You just gotta listen to this (when you get there.. click on the "listen" button). All Jude Johnstone's songs are mysteries to her. Music is a mystery and is a miracle to her - and it is to me too.
She grew up in rural Maine on a blueberry farm.
She made her own record finally - after having written songs for Johnny Cash, Trisha Yearwood - and many others.
Simply great.
She's coming of age.
Ry Cooder recounts his first encounter with Doc Watson
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When Ry Cooder was sixteen, he encountered Doc Watson. He writes in the New
York Times ArtsBeat blog:
Doc Watson, who died on Tuesday at age 89, was the ...
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I have been a bit swamped with teaching and haven't been around to comment. I love your header and the part of Marge Piercy's poem. It is one of my favorites. I read it at a retirement dinner in September as a tribute to a dear college professor friend. I have kept up on your blog on Google reader, but wanted to get back to visit!
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