riffs / Garry Harrison (Guitar)

Richard Steele talks to author Aaron Cohen about his new book, MOVE ON UP: CHICAGO SOUL MUSIC AND BLACK CULTURAL POWER.

The Arts Section: New Book Explores Evolution of Chicago Soul Music

Garry Harrison on fiddle
Hawk Hubbard on guitar

Rymer's Favorite / Garry Harrison with Hawk Hubbard

An original composition by Ak Uchidai. 
This is Aki's tribute to the late Garry Harrison.　
fiddle / Aki Uchida, Banjo / Hiromasa Kase, Guitar / Jeffrey Yamada
recorded October 13, 2012

One Mule Is Gone

Recorded at the bunkhouse at Battleground Indiana by Hawk Hubbard

Garry Harrison and John Bishop play Lonesome John

The Vaults of (Roots Music) Heaven: Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music Unlocks the Lost Gems and Wild Creativity of its Live Archives 

Venerable vernacular music institution releases 127 live tracks by the best in American and global music from last half century. 

On a stacks of cassettes, reel to reel tapes and digital audio tapes lay the history of American music. There were local legends and major icons, global musicians and indie rockers. Some captured beautifully from the board, some gleaned quietly from the dusty archives of a radio station, the recordings held wildly creative decades of sound from Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, a roots-music touchstone for nearly 55 years. And no one had heard them.

Joan Baez and Donovan, Big Bill Broonzy and Ella Jenkins, Pete Seeger and Taj Mahal, Martin Carthy and Steve Earle, Doc Watson and Mahalia Jackson: It was a literal who’s-who of folk, gospel, country, bluegrass, blues, and world music, caught in hours of exciting performances. But someone had to put the pieces together—all 127 tracks worth—and someone had to clear all the rights with 85 different artists.

They succeeded, against odds that would have stopped others in their tracks. Live From The Old Town School (Old Town School Recordings; release: December 13, 2011) reveals not only the venerable institution’s storied start, but its role in the recent infusion of new energy into the roots music world, with everyone from Toumani Diabate and Oumou Sangare to Andrew Bird and Lila Downs. 

Jerusalem, Steve Earle

Out May 22 on Manic Pop! Records!

Visit our Kickstarter Page for advanced downloads and pre-orders! www.kickstarter.com/projects/638863…sprin?ref=email


Return to Sender

Follow us to hear select rare recordings; music from teaching artists; and The Archives podcast, showcasing stories from the Old Town School community alongside live performances, field recordings and more from the archive at the school’s Resource Center. The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in traditions of diverse US and global communities. Visit www.oldtownschool.org for more information on classes, concerts, the Resource Center, and other programming at the Old Town School.

She's My Sunshine, Frank Hamilton, 1982

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