What a lovely song. It shows the skill of a songwriter. Having little more than that box and a story Kate has weaved a piece of musical magic. It's more than a skill. It's a gift. I've seen live videos of Kate before, but I think this is the only one where she is interacting with those around her. Just a small glimpse of who she was in life.
Fantastic pickers. His acoustic solo break in the middle is great but when he hands it off to McCallum on the stratocaster...wow...so smooth and perfect.
RIP Stan Rogers (1949-1983) A victim of smoke inhalation onboard Air Canada Flight 797 after it safely landed at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Boone County, Kentucky due to an in-flight fire.
Wonderful set! Paz is one of a kind! So sad and disappointed that Pixies let her go so abruptly and the way that they did. I love Pixies but think it was inappropriate and a big mistake on their part. I know Kim is iconic, and I love her, she is the original in her role in the band, but as far as pure technical ability, Paz is a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist and by far the most technically skilled of any bassist Pixies has ever had! And a terrific voice for their backup vocals and the few songs she would take lead on.
I saw Murray McLauchlan sing this when I was at university in Canada. Another great one. Just a beautiful song. Tom Rush was so good at finding the good stuff.
Sometimes I mention Chris to people and they have heard about him. They ask what kind of music does he play. I'm always stumped. I say sort of folky blues or bluesy folk but that does really cover. I tell them to just go and listen to him. The greatest thing about Chris's music is that he's just Chris.
Great story telling, Dylan used this musical structure in his "It's Not Dark, But It's getting there." Both of them are so good at this kind of thing. Kinky and Dylan would run into each other for a while. The stories are great. I had forgotten how touching he could be and what a literate song writer he was. Kinky was just great, right?
