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Living (and loving) Life
If you enjoy listening to music, you probably like a variety of different songs, for a variety of reasons.
Some songs are inspirational and uplifting.
Others tell a story that reaches through the speakers and touches you in some way.
And of course, some are just plain fun to listen to.
The Travis Tritt hit “Where Corn Don’t Grow” is one of those rare songs that connects on all three of those levels. [Read more…]
A while back I shared this video featuring the Austrian duo Sensitive Souls singing the Carter Family classic “Wildwood Flower”.
That performance really resonated with lots of folks, and it’s easy to understand why.
Janine and Andi have amazing voices and they did an outstanding job on one of the most beautiful songs ever written, especially considering the fact that English isn’t their native language. [Read more…]
It’s no secret that the world of Bluegrass music is home to many of the world’s best musicians.
And if you’ve been following me on social media and via this blog for any length of time you know that I really enjoy fantastic Bluegrass instrumentals.
Well, today’s video features John and Jeremy from Acoustic Shoppe in Springfield, Missouri performing a fantastic instrumental rendition of “Shenandoah Valley Breakdown”.
Tommy Emmanuel and Kenny Vaughn are widely considered to be among the best guitarists in the world, and seeing them perform individually is always a treat.
But today’s video features these two guitar masters teaming up on a fantastic instrumental rendition of “Right or Wrong”, a timeless 1920s-era standard that was made famous by Country Music legend George Strait. [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
Like so many events that help shape our lives, I’ll always remember the first time I heard the magic voice of Jim Croce singing “I Got A Name” on the car radio.
Although I was just a couple of weeks shy of my thirteenth birthday, I had already started thinking about the direction I wanted to take with my young life.
Like most everyone else’s, my path ended up taking many twists and turns as the years came and went, but I never lost my love for that song and what it meant to me as a youngster. [Read more…]