Posts tagged as:

Emmylou Harris

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 (Saturday):
I’m Just Tryin’ To Raise The Ghosts Up Out Of Their Graves

October 5, 2009

Alright, y’all. It’s Indian summer here in paradise, and that means festivals. This week I’ll be waxing rhapsodic on the sublime Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and next week I’ll preview Treasure Island Music Festival.
[find all of my pictures on my Flickr]
You know you’ve found a home when within sixty seconds of walking (or rolling) onto the [...]

Read the full article →

Las Vegas Twopeat Vacation Spectacular!

November 8, 2007

I’m going to Vegas to see my parents renew their wedding vows. You should come! They’ll like you. They made me the music lover I am today, so cheers to them.
I’m back Tuesday. I may be away, but I’ll be thinking of you.
Gram Parsons – Ooh Las Vegas from Grievous Angel
And [...]

Read the full article →

I’d Give My All To Make It Live

October 8, 2007

In fond remembrance of yet another amazing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass weekend, here’s one that sort of sums it up. Charlie Louvin was wonderful, and he mentioned how Gram Parsons taught Emmylou Harris how to sing harmony by playing her Louvin Brothers records. (It’s difficult to imagine her needing to learn anything about harmony…)
Later [...]

Read the full article →