I mozzied back out to Indio last weekend for more hydration work, this time at the 2nd annual Stagecoach festival. Though I probably heard enough country music to last me a good while, I thought the crowd was much friendlier and overall way more enjoyable to serve than the Coachella populace a week earlier. There’s a total lack of pretension to country music fans that I find very appealing.
So while I’ll have to claim a strong ignorance to most of the music out there, the two performers that really stood out and rose above the twang-fray I felt were Dwight Yoakam and Gretchen Wilson. Great songs, solid backing bands, and each carried that crucial air of authenticity; something often lacking elsewhere in the festival. I’m sorry, but you cannot be 17 years old and sing about real heartbreak Taylor Swift.
There also were some great bluegrass bands one could shimmy to, including The Dan Tyminski Band who did their hit song “Man of Constant Sorrow” from the film O Brother Where Art Thou?. I love that movie, and I love that song.
More pictures and rodeo video after the click…
I heard Mike Ness was there?, any review?
the land of country rock as well as joshua tree.
gram parsons’ spirit floats regular.
about the Bluegrass Music you mentioned in conversation…
just wanted to reiterate..the source of Bluegrass is clearly Satan..
it’s sole purpose is to encourage tobacco chewing, moonshine distilling, and constant in-breeding leading to the creation of a race of mutant , mountain dwelling hillbillies.
it also engenders an undeniable urge for violence and a love of driving pick-up trucks while under the influence.
Don’t believe it..?
take a hard look at the movie “Deliverance”… there’s the proof..(those were’nt actors either).
Scary stuff man.
fyi..
“Man of Constant Sorrow” is a song by Ewan Mc Coll…the legendary Scottish singer/musician, who sparked and led the revival of indigenous British Ilse based folk music starting in the 50′s..
his daughter, Kirsty was a fantastic singer who worked with the Pogues and had her own wonderful career.
Wierdly enough, one of the very best covers of the song, was done by Rod Stewart..it shows up on his first solo L.P. from 69/70..and is definitely worth a listen.
P.S.
I forgot to mention in my previous post that Bluegrass music is also used as a primary source of physic sustenance for the Living Dead.
Sorry for the omission.
good on the correction. i should have amended that as Dan Tyminski’s “version” of the song, which was the movie version.
as far as bluegrass and satan… you may be right, but that won’t stop me from shimmying. \nn//