Mining the Audio Motherlode, Vol. 28 (MP3s)

Give the Drummer Some's
6 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere

After three fine weeks in the glorious daylight of coastal Maine, your Miner has burrowed back down to his accustomed subterranea. (Despite numerous visits to this particular region, he once again failed to spy any moose or black bears, though a couple of carefree harbor porpoises did gambol past his kayak one cool morning.)

But have no fear: the music hunting never really stopped. Charm-filled visits to the Opera House Internet Café in Bar Harbor and the WiFi hook-up at the Free Public Library in Brooksville afforded the occasional opportunity to scour the blogs and make copious notes for future Mining the Audio Motherlode offerings. The fruits of those "labors" are already ripening, below.

The past week saw the passing of two devout brothers of the musical cloth: Rockabilly legend Billy Lee Riley (whose failing health was mentioned here in a previous post) and the folk-revival griot and virtuoso Mike Seeger who did more than practically anyone to prevent treasured old traditions from turning to dust — and keep the winds from scattering ones that had.

Ashes to ashes.

Family Values
Mike & Peggy Seeger  ~  "Peggy 'n' Mike Seeger Sing"
(Merlin in Rags)

Revista Crooners from the '20s
Various  ~  "Mexican Rataplán"
(De 78rpm a 33 1/3rpm)

 

Samba Enchanted Evening
Nadinho da Ilha  ~  "Cabeça Feita"
(Blog: J Thyme KIND)
From the album: Palmares (mp3)



Wail Watching
Various  ~  "Rockin' Rhythm Very Dark"
(Blog: Rockabilly Ranch)
From the album: Love Doctor (mp3) by Phil and Marie

Lesser Known Brit Stringbender
John James  ~  "John James"
(Blog: Times Ain't Like They Used to Be)




Ashanti Almighty
Dr. K. Gyasi and his Noble Kings ~  "Sikyi-Highlife"
(Blog: World Service)

Listen for music from these and other incredible finds on
Give the Drummer Some, Fridays on WFMU, 9 to Noon (ET).

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Comments

[Doug Schulkind]

A brief note about Mining the Audio Motherlode: The main focus here will be on
posts of rare and out-of-print recordings, but the blogs themselves are responsible
for the content they are providing.

A few helpful words about the downloads:
Follow the links provided to blog pages offering the downloads. Look for the download link on the page. (Occasionally, the link is listed in the Comments section. Also, if the original download link is no longer active, check further down in the string of comments; a new download link may be posted there.)

Some downloads deposit a folder on your desktop; others leave an rar. file, which needs to be opened using special software. This software is FREE and available online. (If you use a Mac, I highly recommend UnRarx.)

Some blogs provide passwords, which then must be entered when opening the rar. file. The password is typically listed right next to the original download link.

Be sure to search the archived pages at each individual blogs to find more musical gems. Also, check the blog rolls at each blog for leads to other great blogs.

Searching for a specific artist or album? Use Google's BlogSearch or the terrific music blog search engine Captain Crawl.

[Sister Hairy Hymen]

These finds never cease to amaze me.
I used a post a week or so ago to put together a Blues show @ radiosatan666.com
and Yes I gave credit where I got the album. The Detroit Ghetto blues compilation was too good not to not use as entire show.

http://www.radiosatan666.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10686

[edgertor]

i have (had--i think i ebayed it a little while ago) the gyasi album. while the music is ok, the cover is one of my favorite designs ever!