We leave you this wet weekend dear reader with something fairly special. Earlier this week Brandi Carlile played a headlining show in her home state of Washington called ‘Echoes Through the Canyon’ which included performances by support acts Neko Case and Emmylou Harris who Carlile had picked herself. The latter performed a version of Sarah McLachlan’s classic from 1998 with Carlile itself which it’s fair to say is up there with the original. Have a good one.
And so these clips keep coming in and deservedly so. RS reports: "Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Patty Griffin teamed for powerful cover of Tom Petty's "Refugee" during a benefit show in Seattle, Relix notes. Petty died Monday at the age of 66 after going into cardiac arrest. Griffin took on the song with an understated touch, while…
Here's a little bit of musical magic. 'Tennessee Rise' by The Tennessee Freedom Singers is a fabulous showcase for some of the most seriously talented singers around. Many of the most celebrated voices in country and Americana have contributed to the song, including Emmylou Harris, Brandi Carlile and Amanda Shires. …
We leave you this weekend dear reader with a clip (filmed in portrait, the humanity of it...) of 2019 UK Americana Award Winner Brandi Carlile's new song 'Cowgirls' which she played at California's Pacific Amphitheatre earlier this week. In the song she focuses on various targets including the male-dominated music…
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Wonderful performance by both of them …
Brilliant ending to an utterly shit week of work. Thanks Mark!
This was gorgeous. I’ve shared it where I could. Thank you.