Tommy Emmanuel & Michael Cleveland "Smokey Mountain Lullabye”

 Here’s some more Bluegrass. . and while I have been guilty of sharing the great Billy Strings and Michael Cleveland and of course the extraordinary Tommy Emmanuel and their ability to play at speed like electric so called masters it's not always about thrash or what we have cursed with the term ’shredding'! There is this lovely piece and as the poster says check out Michael here for this is truly not ‘fiddle’ playing as such but almost classical in its technique and finesse! Beautifully done boys!

Tommy Emmanuel & Michael Cleveland "Smokey Mountain Lullabye” 

Tommy Emmanuel & Michael Cleveland perform "Smokey Mountain Lullabye" at Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival 2025.  Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions

I found this online | Song Review: Tommy Emmanuel and Michael Cleveland - “Smokey Mountain Lullaby” (Live)

As arranged for Tommy Emmanuel’s guitar and Michael Cleveland’s violin - it ain’t a fiddle in this context - “Smokey Mountain Lullaby” is a different song entirely. 

Initially recorded as a guitar duet between composer Chet Atkins and Emmanuel, the “Lullaby” was more ethereal - sleepier - as performed, and captured on pro-shot video, by Emmanuel and Cleveland at the 2025 Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival. 

To make the transformation, Emmanuel focuses on harmonics, giving over the bulk of the music to Cleveland, who temporarily turns away from bluegrass sawing and toward classical bowing while the duo only touch on the “Lullaby”’s melody. Pretty, yes, though not particularly well-suited for a festival set - or any daylight hours for that matter. 

Grade card: Song Review: Tommy Emmanuel and Michael Cleveland - “Smokey Mountain Lullaby” (Live) - B-

I Love it!

Might sign off with this beauty and see y’all on the morrow y’hear!

Bob Dylan - Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground (Springtime In New York - The Bootleg Series Vol 16 1980 -1985 | jt1674

  . . . . a Willie Nelson penned song of course

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/807283338353278976/bob-dylan-angel-flying-too-close-to-the-ground

Evie Sands - It’s This I Am (1970) | GUESS I’M DUMB

Evie Sands - It’s This I Am (1970)

"A self-penned song from her first LP, the album that should’ve made her famous. This is a wonderful ballad that has been covered by Beth Orton and Beck.” Guess

I’ve been here all the time

Rare live version!

Evie says: A rare public airing (quite literally) of Evie Sands performing her first, self-penned recorded song - "It's This I Am" - from her debut album, "Any Way That You Want Me".  Melding pop, soul, folk 'n country seamlessly, the record is a timeless treasure of the era. Witness the song's inherent haunting vulnerability and self-discovery as it resounds anew. 

Under the radar and the stars in Santa Monica, and tucked away in the twinkling patio music space of Cabin Creek Crystals, Evie with her beloved band - Teresa Cowles bass and vocals, Jason Berk guitar and vocals, Eric Vesper percussion and vocals - perform the wistful dreamy song which floats and shimmers, intimately reborn.

Evie Sands

Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love

 mostly for me and Diamond Dave . . . . . . .he’s a Diamond tha knows and after his comments he’s not wrong . . . . . . .the full video . . . personally I prefer the gal with the jet black hair and full red lipstick!

TURN IT UP!

PLUS

knowing my penchant for trying to show live persfromaces where possible!

You know who live version often pale in comparison to the album or single version?

No well 

TURN THIS UP!!

Robert Palmer performing "Addicted to Love" live at a Danish TV gameshow in 1995. The band is "The Rootcanals": Søren Reiff (gui), Emil de Waal (dr), Assi Roar (ba), Jesper Mejlvang (key), Bob Rickets (sax), Jan Glæsel (tr)

Wow!

DANGEROUS MINDS:Did Chumbawamba give the world its most controversial album cover?

Chumbawamba most controversial album cover of all time?

Again Will Howard takes a cursory look at a favourite album of mine Chumbawamba : ANARCHY

Chumbawamba - Time Bomb

Will calls Chumbawamba a one hit wonder for their Tubthumping hit and I get it but to be fair I followed them for an age before they brought that single out so I am in the cult following school of followers as he states of anyone other than those who recognise their one hit! 

[I think I have everything recorded!]! 

Chumbawamba - Give the Anarchist a Cigarette*

* followers here will recognise the quote of the title of this song is from Bob Dylan from Pennebaker’s film documentary 'Don’t Look Back'

Photographer of the Day : Francesca Woodman

Francesca Woodman

Untitled, New York, 1979-1980 

colour self portrait!

The tragic story of Francesca Woodman is a difficult one but I post this here because I did not know about her doing any colour work and this struck me. Check her out but the prolific  production of her extraordinary body of work seems staggering as I keep coming across more and more. But her short life (23) before despairing of getting any support is a difficult read, I adore her work and she needs to be remembered

see more of her work here . . . .

The Woodman Family Foundation here . . .

Chuck Berry - Too Much Monkey Business (Live At The Toronto Peace Festival, Canada 1969)

  . . . . of course you know what’s wrong today?!

Chuck does!

Chuck Berry - Too Much Monkey Business (Live At The Toronto Peace Festival, Canada 1969) 

well this woke me right up!

Sunday so more Post ModernJukebox I reckon! covering All-4-One hit, “I Swear”

 POSTMODERN JUKEBOX - I SWEAR

back to the days of Bob Wills and other Western swing greats, featuring Eva Mikhailovna

Postmodern Jukebox 

LAUREL & HARDY

 Start our Sunday with a Classic favourite, an American and a Brit in total harmony . . . . . .where are they?

Why The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia of course!

more?

okily dokily then

Try n watch this without laughing! (Stan Laurel in this!)

Kelly Boesch ‘Your Eyes’

Kelly posted this one . . . . . . seemed right for a Saturday 

I LIKE it!

Kelly says: In this one I was playing around with Brazilian style prompting to get these colors and lush feel. Along with my personalization setting, these came out so good on the eyes. These aren’t made to be specific to Brazilian culture. Just a little nod to it. I really enjoy playing with bright colors sometimes. The details in these Midjourney images came out really wonderful. The song is called ‘Your Eyes’. I first got the guitar melody that I loved and it took me about 100 edits and lyric changes to finally get something I liked. It feels a bit bossa nova and a bit acoustic. I love the combo with the soft vocal. Kind of dreamy

Lyrics written by me, Kelly Boesch. Music created under my creative direction with assistance from Suno.

This is Kelly