Scarborough Fair - The Imagined Village

Are you ready for some goosebumps? This one'll do it to ya. We all know this traditional ballad - and many different arrangements of it. This is such a beautiful arrangement and Chris Wood's vocalization of this classic is heart-wrenching.

Scarborough Fair by The Imagined Village from the 2010 album "Empire & Love"



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Ponders End - The Great Malarkey

Another great project out of the U.K.! Alex (guitar/vox) and G.C. (bass) have their hands dirty from playing with The Urban Voodoo Machine (whom I adore so much), and that energy and sense of malicious fun carry through here with The Great Malarkey. Besides, how can you possibly go wrong with a kickass band that includes accordion, fiddle and a banjo? A banjo! Man, I love this band!

Ponders End by The Great Malarkey from their 2010 demo debut



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Kasojeni Bay - Juana Ghani

Our newest song, Kasojeni Bay! This was a lot of fun to do. My friend, Jeremy Young, helped out with the Slovene translation and pronunciation as well as lending his voice to the music. So much fun! It will be available for FREE download at http://juanaghani.bandcamp.com/track/kasojeni-bay for a limited time.

Kasojeni Bay by Juana Ghani, to be included on our debut album due out later this fall. Yay!



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Fogsnarl Guardian - No Blood to Spare

Lucky me! I was invited to sing with No Blood to Spare at the Utah Arts Festival again. This was my third year with them and it was a blast! This year, the beautiful and sweet Naia joined me on vocals.

Fogsnarl Guardian by No Blood to Spare, performed live at the 2010 Utah Arts Festival



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Other videos from this NBTS performance:
Luminous Starbursts
Graceful Vagabond
The Boozing Monk
French Corniche
Shalamar the Cat
Shiva's Dancing

Tom Traubert's Blues - Tom Waits

It's been awhile since I included any Tom Waits here. I'm surprised at myself, really. This song brings me tears every single time. Absolutely beautiful. See? I'm crying already.

Tom Traubert's Blues by Tom Waits from the 1976 album "Small Change"



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Painted Queens - Lindsay Heath

Once again Lindsay Heath has taken my breath away. A multi-instrumentalist (and I do mean MULTI), she is an amazingly poetic songwriter with a beautiful and haunting voice. Her CD "Orchestra" is fast becoming a favorite of mine with the songs making frequent appearances on my ipod. (Did I mention she's one of the nicest people I've ever met, too?)

Painted Queens by Lindsay Heath from the 2010 album "Orchestra"



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Sun Is on My Side - Gogol Bordello

From the moment I first heard this song, it has stuck in my head. Every note, every word, every breath of it.

My husband gave me tickets to see Gogol Bordello in August with Primus. I am SO excited!

Sun Is on My Side by Gogol Bordello from the 2010 album "Trans-Continental Hustle"



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